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“Smooth Integration With Microsoft Ecosystem ”
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I like that Planner works seamlessly with Teams, Outlook, OneDrive, SharePoint and To Do. This makes managing work across tools smoother if your organization is already in the Microsoft ecosystem.
I really like the elegant simplicity of the Planner cards and the fact that it integrates with apps such as Teams. It's included as part of the MS365 Teams subscription
What I like is that it's lightweight, easy to adopt, and works pretty well for those who already live inside the MS ecosystem. One example is when we launched a debit card reissue campaign due to a BIN migration. We made a planner board and created all the buckets we needed (compliance review, vendor coordination, customer comms, etc.) It was super easy to assign tasks and track due dates, especially because it can embed directly into Teams.
Planner also works well for small to medium projects, but can feel simplistic for complex multi-team programs or projects requiring detailed task relationships. There's no built-in way to log or estimate time on tasks without third-party hacks or Power Automate add-ins. Teams sometimes struggle with too many email notifications and a lack of fine-grained control over alerts. Searching tasks across multiple plans or filtering by custom metadata isn't as powerful as in more robust PM tools.
Confusion of how it integrates into Planner and To Do It keeps changing and relaunching with a slightly different name or features but it's still frustrating to use Need to upgrade to a paid Project account for larger projects and features
There isn't as much of an audit trail as I would have liked. There are manual ways around it to get the audit artifact you need, but it's not ideal. It would be nice to have a more robust audit log and historical versioning.
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- Product Manager50M-1B USDConsumer GoodsReview Source
Smooth Integration With Microsoft Ecosystem
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. - Product Manager10B+ USDBankingReview Source
Planner Simplifies Sprint Organization But Lacks Comprehensive Audit Trail Features
We do not follow a completely agile process, but we do like to plan our sprints. Planner helps us with sprint task planning and organizing our backlog. It's super intuitive, especially if you already work in a Microsoft-heavy environment. - Marketing Associate1B-10B USDConsumer GoodsReview Source
The easiest go to planner
Microsoft planner is the easiest planner service our company has ever used. Being so similar to other Microsoft services that many people already have exposure to makes it a seamless onboarding process for many. We absolutely love using it for its ease of use alone. - IT ASSOCIATE<50M USDHardwareReview Source
Fantastic tool that can be utilized to track progress and notes.
Easy to use and integrate meeting notes and actions that are assigned. Utilizes the Microsoft Teams environment so if heavy users of Teams, it can be beneficial. - DATA ANALYST10B+ USDTravel and HospitalityReview Source
Team Collaboration Enhanced With Simple Task Management and Custom Organization Options
My team uses Planner to align projects and report progress week over week. We create tasks for each ongoing project and keep the details and subtasks updated so leaders can see the current state of all of the work our team is doing. Planner is easy to navigate, and the features are intuitive for the user to implement