Item: Microsoft Planner
Rating: 9
Author: Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Microsoft Planner

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I use Microsoft Planner daily. I use it to organize my projects throughout the year and on an individual project basis as well. It allows me to have a big picture view of the years projects but can also be break down individual projects to help stay on track or delegate tasks.

Pros and Cons

Pros

I love the ability to tag and untag others as needed
I love the ability to customize the tag labels and that there are so many options
I love the ability to add comments and it notifies the others tagged in the task
I love that the task description can be changed as needed without notification to others assigned to the task

Cons

I wish there were more color options for labels or that they were customizable beyond the ones given
I wish the comments section of the task card could be edited even for typos
When there is more than one label, I would like to be able to choose the labels that appears first by dragging and dropping

Usability

I think there are areas where improvement could be made however overall I think its incredibly user friendly and straightforward.

Key Insights

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

Not sure

Are you happy with Microsoft Planner's feature set?

Yes

Did Microsoft Planner live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Microsoft Planner go as expected?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy Microsoft Planner again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Microsoft Powerpoint

Likelihood to Recommend

I think the planner is well suited for collaborative projects where multiple people would benefit from having eyes on the status of a project. Or in the instance that multiple people are dividing the workload to ensure that duplicate work isn't being completed. I also think that it's valuable for a single individual to keep track of their competing priorities.

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Great product for individual or collaborative work