Do you need to learn how to use Microsoft Teams? Are you questioning how to drive user adoption, govern content, and manage access for your Teams deployment? Either way, Mastering Microsoft Teams is your one-stop-shop to learning everything you need to know to find success with Microsoft Teams.
Microsoft’s new chat-based collaboration software has many rich features that enable teams to be more efficient, and save valuable time and resources. However, as with all software, there is a learning curve and pitfalls that should be avoided.
Begin by learning the core components and use cases for Teams. From there the authors guide you through ideas to create governance and adoption plans that make sense for your organization or customer. Wrap up with an understanding of features and services in progress, and a road map to the future of the product.
What You'll Learn
Implement, use, and manage Microsoft Teams Understand how Teams drives productivity and engagement by combining the functionality of Microsoft Groups, SharePoint, OneDrive, Outlook, and other services in one location Govern, explain, and use Teams in your organization Know the pitfalls to avoid that may create challenges in your usage of Teams Become familiar with the functionality and components of Teams via walkthroughs, including opportunities for automating business processes in Teams
Who This Book Is For
Anyone who wants to learn Microsoft Teams. To get the most out of the book, a basic understanding of Office 365 and a subscription, including a Microsoft Teams license, is useful.
I was hoping that this book would be more relevant and in-depth, but was sadly disappointed. While the book gives a decent overview of Teams, it is already outdated, which limits the effectiveness. Many features described are in development in the book, but available now.
I expected a lot more detail about aps usage and more tips and tricks. I basically already knew everything in the book so it was just a waste of time and money.
If you want to learn more about Microsoft Teams, not the best book, but has some nice viewpoints.
👀 How this book changed my daily live (Takeaways)
Governance goes hand in hand with user adoption. Having a well-thought-out governance plan ensures that Microsoft Teams is managed and used in the way it was intended. Users will adopt Microsoft Teams if it is well governed and useful to them. A solid governance plan ensures that the user experience remains positive and that organization assets are stored and used properly. The biggest selling point of Microsoft Teams is that it improves the speed and ease of collaboration by providing one location where teammates can interact, share content, and conduct meetings. However, the benefits will only be realized if time is spent planning the administration and management of the service prior to making it available to your users. Without a governance plan, there are pitfalls that will negate these benefits.
⁉ Spoiler Alerts (Highlights)
Chat in Microsoft Teams provides a way to have a 1:1 or group conversation and is great for those private or ad hoc conversations that do not belong in a channel conversation.
Microsoft Teams is a virtual workplace that addresses many forms of office communication. The channel conversations, the heart of Teams, this is where the real collaboration takes place. All team members collaborate on what is relevant right now, all the time in the right context, making it transparent and easy to follow along. Mixing text, emojis, announcements, GIFs, documents, likes, and hearts makes conversations more vivid and engaging.