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4PM vs Microsoft Planner System Properties Comparison

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Systems	4PM  Xexclude from comparison	Microsoft Planner  Xexclude from comparison
Description	4PM is a web-based project management system, also available as on-premise tool.	Microsoft Planner is a task planning tool integrated in Office 365.
Category	Project Planning	Project Planning
Project Management Zone Rankingmeasures the popularity of Project Management Systems Ranking Trend	Score 0.04 Rank #297	Score 18.04 Rank #41
Developer	Arctur	Microsoft
Website	4pm.si	products.office.com/­business/­task-management-software
Technical documentation	help.4pm.si	support.office.com/­en-us/­article/­microsoft-planner-help-4a9a13c6-3adf-4a60-a6fc-15c0b15e16fc
Social network pages		LinkedIn 402 followers
Initial release	2009	2016
License	Commercial Web-based service (SaaS)Software-as-a-Service model	Commercial
Web-based architecture	yes	yes
Mobile apps	no	no
APIApplication Programming Interface	no	yes
Multi-user	yes	yes
Authentication mechanism	Password LDAPLightweight Directory Access Protocol Active Directory	Password Microsoft sign-on
Notifications	Email	Email
Project Planning Properties
Hierarchical tasksSupport for parent-child relationships of tasks	yes	no
Recurring tasksSupport for definition of tasks that occur repeatedly	no	no
Milestone trackingMilestones indicate the completion of major deliverables, normally by completing a set of tasks	yes	no
Task dependenciesDependencies between tasks are logical relationships that restrict the sequence of task executions, e.g. one task must be completed before another task can start	no	no
Critical path managementThe critical path method calculates the set of tasks that cannot be delayed without increasing the project's duration, taking into account task dependencies	no	no
Critical chain managementThe critical chain method expands the critical path method by additionally taking resource constraints into account	no	no
Gantt chartsBar chart to visualize a project's tasks and milestones schedule	yes	no
PERT chartsNetwork diagrams according to Program Evaluation Review Technique	no	no
BaselinesSupport for creating and using snapshots of a project's plan in terms of cost, scope and schedule	no	no
Resource managementSupport for managing a project's human and/or non-human resources	yes	no
Resource levelingSupport for optimizing the allocation of a project's resources	no	no
Time trackingSupport for estimating and monitoring the time spent on a project's tasks	yes	no
Cost trackingSupport for monitoring a project's expenses	yes	no
Earned value managementSupport for tracking a project's performance and progress via earned value measurements	no	no
Risk managementSupport for identifying and keeping track of project risks and risk-related activities	no	no
Scrum supportSupport for typical Scrum techniques such as sprints, backlogs and burn-down charts	no	no
Kanban supportSupport for typical Kanban techniques such as visualization of tasks on boards using cards	no	yes
Project portfolio management Support for collectively managing a set of current or proposed projects, e.g. by evaluation and prioritization of projects	yes	no
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