Franklin Planner 1.4 for MS Outlook

by Franklin Covey

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00003IE4W
• Item model number: 22611
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 10, 2002
• Average Customer Review: 1.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #39,204 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Make Microsoft Outlook work like a Franklin Planner. Integrate the tools and concepts taught in the Franklin Covey "What Matters Most" seminar with Outlook's powerful personal-management features. The software includes wizards you can use to identify your governing values and roles, develop a personal mission statement, and set long-range goals. It also makes your planning easier with powerful and simple-to-use daily and weekly planning tools and task-management features.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

136 of 137 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Great idea--bad execution, December 20, 1999

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Cynthia A. Hale "erhmd" (Victor, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Franklin Planner 1.4 for MS Outlook (CD-ROM)

The software installed easily. I soon discovered that many advertised features did not work with Outlook 2000. Franklin has since upgraded the software with a patch available on the internet. I recently upgraded the software which has now turned hot sync into a nightmare. Addresses are deleted from my contact list. Bogus entries titled 'unnamed' are entered into my palm. Some appointments are deleted, some are duplicated.

I am on the verge of uninstalling the software and using something else. Don't waste your money and time. Buy something else.

27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Pass on this and save yourself some heartache, November 30, 2000

By 

"jaywaters" (McCalla, AL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Franklin Planner 1.4 for MS Outlook (CD-ROM)

I bought this and really wanted it to work for me. Nothing but heartache. I installed the first time, had a ton of problems, then uninstalled it out of disappointment, and which caused even more problems, which led me to have to completely uninstall all of my Palm software plus reinstall Outlook 2000 to get back to where I was before I started.

Amazingly, when they came out with an updated version, I tried again, with similar, though not as disastous results, mostly because I pulled the plug on the product before it could do much more damage. I have the CD sitting in my drawer, and I look at wistfully because I want it to do what it promises, but it just doesn't work.

31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Run (don't walk) from this product, July 19, 2000

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Geoff Wieczynski (Lafayette, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Franklin Planner 1.4 for MS Outlook (CD-ROM)

I have to say that this product-which is a wonderful idea-is the single worst software package that I have ever purchased. I have not see a product as poorly designed since I bought a Coleco (I hope spelled it right) Adam 15 or so years ago.

My experiences started with an installation that took multiple days (I have been a programmer for 15+ years). My irritation increased, as features that I felt should be better integrated (ie. The Weekly Compass feature doesn't sync with my PalmPilot, poor printing capabilities...). After duplicating my contacts-increasing them from 300 to 600-multiple times, dropping meetings from my PalmPilot and conflicting with other PalmPilot software, I chose to cut my losses and de-install this product. This was after half a year of trying to make it work!

As a "7 Habits" reader who believes in the message that Steven Covey has sent forth, I cannot believe that this product made it to the Market. As a positive, the people who provided technical support provided excellent support-making the software work as best it could.

Paraphrasing business writer Tom Peters "stick with your knitting." In this case, I would recommend that you buy software from Palm Computing and day planners from Franklin Covey.