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Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft Planner

8.5 /10

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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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3 Top Rated Capabilities

5 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2024

3 Top Rated Capabilities

5 Top Rated Features

2023

1 Top Rated Capabilities

1 Top Rated Features

2022

Microsoft Planner Ratings

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86 Likeliness to Recommend

1
Since last award

95 Plan to Renew

1
Since last award

85 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

+87 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

Client Friendly Policies
Reliable
Saves Time
Respectful

Feature Ratings

Average 86

Task Categorization

Task Status

Task Assignment

List Tasks

Dependencies

Task Prioritization

Shared Task List

Due Dates

Add Attachments

Drag and Drop Prioritization

Add Notes

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 82

Ease of Implementation

Ease of IT Administration

Business Value Created

Quality of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Customization

Vendor Support

Availability and Quality of Training

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Breadth of Features

Microsoft Planner Reviews

Joao M.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Telecommunications
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2024

Very intuitive with possible improvements!

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Planner from other similar products?

The capability of easy and non premium integration with Power Platform solutions.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The easy way to manage accountability, it makes it much easier to find who is responsible for what.

What do you dislike most about this product?

The non simple way to get the data to Power BI. There should be an easier way to get a real time connection.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Be aware that it is still improving but already has very significant impact.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Trustworthy
Unique Features

Cons

Less Efficient Service
Less Caring

Bùi H.

Role: Sales Marketing
Industry: Other
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2023

Amazing Task Management tool

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Planner from other similar products?

One of the main features that differentiates Microsoft Planner from other similar products is its integration with Microsoft 365

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favorite aspect of this product is its Kanban board view. You can drag and drop the cards to different buckets, which represent different stages or categories of your project

What do you dislike most about this product?

One of the things I dislike most about this product is its limited features. Microsoft Planner is more of a task management tool than a project management tool, and it lacks some advanced features that you’d find in many competitors. For example, Microsoft Planner does not support recurring tasks, subtasks, dependencies, Gantt charts, time tracking, or budgeting. It also has fewer integrations than other platforms, mainly with Microsoft apps

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Explore the various integrations and add-ons that Microsoft Planner offers. Microsoft Planner can work with many other Microsoft apps, such as Word, Excel, Teams, Outlook, and more. You can also use some of the add-ons to enhance your task management, such as web push notifications, email chat, and video email marketing

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Ana V.

Role: Operations
Industry: Other
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Aug 2023

efficient for organice your tasks

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Planner from other similar products?

visually it is easier to understand and handle

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The dashboard where the activities to be carried out are shown

What do you dislike most about this product?

not being able to make changes to shared documents at the same time with the partner

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

is the ideal tool to organize your activities and measure progress

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Enables Productivity
Unique Features

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Microsoft Planner Ratings

86 Likeliness to Recommend

1 Since last award

95 Plan to Renew

1 Since last award

85 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+87 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Microsoft Planner?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Task Categorization Ability to categorize tasks

Task Status Ability to display current status of tasks

Task Assignment Ability to see task assignee

List Tasks Display outstanding tasks

Dependencies Ability to add dependencies to other tasks

Task Prioritization Ability to assign a priority to tasks.

Shared Task List Ability to share a list with a team and have multiple team members edit the task list

Due Dates Ability to track due dates of tasks

Add Attachments Ability to add attachments for tasks

Drag and Drop Prioritization Ability to re-order tasks using drag and drop

Add Notes Ability to add free form notes to tasks

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Microsoft Planner Reviews

Joao M.

Very intuitive with possible improvements!

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

Bùi H.

Amazing Task Management tool

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Ana V.

efficient for organice your tasks

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Task Categorization

Task Status

Task Assignment

List Tasks

Dependencies

Task Prioritization

Shared Task List

Due Dates

Add Attachments

Drag and Drop Prioritization

Add Notes

Vendor Capability Ratings

Ease of Implementation

Ease of IT Administration

Business Value Created

Quality of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Customization

Vendor Support

Availability and Quality of Training

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Breadth of Features