Microsoft has taken a big step toward helping employees stay on track with the launch of a new app called Planner.

It’s a Web-based tool for Office 365 subscribers designed to let them easily lay out plans for projects and business objectives and then share them with other people. After creating a plan, users can create and assign tasks, share files and update their colleagues on the status of key to-dos.

Planner appears to be a response to the likes of Trello and Asana — startups that have built their businesses on making it easier for other companies to improve their employees’ productivity. Microsoft has positioned Office 365 as a key part of a user’s productivity workflow, and this app is supposed to make it easier for people to stay on track and effectively collaborate with colleagues. 

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