Microsoft Planner is a Kanban-style project and task management application similar to Trello. It supports various task management features and is designed to be quick and easy to use.
Microsoft Planner and Microsoft Planner Premium are web-based applications and therefore platform-agnostic. Apps are available for Android and iOS/iPad OS.
Features
Microsoft Planner
- Task/assignment tracking through a Kanban board
- Assignable deadlines for tasks
- Assign individuals to a task
- Tag tasks for related task grouping
- Support for adding attachments and documenting comments
- Integrates with UVM's Microsoft Tenant making user management easy
- Link tasks to a SharePoint site through the supported SharePoint Integration
- Notifications
- Assigned tasks are viewable both on the shared Planner site and through Microsoft ToDo tasks
- Receive notifications for impending deadlines, etc. through Teams or via Email
Microsoft Planner Premium - Formerly Microsoft Project for the Web
Microsoft Planner Premium builds on the feature set of Microsoft Planner, expanding the available tools and features to fit larger teams and complex projects.
- In addition to what Planner supports, Planner premium
- Has support for tracking task dependencies
- Supports critical path analysis to ensure correct progression of a project
- Supports resource allocation to keep your project resources focused
- Has Gantt charts
- Allows for building project reports
Get Started
Microsoft Planner is available to all Students, Staff, and Faculty. Get started with Microsoft Planner at https://tasks.office.com/. You can also add the Planner app to Teams or download the Planner app to your phone.
Learn More
See our Knowledge Base guide for Microsoft Planner with information on how to get started: https://www.uvm.edu/it/kb/article/microsoft-planner/
Not what you're looking for?
The traditional Microsoft Project for Windows is also available by request and provides tools for experienced project managers, with accompanying added complexity. However, Microsoft is focusing its development efforts on the web and app-based services mentioned above, which will meet the needs of most users.