Microsoft 365 Planner


Microsoft's 365 Planner (formerly called Office 365 Planner) provides project management tools for Groups and Teams in Microsoft 365.

In addition to the collaborative file sharing and communication aspects, you can create plans, create and assign tasks, and receive progress updates via different methods of your choice. Each new plan created in Planner automatically creates a new Microsoft 365 group.

See Microsoft's Planner page for more information.  Note that some features or apps mentioned may not currently be part of CUIMC's Microsoft 365 implementation.

What should I consider when creating Plans?

When using Planner, consider your requirements to choose where you create the plan. Planner can be accessed from the Teams application and directly from the Planner app when logged in to the Microsoft 365 portal.

Creating a plan in via Planner will create a Microsoft 365 Group in the background. The group's email address will show up in the Global Address List (the repository of Columbia, CUIMC, NYPH and Weill Cornell contacts), whereas Microsoft 365 Groups created via Teams do not show up in the Global Address List.

Email messages to a CUIMC Team or Group can only be received if they are sent from another CUIMC Microsoft 365 email account. The CUIMC Team or Group cannot send any email messages from its address. If either option is needed, please see other solutions on the Collaborative Email Solutions page.