As most organizations are already familiar with the Office 365, you’ll likely have heard of Microsoft Teams by now. Technology adoption studies show Microsoft Teams is the chosen collaboration platform for more and more companies across the globe. The fact that nearly three-quarters (70 percent) of professionals globally work remotely at least one day a week easily justifies the increasing relevance of digital workplaces.
“Digital workplace as a concept and strategy continues to grow in strength, and should be put on the to-do list for 2019 (if it’s not there already!)”
- Step Two 2019 Digital Workplace Radar
Introducing Microsoft Teams
While it’s not a completely new tool, Teams is actually Microsoft's most recent addition to the Office 365 ecosystem. From smaller project teams to large departments, it’s the central hub for collaboration and communication in an enterprise context.
Available as both desktop and web app, Microsoft Teams combines shared workspaces with files, team sites, planners and many other productivity apps, as well as extensive communication abilities, from one-on-one chat to group video calls. Recently, Microsoft has even announced that Teams has become the primary platform for intelligent communications in Office 365, and will replace Skype for Business Online by 2021.
Microsoft Teams is the central hub for collaboration in the Microsoft ecosystem
Whether you’re just getting started with Microsoft Teams, already using Teams alongside Skype for Business, or ready to upgrade, we want to ensure you have everything you need to navigate a successful journey to Teams. Before you head straight into new collaboration territory, check our tips to plan and implement Microsoft Teams, ensuring user adoption enterprise-wide.
1- Plan the implementation rollout
Analyze the different requirements across your organization
2- Create and apply a governance model
Guide team creation and avoid a teams-mess
3- Unlock user adoption
Help users find their way in the new tool
4- Monitor availability, functionality and user behavior
Follow up on the environment and act the platform's evolutions