Category: Microsoft Teams

Microsoft 365, Microsoft Ignite, Microsoft Teams, Office 365, Office 365 Groups, Planner, Prepare for Change, SharePoint Online, To Do, User Adoption, Yammer

A seemingly never-ending flood of news from Microsoft Ignite is spreading fast

(Photo by Matt Power on Unsplash)

Do you have trouble keeping your nose above the surface of the stream of updates that are now spreading across websites and social platforms? Perhaps you try to keep up with the news/updates that is being launched on Ignite but feel that you have trouble filtering everything? Continue reading “A seemingly never-ending flood of news from Microsoft Ignite is spreading fast” →

IT Governance, Microsoft 365, Microsoft 365 Governance, Microsoft Teams, Modern Workplace, Office 365, Office 365 Governance, Planning, Security & Compliance, Tips & Tricks, User Adoption

Helpful tips and useful sources of information about Office 365 Governance

Are you in the situation that you feel you do not have sufficient control of Office 365 and its applications? Does it feel a bit overwhelming and you don’t know where to start looking for how to take control and, not least, what to take control of? It may be time to take the first steps when it comes to Office 365 Governance? Continue reading “Helpful tips and useful sources of information about Office 365 Governance” →

Automation, Microsoft Teams, Office 365, Office 365 Governance, Office 365 Groups, Retention, Disposal and Archiving, Tips & Tricks

Is it time to clean up? Then you can use the “Office 365 Group Expiration Policy” and (soon) “Teams auto-renewal”

Many organizations produce a large number of Teams (and thus Office 365 Groups) in Microsoft Teams . In the long run, you risk that the amount of groups becomes so large that you lose the overview and thus you stand there with a number of Microsoft Teams that are not used and whose content may not need to be saved. Continue reading “Is it time to clean up? Then you can use the “Office 365 Group Expiration Policy” and (soon) “Teams auto-renewal”” →

Change, Microsoft Teams, Office 365, Office 365 Governance, Prepare for Change, Tips & Tricks

How to view messages from Microsoft 365 Message Center in a Channel in Microsoft Teams

There are many sources of information and many variants on how best to “Stay on top of Office 365 Changes“. In previous articles on Office 365 Governance, I have described how you can use Microsoft Teams to make this update monitoring easier by gathering all information sources in one place.

AllInOne Continue reading “How to view messages from Microsoft 365 Message Center in a Channel in Microsoft Teams” →

Microsoft Teams, Office 365, Office 365 Governance

Do not miss the Oktoberfest: Teams Virtual Summit 16/10/2019

One of this year’s highlights

Join us on Wednesday 16th October! Oktoberfest is a free virtual summit dedicated to Microsoft Teams and organised by the European Teams User Group. There will be lots of interesting sessions and many good speakers from the Microsoft Tech Community. Continue reading “Do not miss the Oktoberfest: Teams Virtual Summit 16/10/2019” →

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Microsoft 365, Microsoft Teams, Office 365, Planning, Tips & Tricks, User Adoption

Are you in the starting blocks and about to implement Microsoft Teams?

Before rolling out a new product you should always familiarize yourself with the product’s functionality, benefits and potential shortcomings.

Once you have done this, you can plan how it will be rolled out, how education should be conducted and last but not least, how it should be managed.

“We assume that your organization already has control over how you secure devices, users, apps and information. This is as basic as taking a shower and having breakfast before going to work.”

If you have not yet implemented Microsoft Teams and are wondering about functionality and what scenarios it is suitable for, I have, below, made a simple summary of the basic functionality you get with Microsoft Teams. Continue reading “Are you in the starting blocks and about to implement Microsoft Teams?” →

Change, IT Governance, Microsoft 365 Governance, Microsoft Teams, Office 365, Office 365 Governance, Prepare for Change, Tips & Tricks

Guide to configure a basic Governance Team for Office 365

If you are looking for a solution / tool to get you started with Governance in the shortest possible time (and which still gives you great value) I have, in this post, in the Microsoft Tech Community forum for Microsoft Teams, made a step-by-step description on how to configure a Microsoft Team to solve this.