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Microsoft Planner

8.5 /10
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Microsoft Planner
8.5 /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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85 Likeliness to Recommend

96 Plan to Renew

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?

1% Negative
6% Neutral
93% Positive

Pros

  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing
  • Saves Time
  • Client Friendly Policies

Feature Ratings

Average 86

Automated Workflow

92

Task Categorization

88

Task Status

88

Task Assignment

87

List Tasks

87

Due Dates

85

Shared Task List

85

Task Prioritization

84

Drag and Drop Prioritization

84

Add Attachments

83

Add Notes

82

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 82

Breadth of Features

92

Ease of IT Administration

92

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

89

Ease of Customization

88

Business Value Created

87

Quality of Features

86

Ease of Implementation

85

Usability and Intuitiveness

85

Vendor Support

82

Availability and Quality of Training

81

Ease of Data Integration

80

Microsoft Planner Reviews

Theepshiga N.

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

Submitted Mar 2024

Efficient Task Management Tool

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing

Eleonora A.

  • Role: Sales Marketing
  • Industry: Telecommunications
  • Involvement: End User of Application
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2024

A snapshot of marketing data mastery

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Planner from other similar products?

Planner is unique among project management tools due to its customizable views and dashboards. Its flexibility allows users to switch between lists, boards, and charts, providing clarity for complex data. Additionally, it can integrate with a wide array of apps, ensuring that all marketing instruments play in sync.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Successful marketing campaigns rely on meticulously collected, analyzed, and interpreted data. Efficiency and precision are key for any marketing team. Planner is a versatile project management tool that can help orchestrate this flow. The platform allows for the creation of workflows that trigger data collection and analysis without manual intervention, providing an extra set of expert hands. This automation ensures that data flows seamlessly into actionable insights, keeping campaigns on a steady beat.

What do you dislike most about this product?

However, the platform's native reporting features for marketing-specific analytics could use improvement. Currently, it heavily relies on external integrations for in-depth marketing data analysis. This reliance can sometimes disrupt an otherwise smooth workflow.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Planner is not just a tool for grand marketing performance; it is the conductor that ensures every bit of information has a home, every insight is finely calibrated, and every campaign achieves peak performance. I recommend using it to streamline the collection and analysis of marketing data. Planner's automated workflows are a standout feature, freeing up marketing professionals to focus on strategy and creativity instead of data management.

Pros

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

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

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