Leveraging Microsoft Teams Effectively for Your Organization

Author: Stephen M. Yoss

Microsoft Teams has proved to be the saving technology for many organizations through the COVID-19 Pandemic. Millions of us worked from home. It allowed for us to conference call, screen share, and exchange files like we were all sitting in the same office. It gives us the ability to be able to operate and communicate anywhere with Internet connectivity.

This class explores how to effectively implement and leverage Microsoft Teams inside your organization. It will look at some of the best practices for communication, security, productivity, and more. The class will take a specific look at the newest Team’s features to help you implement the latest and greatest. You’ll learn how to use this tool to run meetings in your organization, take advantage of 3rd party plugins, schedule appointments with colleagues, and more. Regardless of if you’re a new user to Teams or a Power user you will learn how to use this incredible tool more effectively.

Publication Date: April 2022

Topics Covered

• Overview of Microsoft Teams. The purpose and intent of the application. Why you should consider it for your organization
• The best features of Teams and how they are used every day. Additionally, some hidden gems of Teams that you should know about
• Some fantastic 3rd party and external tools which easily integrate into Teams
• Methods for automating business practices in Teams using Approvals and Power Automate
• A brief discussion of administration, security, and privacy in Teams
• A review of competitor products for Teams to consider

Learning Objectives

• Identify the major features and functions of Microsoft Teams and their related purpose
• Recognize how to develop a contemporary communication strategy for your organization centered around instant messaging, real collaboration, and virtual meetings
• Identify how many monthly active users Microsoft Teams reached to in January 2022
• Identify up to how many mintues the free Teams plan for small organizations allows unlimited group meetings for
• Identify the program that is great for storing files in the cloud and sharing them with your team or organization, using robust permission management, and creating feature-rich which is available to be added to your Teams channel
• Identify the status that should be used when you need to work without responding right away
• Identify the tool to create stunning dashboards and reports from your organization's data

Level
Basic

Instructional Method
Self-Study

NASBA Field of Study
Computer Software & Applications (2 hours)

Program Prerequisites
None

Advance Preparation
None