Microsoft Planner App: Work and Task Management Insights
Chances are you already use Planner -after all it is the most utilized app in M365! You might have heard about Microsoft’s rollout of the new...
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Pamela Melville : Dec 1, 2023 11:37:38 AM
This week, Microsoft announced at Ignite that they have created a new unified experience bringing together to-dos, tasks, plans and projects, all within the new Microsoft Planner.
According to the blog post linked above, “the average employee spends the bulk of their time – more than 57% – communicating, when they could be focused on driving outcomes.” Further, “59% of employees say their collaboration tools are not aligned with how their teams prefer to work.” 70% of survey respondents would love to offload as much work as they can to AI.
The new Microsoft Planner will enable you to manage all your tasks and plans in a familiar interface that provides an ease of use in managing tasks small and large, from individual task management to team initiatives to full-scale project management. Take advantage of the simplicity of Microsoft To Do, the collaboration of Microsoft Planner, the project management power of Microsoft Project for the web, and Microsoft’s AI solution, Copilot, all in an easily scalable modern tool that will empower all members of your team to manage their work in a single place and improve business outcomes.
The team at Innovative-e is incredibly excited about the new Microsoft Planner and feel it has the potential to enable our customers to significantly enhance their project outcomes. Besides being easy to use, which supports the democratization of project management and work in today’s business environment, the new Planner will afford its users the following:
At our November 2023 webinar, “Optimize AI and Automation for Project Success Now” (which you can view on-demand here), we noted three critical truths about project management and work that can drastically affect project outcomes:
The new Microsoft Planner combines multiple tools to facilitate greater productivity and better team collaboration.
In Spring 2024, the new Planner app will be available in Microsoft Teams; later in the year, a web experience will be available. Sign Up to learn when the new Planner is available as a preview.
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