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We will be retiring the Planning Services benefit in Software Assurance.

Beginning in February 2020, we’re retiring the Deployment Planning Services benefit in Software Assurance. We’re consolidating our programmatic deployment planning assistance to a single approach, and Microsoft FastTrack is our primary implementation support offer. You can use FastTrack for Azure, Microsoft 365, and Dynamics 365 engagements. Cloud services will be retired from Deployment Planning Services eligibility in February 2020 in favor of FastTrack deployments. Learn more about FastTrack.

Deployment Planning Services will be available until January 2022. With deployment planning you get in-depth planning assistance from qualified partners or Microsoft Consulting Services to help you plan your deployment—whether on-premises or in hybrid environments. These structured engagements help you plan your deployment of the latest Microsoft technology.

• Help ensure efficient deployments through collaborative planning built on best practices.
• Extend your IT staff with expert advice from on-site deployment planning specialists.

The above was taken from:

• https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/licensing/licensing-programs/software-assurance-by-benefits?SilentAuth=1&wa=wsignin1.0&rtc=1&activetab=software-assurance-by-benefits-tab:primaryr2