Microsoft Planner

Published by Microsoft Corporation, Microsoft Planner is a utility that allows your team to easily create new plans, organize and assign tasks, share files, discuss what you're working on, and get progress updates.

Microsoft Planner, your planning tool

The Microsoft Planner tool provides a collaboration, project management and task scheduling solution for teams. Easy to access and with an intuitive interface, it allows you to create planners for each of your projects. You can use the "My Tasks" view to create a daily to-do list, which keeps you from getting distracted. Its drag-and-drop interface makes it easier to categorize tasks, update statuses and assign tasks easily.

The utility was designed to be a place where team members manage and discuss work collaboratively, using the Kanban method. However, to get Microsoft Planner, you need to have an Office 365 business account. The app easily links to the rest of the work done in other Microsoft apps. It provides a more visual way to keep everyone informed and collaborate on work both inside and outside the organization. This allows users to collaborate with customers, keep projects on track and focus together on what's important.