Basic, but great value for your whole organisation
December 21, 2024

Basic, but great value for your whole organisation

Matt Aldridge | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Microsoft Planner

Microsoft Planner fits those looking to implement basic kanban style project planning and delivery. Because it typically comes with the Microsoft 365 suite and doesn't require additional licensing cost, it allows organisations already embedded in the Microsoft eco-systems to enable collaboration across individuals, teams and cross-team. It has all the features needed for a basic planning board, without unnecessary bloat.

Pros

  • Kanban
  • Project planning
  • Collaboration
  • Cost and access

Cons

  • No ability to @ tag users
  • No GANTT charts
  • No interdependencies for tasks
  • Limited reporting capability
  • Reduced risk with external platforms, eg Trello, Wrike etc
  • Reduced licensing cost
  • Help teams adopt Agile ways of working
It is quite basic, there is a real lack of features, for example the lack of ability to tag another user has been quite frustrating. However, because it's quite simple, it's easy for teams to adopt into their daily work. Our team was able to set up and start using it very quickly.
Compared to the other options, we already had access to Microsoft Planner, preconfigured accounts, and support and ordination from tech internally to use it. We previously used Wrike, I wanted to use Asana, and other people in the organisation either used Microsoft Project, or Jira. We had to use Microsoft Planner because all the alternatives added extra cost or complication.

Do you think Microsoft Planner delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Microsoft Planner's feature set?

Yes

Did Microsoft Planner live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Microsoft Planner go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Microsoft Planner again?

Yes

Where organisations have small projects which don't require complex or advanced features such as Gantt charts. When an organisation is already committed to Microsoft 365 Licensing costs, and need a simple project planning board solution to collaborate across teams, without committing to another platform. Where there is concern about sensitive internal data being shared with external vendors, and a secure Microsoft environment has already been established.

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