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Microsoft Planner

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What is Microsoft Planner?

Microsoft Planner is presented as a solution to organize teamwork with intuitive, collaborative, visual task management. With it, users can create Kanban boards using task cards with files, checklists, and labels. Users can collaborate in Planner and Microsoft Teams and…

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What is Microsoft Planner?

Microsoft Planner is presented as a solution to organize teamwork with intuitive, collaborative, visual task management. With it, users can create Kanban boards using task cards with files, checklists, and labels. Users can collaborate in Planner and Microsoft Teams and check visual status…

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Product Demos

Demo of Microsoft Planner - Organise and Track Your Work

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How To Use Microsoft Planner For Meetings - Microsoft Teams Tutorial 2019

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Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Microsoft Planner was included in our package of Microsoft email. Thus, we [don't] have to pay anything separately. This is was the main reason. However, the functionality we required was similar. [Microsoft] Planner also gives a schedule calendar where we can add tasks as per date to check everything easily. (Secret: we were using the calendar [to schedule] social media posts, so everyone in [the] team can check).
Quratulain Habib, PMP | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
While Asana and Trello are mature products, Planner is getting there pretty quickly. Since our organization is on the Microsoft ecosystem, it helps to use SSO for most of the apps that are within the same license. It helps save money and does the work. For proper project management, we use Microsoft Project, but for all the rest we stick with Planner
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Todoist: To-Do List & Task Manager
Microsoft Planner won out over Todoist due to it's ability to integrate other software and allow us to be able to do more work in one software. The project management functions were superior as well. Probably the biggest advantage was the task management. We liked how it worked better for our company.
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Have moved to Jira in my recent project. I can say Microsoft plan is a good option but Jira is more powerful compare to this tool. The only thing is its integration and easy communication feature between teams or assigned groups stand it out while comparing with the similar products. Also, it is easy to manage multiple projects and get status immediately while you are in any call and need something to present immediately because everything is in one place
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Microsoft Planner has a clear cut edge over all the other project planning software of having its native and extensive capability of integrating with the Office 365 apps which everyone uses heavily. Also, it is highly accessible and usable to a large extent through PDAs and mobile apps which adds to the practicality of the platform. It enables users and teams to create plans, assemble and assign tasks, share files, communicate and collaborate with other users, and receive progress updates via various means and platforms. The way Microsoft bundles Microsoft Planner with all the other applications it has is simply amazing, no competition can touch the level and depth of integration, streamline data flow that Planner has to offer. Simply amazing!
Christie Carbone | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Pros:
  • Communicating with all members of the plan is easy since it’s part of the Office 365 suite. This allows you to easily communicate via Outlook.
  • You can quickly view all the tasks everyone is working across Boards
  • Your tasks can be broken down to give you a detailed report on where your time was spent the most.
  • You can assign anyone in your Microsoft Office 365 account to a task just by typing in their name
Cons:
  • A single checklist per task with a maximum of 20 checkboxes (we find we often need more than that)
  • Lack of good reporting options
  • You'll receive too many emails (you receive an email each time a task is updated or commented on)
  • You cannot set dependency in task order (tasks can be completed in any order - my biggest frustration with this tool)
Trello does a better job of staying organized and making tasks interdependent. It also comes out of the box with templates, which is nice. It also integrates with more software platforms than Planner does. The single reason we went with Microsoft Planner, is because we needed a content management tool and already had Microsoft Office 365.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Planner provides better integration with Microsoft products that are used across the organization as a whole. It provides better connection to SharePoint, MS Teams, MS Office products, and even in MS Outlook, which is the company's email client.
Fernanda Ministerio | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Many areas of the company still use Trello to organize their activities and tasks, but gradually Microsoft Planner must replace the activities. Users are often "attached" to familiar technologies, but Office 365 takes advantage of the more organized use of the tools. This year we will not renew the Trello contract.
Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Planner, tho its user interface could be improved, was leaps and bounds better than TYA suite. Their user interface is difficult for many at our job site to use, especially the older generation. The decision to bring it in was largely a corporate decision. Individuals likely have little control over whether or not to use this service.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Trello is better as a one off product, but if you use the Microsoft suite then Planner integrates better into the rest of your day-to-day apps. The integration into team members' calendars and mail makes the ease of assigning tasks across our organization well worth using the application. For this reason, I'd use it over Trello.
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