When to Use What Microsoft 365 Task & Project Management Applications

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Use Cases

If it’s just you, use the personal task management app, To Do. You can see your To Do tasks in Teams task apps and in Outlook Tasks.

Very simple projects: Planner

Simple, but a little more robust: Project for the web

You can see your Planner tasks, both individual and team, in the Tasks app in Teams, and you also see your Project for the web projects in Teams using the Project app in Teams.

If you are managing complex projects Project Online is your best option. Plan 3 or 5 include Project Online.

Only Project Online has this capability. Plan 3 or Plan 5 include Project Online.

Only Project Online has this capability. Plan 3 or Plan 5 include Project Online.

Only Project Online has this capability. Plan 3 or Plan 5 include Project Online.

You can use Teams Apps to view all your tasks and projects in one location.

Please check out our Project to Planner sync tool. Reach out to us at info@ppmworks or the contact form to learn more or speak with our team.

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