When you click on a project, it shows a configuration of detail pages that is less mobile friendly.
When you click on a plan, it shows a mobile friendly interface with drag and droppable view of tasks. The main page is the Project Center. One sees only the projects that one has access to, there are a lot more granular permission controls.īasic data structure is a fairly loose and uses the following terminology.īasic data structure is loose or rigid. Projects can also be subprojects to master projects. A simple list of plans/projects. One sees only the plans that are public or he/she is a member of. Major differences between Planner and Project Please note for the sake of this comparison, we use the term plan and project interchangeably.
These two references should help clarify when each application perform best.
Vorsite also put together a capability matrix. Planner is easy to adopt, as it’s quite simple to use and without customization ability.Īs a comparison, refer to the following table to highlight major differences. They’re not integrated so you cannot simply start with one, then seamlessly move to the next like we can with SharePoint task lists to create Projects. Planner and Project are two very distinct products, but both address project collaboration and teamwork. With that said, if you are just interested in having a central list of projects, each with a dedicated document library and ability to track the completeness of tasks, go with Planner. While Project Online is a separate application that requires licensing based on types of users. There is no additional licensing cost for Planner. If you are a part of an organization with an Office 365 enterprise subscription and the application isn’t disabled by your administrator, then you will see the Planner icon in Office 365 application list as below. Vorsite agrees with this middle road placement, but is it appropriate when we are in an environment that also employs Project Online? This blog’s purpose is to help you figure this out. Most bloggers come up with a conclusion that Planner is simpler than Project Online and it falls somewhere between Office task list and Project Online with regards to simplicity, features, and overall usefulness. If you’ve googled Microsoft Planner, you probably have read comparisons with tools like Trello. It is another way to address how we manage tasks and digitally experience teamwork. Microsoft released their planner service last June for Office 365 Enterprise subscriptions.Microsoft 365 for business subscriptions include Project for Office (Plan E1), Project for Office (Plan E3) or Project for Office (Plan E5). Project for Office App Family Subscription Both apps (from the same subscription) must be assigned to the user to view Project for the web or Roadmap. The "Plan" in the title of Project for Office comes from the family of suite the app is included in. Within each subscription, there are two apps that can be seen from the Microsoft 365 Admin center.