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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86 Likeliness to Recommend
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95 Plan to Renew
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85 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
Emotional Footprint Overview
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+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?
Pros
- Reliable
- Client Friendly Policies
- Saves Time
- Respectful
How to read the Emotional Footprint
The Net Emotional Footprint measures high-level user sentiment towards particular product offerings. It aggregates emotional response ratings for various dimensions of the vendor-client relationship and product effectiveness, creating a powerful indicator of overall user feeling toward the vendor and product.
While purchasing decisions shouldn't be based on emotion, it's valuable to know what kind of emotional response the vendor you're considering elicits from their users.
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Feature Ratings
Task Status
Task Assignment
Task Categorization
List Tasks
Dependencies
Task Prioritization
Due Dates
Shared Task List
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
Availability and Quality of Training
Vendor Support
Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement
Breadth of Features
Microsoft Planner Reviews
Kurt F.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Healthcare
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Mar 2021
Great for organizing simple projects on their own
Likeliness to Recommend
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
Submitted Mar 2021
Cheap product to plan your workflow.
Likeliness to Recommend
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
Submitted Feb 2021
It offers free space for task descriptions.
Likeliness to Recommend
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
