In today’s busy work environment, staying organized and keeping track of tasks is more important than ever. For employees, especially those in frontline roles, having quick access to essential tools and information can make a significant difference in daily productivity. That’s why we’re excited to introduce a new feature on the Viva Connections dashboard in Microsoft Teams: the ability to create tasks directly from your dashboard!

What is Viva Connections?
The Viva Connections dashboard is your go-to hub in Microsoft Teams, offering a personalized experience with easy access to company news, resources, and apps. This is particularly useful for frontline workers, as it serves as the default homepage in Teams on both mobile and desktop.

What’s New?
This update builds on the existing integration of Microsoft Planner with the Viva Connections dashboard. Along with the existing integration, where users can view their “Assigned Tasks”, we’ve added two new buttons to the ‘Assigned Tasks’ card on the Viva Connections dashboard:

Add Task Button: Easily create new tasks right from the dashboard by clicking the ‘Add Task’ button. This quick task capture feature helps you keep track of new tasks as they come up, without needing to navigate away from your main dashboard.
Open Planner Button: For a more detailed view of your tasks and plans, use the ‘Open Planner’ button to jump directly into the Planner app for Microsoft Teams. This provides a seamless way to manage your tasks and see everything at a glance. You can access this option from the larger format task card.

This enhancement is now generally available on Teams Desktop, Web, and Mobile, ensuring that Planner users who work with Viva Connections can benefit from streamlined task management, no matter which device they’re using.

Share your feedback 

Your feedback helps inform our feature updates and we look forward to hearing from you as you try out Planner’s new and existing capabilities! To share your feedback about the new Planner app in Teams, you can navigate to the ? icon in the Planner app and select ‘Feedback’ as seen in the GIF below. We also encourage you to share any features you would like to see in the app by adding it to our Planner Feedback Portal.  

Learn more:

Learn about the Viva connections in Teams: Overview: Viva Connections | Microsoft Learn
Watch the new Planner demos for inspiration on how to get the most out of the new Planner app in Microsoft Tea… 

Read about our investments for organizations using the new Planner with frontline workers. 

We’ve got a lot more ‘planned’ for the new Planner this year! Stay tuned to the Planner Blog – Microsoft Community Hub for news. 

For future updates coming to the new Planner app, please view the Microsoft 365 roadmap here. 

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