You can use Lists to create custom tables and columns that make the most sense for your need, perhaps to track inventory, build event schedules, manage travel plans, and more. WhileLists can be really useful for task tracking and project management, that’s not the only thing it’s good for.

Microsoft Lists is a major feature and interface upgrade to SharePoint lists, separated out into its own app. Planner competes with tools like Trello, Wrike, andAsana. There is also a personal view of Planner so each individual can see all their Planner tasks across Groups and Plans. It uses Kanban boards to track tasks and provide rich information about each task. It’s built into Microsoft 365 Groups, so each Outlook Group, Teams Team, and Yammer Community can track its open tasks in a way that doesn’t require a formal project manager. Microsoft Planner is an easy-to-use, team-based project management tool. Let’s talk about what these tools actually are meant for.That doesn’t mean they can’t do more than what I cover, just that they aren’t necessarily intended to:

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