It is very intuitive, especially for teams already using Microsoft 365. It helps with creating plans, buckets, and tasks and requires almost no training. It also uses Kanban boards which lets you drag and drop tasks, buckets, and labels which helps teams visualize work status at a glance, which is very helpful to keep everyone on task and very informed. Comments, attachments, checklists, labels, due dates, and task assignments help streamline communication without the need for a separate chat tool. Planner has apps for iOS and Android, so teams can update tasks on the go. Charts and schedule views give quick insight into progress, overdue work, and workload distribution.

It was useful while managing different projects with diverse work areas; however, visually it didn't help to easily detect dependencies or the critical route. It fulfilled the need to keep track of things, but it wasn't the best option for multiple projects assigned to the same multiple people.