Microsoft Planner & Polls – It’s More Than Just Video Conferencing

When most people think of Microsoft Teams, they think of video calls and online meetings, but Teams is far more than just a video conferencing tool. Among its powerful features, Teams integrates Microsoft Planner for organised task management and Teams Polls for quick team insights.

Microsoft Planner: Streamlined Task and Project Management

Managing tasks can quickly become overwhelming. Microsoft Planner simplifies this by integrating task and project management directly into Teams. With Planner, teams can create and organise tasks, assign responsibilities, and track project progress all in one place.

Key features of Microsoft Planner include:

• Task Creation and Assignment: Seamlessly create tasks, set deadlines, and assign team members, and keep your responsibilities clear and organised.
• Visual Progress Tracking: View the status of your tasks briefly with Planner’s visual boards and charts, helping teams stay on track and meet deadlines.
• Integrated Comments and Attachments: Collaborate more effectively by adding comments, attaching relevant files, and sharing updates with your team directly within each task.
• Customisable Task Categories: Organise your tasks into different buckets or categories, making it easy to separate different stages or types of within in a project.

By integrating Planner into Microsoft Teams, users can manage their tasks within the same platform they use for communication, helping teams stay aligned and focused.

Teams Polls: Quick Insights for Better Decisions

Keeping up to date on team opinions and feedback is essential for effective group decision-making. With Teams Polls, users can easily create and send out polls to their team within a chat or meeting environments to gather insights. Whether you’re making quick choices on meeting times, gathering feedback on projects, or gauging team morale, Polls allows you to engage with everyone quickly and inclusively.

Why Polls is essential:

• Quick and Easy Setup: Create a poll in seconds by asking a question and providing answer choices, making it perfect for fast feedback.
• Live Engagement: Polls can be used during meetings to engage with participants, collect live feedback, or make decisions collaboratively.
• Public or Private Responses: Send out polls to collect responses anonymously for honest feedback or public for open discussions, depending on the need.
• Accessible in Chats and Meetings: Distribute polls directly in a Teams chat or meetings to make it easier to gather feedback anytime.

Teams Polls allows you to bring your team’s voices and opinions into a conversation, creating inclusive decision-making and allowing for more collaborative planning.

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