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Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft Planner

Composite Score
8.6 /10
CX Score
8.7 /10
Category
Microsoft Planner
8.6 /10

What is Microsoft Planner?

Take the chaos out of teamwork and get more done! Planner makes it easy for your team to create new plans, organize and assign tasks, share files, chat about what you’re working on, and get updates on progress.

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Awards & Recognition

Microsoft Planner won the following awards in the Task Management category

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Microsoft Planner Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

86 Likeliness to Recommend

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95 Plan to Renew

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85 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value


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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+88 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Microsoft Planner?

3% Negative
5% Neutral
92% Positive

Pros

  • Reliable
  • Client Friendly Policies
  • Saves Time
  • Respectful

Feature Ratings

Average 86

Task Status

87

Task Assignment

87

Task Categorization

87

List Tasks

86

Dependencies

85

Task Prioritization

84

Due Dates

84

Shared Task List

84

Add Attachments

83

Drag and Drop Prioritization

83

Add Notes

82

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 82

Ease of Implementation

86

Ease of IT Administration

85

Business Value Created

85

Quality of Features

83

Usability and Intuitiveness

83

Ease of Data Integration

83

Ease of Customization

82

Availability and Quality of Training

82

Vendor Support

81

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

80

Breadth of Features

78

Microsoft Planner Reviews

Kurt F.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Healthcare
  • Involvement: End User of Application
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2021

Great for organizing simple projects on their own

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Planner from other similar products?

The integration into the rest of the Microsoft 365 suite.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The ability to customize and simplify a project for someone else to view.

What do you dislike most about this product?

I wish I could group plans together more.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Don't get to complicated with the plans. It's made for simple organization and does a great job of that. It's not for project management.

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Performance Enhancing
  • Enables Productivity

Dustin A.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Consulting
  • Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2021

Cheap product to plan your workflow.

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Planner from other similar products?

The good thing about MS Planner is that it is has a simple and easy to use interface.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

It is relatively cheap compares to competitors out there.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Email notification should be a must in the product so it's easy to notify you or your colleagues when you have a nearing deadline. The dashboard provided is not customizable if you want to have a specific view.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

It's really good product to assist you to know which of your task you should prioritize within the given day. I would recommend this if you are trying to find a cheap tool to organize your project tasks.

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Reliable
  • Enables Productivity
  • Efficient Service

Shawn M.

  • Role: C-Level
  • Industry: Insurance
  • Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Feb 2021

It offers free space for task descriptions.

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Planner from other similar products?

It is great at managing projects and portfolio. It manages files quite well. You can easily prioritize on tasks.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Drag and drop feature.

What do you dislike most about this product?

No dislike. It is cheap.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

You can track tasks to know how far it is. Tagging feature helps us to reach particular audiences easily. You receive alerts on important notifications.

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Trustworthy
  • Transparent
  • Friendly Negotiation

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