GEC NEWS WIREMicrosoft Planner is the newest project management application, and is now available to Office 365 customers worldwide.
Over the next several weeks, Planner will be rolled out to all users with eligible subscription plans including Business essentials, Premium and Education subscription plans. A planner tile will automatically appear in the Office 365 app launcher, indicting the app is now ready to use.
Users will be able to work more effectively in teams by creating new plans; organize, assign and collaborate on team tasks; set due dates, update statuses, share files and stay current on the latest news and notifications; all through improved visual dashboards.
Ihsan Anabtawi, Regional Director for Applications and Services at Microsoft Gulf said, “Office 365 was launched with an aim of helping people get more done, increase collaboration and leverage Microsoft services to acquire more flexibility in the way they work. Introduction of Planner to the Office 365 family helps fulfil that vision and makes teamwork much more organized and interesting.”
With Planner, remote working is made possible in a simple, yet integrated manner with each team having a Planner card on their own customized dashboard. With timely alerts and notifications to meetings, documents to review and collaborative tasks, employees can access more valuable at-a-glance statistics through visuals; organise data, reduce task hours and experience more transparent and cohesive collaboration; ultimately tracking team progress and staying at the top of their work.
