Forum Discussion
What’s Good About Microsoft Planner So Far (and What’s Still Missing)
SanthoshB1 wrote:RobOK Thanks for your reply. It was really useful in getting to know this. Please find my replies below
* Integration with Outlook Tasks would be a significiant nice to have
MSFT has plans to offer this feature.
https://planner.uservoice.com/forums/330525-microsoft-planner-feedback-forum/suggestions/11037114-integration-with-outlook-tasks
* I think when I add a task it sends an email to everyone, this may have been changed? I have no understaning of who gets emails or when, but feel like Planner generates excessive email notfications.
MSFT is working on this to provide controls for email notifications.
https://planner.uservoice.com/forums/330525-microsoft-planner-feedback-forum/suggestions/11444235-email-notifications-and-alert-options
* List view of tasks (not everyone likes the Card motif)
* Multiple selection and update, or edit a list of tasks in place
* Flagging and possible alerting on overdue tasks
* email a task into a Plan (every Plan has an email address to receive tasks)
* Sorting and Filtering
* Integration with Outlook Tasks
If you are using Outlook client, you can try Apps4.Pro Planner Outlook add-in which will work for the above listed requirements.
SanthoshB1 thanks for replying and the updates. Just to clarify, the list at the bottom should be features of Planner. I don't anticipate paying an extra $4-6/month/user for an add on, although I do appreciate the architecture and implementation supports an after market ecosystem. The things I listed are basic features that should be inherent in the core product.
I went to the User Voice references, thanks for those too.
Rob.
RobOK, Thanks for your reply. I accept that the features you have mentioned are basic and Microsoft will provide those over the period of time. The main purpose of the add-in is Outlook sync and the rest are just missing parts in planner. BTW, the pricing $4 is for per YEAR / per user.
SanthoshB1 wrote:RobOK, Thanks for your reply. I accept that the features you have mentioned are basic and Microsoft will provide those over the period of time. The main purpose of the add-in is Outlook sync and the rest are just missing parts in planner. BTW, the pricing $4 is for per YEAR / per user.
Thanks... it looks like they changed their pricing, now it is a flat $20 one time fee which makes more sense to me. We look forward to continued progress on Planner (it comes up in our conversations all the time!! Looking for a Sharepoint Tasks replacement).
Cheers,
Rob.
