Microsoft Planner & Planner Premium
Deliver work efficiently and collaboratively across Microsoft 365. Technology Associates helps organisations plan, implement, and manage both Planner and Planner Premium with structured governance, templates, and training.
Planner for Everyday Teamwork
Microsoft Planner gives teams an intuitive way to create plans, assign tasks, and track progress — integrated directly with Teams and Microsoft 365 Groups.
- Visual task boards with buckets and checklists
- Easy progress tracking and status charts
- Ideal for smaller projects and team collaboration
- Suitable for task and work management in small teams
Planner Premium for Project Managers
Planner Premium extends Planner with Microsoft Project technology, delivering advanced scheduling, dependencies, and portfolio management within Microsoft 365.
- Full Gantt timelines and critical path
- Cross-project roadmaps and reporting
- Resource and capacity management
- Suitable for smaller, lightweight projects and planning needs
Planner vs Planner Premium
| Feature | Planner | Planner Premium |
|---|---|---|
| Use Case | Team task management | Project and task management |
| Scheduling | Simple task dates | Advanced Gantt with some dependencies |
| Views | Board and charts | Grid, board, timeline, roadmap |
| Reporting | Basic visuals | Integrated Power BI reporting |
| Resource Management | Per‑task assignment | Capacity and utilization tracking at project level, delivered through Power BI reporting |
How Technology Associates Helps
Deployment &
Governance
We align Planner and Premium with your Microsoft 365 policies — ensuring data security, naming standards, and lifecycle management.
Template Design
We align Planner and Premium with your Microsoft 365 policies — ensuring data security, naming standards, and lifecycle management.
Training & Adoption
We align Planner and Premium with your Microsoft 365 policies — ensuring data security, naming standards, and lifecycle management.
Related Services
Microsoft Project Planner
Plan, schedule, and manage projects with governance and templates aligned to your PMO. We integrate Project Planner with Planner/Planner Premium for a unified operating model.
Power BI
Executive dashboards, portfolio/programme views, and resource utilisation reporting across Planner Premium projects, surfaced securely in Microsoft 365.
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FAQs
Often, yes. Use Planner for team task boards and Planner Premium for structured projects with schedules, dependencies, and portfolio reporting.
With Power BI, we provide portfolio, programme, and resource views drawing from Planner Premium data, with optional Planner signals.
Planner can be ready in weeks. Planner Premium timelines vary by scope, data migration, and training. We define an upfront plan.
Yes. Both integrate with Teams. We provide channel templates and usage guidance.