

Going forward, the company is asking for feedback from all Planner users over on its UserVoice service. Microsoft has been “working closely with a variety of Office 365 customers from around the world” since the preview arrived.

Microsoft Project has a lot of unique PPM capabilities such as Program and Portfolio Management, Resource Capacity Management, Financial Management, Timesheeting and Schedule Management.” “While Office 365 Planner is a Work Management solution that helps teams of Information workers better organize and manage teamwork visually, Microsoft Project is an industry leading PPM (Project Portfolio Management) offering that helps companies manage a complex portfolio of projects and programs. “Microsoft Planner and Microsoft Project are very different solutions aimed at very different sets of end users,” a Microsoft spokesperson told VentureBeat. Each new plan created in Planner automatically creates a new Office 365 group ( Office 365 Groups allows individuals to easily create public or private groups).īut what about Microsoft Project? We asked the company how it differentiates the two Office tools. You can set due dates, and use visual dashboards and email notifications to keep in the loop.

Email notifications Heads up or reminders - Planner's got them! You'll receive email notifications whenever you’re assigned a new task, or are added to a conversation.Handy charts show your combined project progress. The My Tasks view provides a comprehensive list of all your tasks and their status across all your plans to keep your team in the loop.

Check the board! Each plan has its own board, where you can organize tasks into buckets and drag-and-drop in a variety of ways.Integrated with Microsoft 365 apps Add a Planner tab in Teams to create plans, assign tasks, pull in relevant documents/files, and update status quickly.Works across devices Planner works across all of your devices, and ensures everyone is always on the same page.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.
