Dynamics 365 ERP licence assignment

Changes to required user licence assignment for the Dynamics 365 ERP applications come into force from 15 January, 2026 and there are some useful resources if this affects you.

First of all, there’s some Microsoft partner training coming up on 10 December, 2025 and 7 January, 2026: https://bit.ly/49N0rZg.

Secondly, there’s a really useful Playbook for Partners which you can find here: https://bit.ly/43ZEoe5, and finally, the Learn documentation has been updated with some comprehensive information as organizations prepare for this change: https://bit.ly/4ioxlBo.

Retirement of Viva Goals

Microsoft announce that Viva Goals will be retired on 31 December 2025 with no new feature development from 5 December 2024. Customers with existing licences may continue using Viva Goals until their licences expire or until 31 December 2025, whichever comes first.

You can find information about the retirement here: https://bit.ly/40ufuBL, including the reason for the retirement – there hasn’t been enough adoption to justify Microsoft’s further investment in the product.