Manage Tasks And Work
Task management is about visibility, ownership, and follow-through.
Recommended Pattern
Use a basic Planner plan for lightweight team work. Keep the plan connected to the Team where the conversation and files live. Use Lists when the items are more like records than tasks.
Use Planner For
- Team task boards.
- Campaign plans.
- Onboarding checklists.
- Small project execution.
- Recurring operational work.
Use A Premium Planner Plan For More Complex Projects
A basic Planner plan is for straightforward team work. If you need dependencies, baselines, formal resource planning, or portfolio management, use a premium plan in Planner. This requires an additional Planner license. Choose another specialized tool only when Planner does not fit your way of working.