Microsoft 365 Operations & Identity, Fast Focus

TMT07 Fast Focus: 10 Tips for Better Task Management with Microsoft 365

11/17/2026

2:00pm - 2:20pm

Level: Introductory

Heather Severino

Founder

TeachUTech

Feeling overwhelmed by tasks scattered across emails, chats, notebooks, and apps? Microsoft 365 includes powerful task management tools—Microsoft To Do and Planner—but many people only scratch the surface of what they can do or don’t realize how seamlessly they work together across Outlook, Teams, and Microsoft 365.

In this practical, real‑world session, you’ll learn 10 actionable tips to take control of your tasks using Microsoft 365. We’ll explore how To Do and Planner work together, how tasks surface automatically from Outlook and Teams, and how to build a simple, sustainable system that fits your workday—not the other way around.

You’ll leave with concrete techniques you can apply immediately, whether you’re managing personal work, collaborating with a team, or juggling projects across multiple Microsoft 365 apps.

You will learn:

  • Understand the types of tasks in Microsoft To Do vs. Planner
  • Capture tasks from Outlook emails, Teams messages, etc.
  • Build task habits that stick