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System	Microsoft Planner
Description	Microsoft Planner is a task planning tool integrated in Office 365.
Category	Project Planning
Project Management Zone Rankingmeasures the popularity of Project Management Systems Ranking Trend	Score 5.19 Rank #101
Developer	Microsoft
Website	products.office.com/­business/­task-management-software
Technical documentation	support.office.com/­en-us/­article/­microsoft-planner-help-4a9a13c6-3adf-4a60-a6fc-15c0b15e16fc
Social network pages	LinkedIn 125 followers
Initial release	2016
License	Commercial
Web-based architecture	yes
Mobile apps	no
APIApplication Programming Interface	yes
Multi-user	yes
Authentication mechanism	Password Microsoft sign-on
Notifications	Email
Project Planning Properties
Hierarchical tasksSupport for parent-child relationships of tasks	no
Recurring tasksSupport for definition of tasks that occur repeatedly	no
Milestone trackingMilestones indicate the completion of major deliverables, normally by completing a set of tasks	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
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
Critical chain managementThe critical chain method expands the critical path method by additionally taking resource constraints into account	no
Gantt chartsBar chart to visualize a project's tasks and milestones schedule	no
PERT chartsNetwork diagrams according to Program Evaluation Review Technique	no
BaselinesSupport for creating and using snapshots of a project's plan in terms of cost, scope and schedule	no
Resource managementSupport for managing a project's human and/or non-human resources	no
Resource levelingSupport for optimizing the allocation of a project's resources	no
Time trackingSupport for estimating and monitoring the time spent on a project's tasks	no
Cost trackingSupport for monitoring a project's expenses	no
Earned value managementSupport for tracking a project's performance and progress via earned value measurements	no
Risk managementSupport for identifying and keeping track of project risks and risk-related activities	no
Scrum supportSupport for typical Scrum techniques such as sprints, backlogs and burn-down charts	no
Kanban supportSupport for typical Kanban techniques such as visualization of tasks on boards using cards	yes
Project portfolio management Support for collectively managing a set of current or proposed projects, e.g. by evaluation and prioritization of projects	no
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Recent citations in the news more project management news	Task management apps: Collaborative project tracking tools for the digital workplace 3 April 2019, Computerworld Microsoft Planner: An Unsung Gem in Collaborative Task Management 18 September 2018, CMSWire Microsoft Project moves into the online world 6 March 2019, TechRepublic Microsoft has a plan to clean up its overlapping project-management services 6 March 2019, ZDNet Microsoft Planner: A Trello rival benefits from Office 365 integration 6 February 2018, Computerworld provided by Google News

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