A book about Microsoft Teams specifically for Executives, Managers, and Team Leaders. Authored by Microsoft's 2018 Global Partner of the Year - Adopt & Embrace.

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.

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, the second edition of this bestseller is your one-stop-shop to learning everything you need to know to find success with Microsoft Teams. Microsoft's popular 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 roadmap to the future of the product. What You Will Learn • Implement, use, and manage Microsoft Teams • Understand how Teams drives productivity and engagement by combining the functionality of Microsoft 365 Groups, SharePoint, OneDrive, Outlook, and other services in one location • Govern, explain, and use Teams in your organization • Use Teams in a structured way to reduce users' time spent in meetings • Know the pitfalls to avoid that may create challenges in your usage of Teams • Become familiar with the functionality and components of Teams via walk-throughs, including opportunities for automating business processes in Teams • See how educators and students can use Teams to improve remote learning This book is for anyone who wants to learn Microsoft Teams. To get the most out of the book, a basic understanding of Microsoft 365 and a subscription, including a Microsoft Teams license, is useful. Melissa Hubbard specializes in driving productivity, collaboration, and communication in the modern workplace. She is a former Microsoft MVP and early adopter of Microsoft Teams, with a background in project management and the implementation of collaboration and business process automation solutions. She is particularly passionate about the topic areas of user adoption, governance, and training. Matthew J. Bailey is a Microsoft MVP and Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) for Noteworthy Technology Training, specializing in SharePoint, Microsoft 365 (including Teams), Azure, and Power BI. He combines his business expertise and his technical knowledge to resolve corporate challenges. He is a highly regarded presenter, avid blogger, and author, most recently of The SharePoint Business Analyst Guide. D'arce Hess is a Microsoft MVP who specializes in the creation of custom portals and experiences in SharePoint, Microsoft Teams and Microsoft 365. As a UI/UX designer and developer, she uses industry and Microsoft best practices as a base for creating solutions that simplify processes, and drive user adoption and governance from the start. She has worked with Fortune 500 companies and has become a trusted partner to her clients in the industries of healthcare, pharmaceuticals, legal, travel and tourism, and entertainment. She loves to volunteer in the community and is the leader of the Rhode Island SharePoint & Microsoft 365 User Group. Mårten Hellebro is an Office Apps and Services MVP focused on Microsoft Teams and an expert in enterprise voice. As an infrastructure, migration, and user adoption lead, Mårten has extensive experience managing numerous Teams and Skype for Business implementation projects. He regularly speaks at Microsoft conferences and other events and he organizes one of the largest Microsoft Teams conference in the Nordics "Teamsdagen". He also runs the Microsoft Teams blog msteamsswe.se, and co-hosts the Teams podcast "Teamspodden".

THE ULTIMATE USERS GUIDE TO MASTERING MICROSOFT TEAMS. LEARN THE TIPS, TRICKS, OLD AND LATEST FEATURES and TROUBLESHOOT COMMON PROBLEMS Are you a beginner, an administrator, or a corporate body looking to adopt Microsoft Teams as your new communication and collaboration tool? In this Microsoft Teams users guide, you will learn practical steps on how to set up and get your Microsoft Teams running for efficient use for you, or your organization. This guide will show you how to run successful meetings on Microsoft Teams and also help you understand how to troubleshoot the common problems you might encounter while using the app. Teams brings together people, conversations, and content along with the tools that teams need so that they can easily collaborate to achieve more. This guide is essential to helping you make the most of Microsoft Teams In this book you will also learn: -The right way to schedule a Microsoft Teams Meeting -How to Succeed with Microsoft Teams -How to troubleshoot common problems -Microsoft Teams keyboard shortcut -How to translate messages -How to organize Teams and Channels -What you need to know about the activity feed -Office 365 integration And so much more! Why are you still waiting?Scroll up, click on "Buy Now with 1-Click", and Get Your Copy Now!

A comprehensive guide to Teams for users and administrators, filled with real-world scenarios and best practices Key FeaturesUpdated with new chapters on Teams templates, the special editions of Teams, and Microsoft Viva Customize Teams for increased efficiency, collaborate with best practices, and use advanced Teams functionalities to your advantageExtend Teams through integration with Microsoft services such as PowerShell, SharePoint, Power Apps, and Power AutomateBook Description Microsoft Teams is a permanent fixture in the modern workplace, but many of its productivity-boosting features go unnoticed or unused. Hands-On Microsoft Teams shows you how to use Teams to its full potential through easy-to-follow practical tutorials. This guide to mastering Teams explores the platform in comprehensive detail and how it interacts with the rest of the Microsoft ecosystem to help you work efficiently and manage your resources. You'll get to grips with core functionality like setting up and managing teams, channels, chats, tabs, and meetings. You'll also learn to get the best out of Teams by adding custom apps, integrating with Microsoft 365, using PowerShell automation, and exploring useful settings you didn't know existed. Along the way, you'll be shown various real-world scenarios and how to implement solutions for them in Teams that will increase your productivity. Whether you're an administrator, manager, or team member, by the end of this book you'll be confident in using everything Microsoft Teams has to offer. What you will learnPerform scheduling and manage meetings, live events, and webinarsCreate and manage Microsoft Teams templates to streamline company processesDeal with permissions and security issues in managing private and public teams and channelsExtend Microsoft Teams using custom apps, Microsoft 365, and PowerShell automationBuild your own Teams app with the Developer Portal without writing any codeDeploy helpful chatbots using QnA Maker and Power Virtual AgentsExplore Teams use cases for education, frontline work, and personal lifeBring together knowledge, learning, resources, and insights with the new employee experience platform, Microsoft VivaWho this book is for This Microsoft Teams book is for users who want to get a better handle on Teams, managers looking to improve the way their teams are working, and Microsoft 365 administrators who want to implement Teams effectively.

To be a great cook, you need to know your ingredients, master some basic skills, and have recipes to guide you through the process. When it comes to using technology in the workplace, the same rules apply: Do I understand the ingredients I have and what they bring to the table (like Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, Yammer, Planner etc.)? Do I have the soft skills I need to get the most out of those ingredients (like managing my time, connecting with others, leading meetings, finding the right information, effective notetaking etc.)? Do I have a library of recipes to get started (so I don't go around in circles and can get results quickly)? Gourmet Teamwork is just for you - the manager, team leader, or frontline worker who wants to improve both their efficiency, and effectiveness at work. This book will help you feel more confident with Office 365. It will give you an understanding of what is possible with Microsoft 365 and the Power Platform; insights into skills that will help you improve your confidence; and actionable advice you can put into practice to improve the way you and your team: Creates; Communicates; Collaborates; Coordinates; and engages in your broader Community... ... all with the technology at your fingertips: Microsoft Teams, and the rest of Office 365 (SharePoint, OneDrive, Planner, Yammer, ToDo, PowerBI, PowerAutomate etc.) Don't learn everything, just the stuff that matters Whilst we don't cover every possibility across the platform, Gourmet Teamwork will give you a strong foundation for some of the most common use cases (like collaborating on documents, leading effective meetings, and automating repetitive and time consuming processes) that can apply to almost every team. Plus we will share with you some emerging examples that we know will make a positive impact for you, your team, and the broader organisation. Don't feel like you are holding your team back. Join us on our culinary inspired journey to confidence in your digital workplace!

(A new edition with enhanced coverage is now available) A complete guide on Teams filled with real-world scenarios and best practices to increase productivity and engagement Key Features Interactive approach to learn the key concepts of Teams and its implementation in modern workplace Discover tips and techniques for extending Teams to meet your business requirements Integrate Teams with various Microsoft services such as PowerShell, SharePoint, PowerApps, and Power Automate Book DescriptionMicrosoft Teams is a platform for unified communication in modern workplaces. It not only enables effective communication, but also helps you manage your resources through its integration with various Microsoft Office 365 services. This book offers a comprehensive introduction to the platform, getting you up to speed in no time. Complete with hands-on tutorials, and projects, this easy-to-follow guide will teach you how to use Teams in the best possible way. Starting with the basic concepts that will help you collaborate on Teams, this book takes you through expert techniques for creating and managing teams. A dedicated section also features industry practices to help enhance collaboration in modern workplaces. In later chapters, you’ll explore Microsoft services such as SharePoint, PowerApps, Power Automate, and learn how they interact with Microsoft Teams. You’ll also get to grips with dealing with permissions and security issues in managing private and public teams and channels. Along the way, you’ll discover practical scenarios that will help you improve the collaboration in your organization and increase productivity by using Teams features. By the end of this book, you’ll have hands-on experience of using Microsoft Teams, along with the skills you need to improve the way people collaborate in your organization.What you will learn Create teams, channels, and tabs in Microsoft Teams Explore the Teams architecture and various Office 365 components included in Teams Perform scheduling, and managing meetings and live events in Teams Configure and manage apps in Teams Design automated scripts for managing a Teams environment using PowerShell Build your own Microsoft Teams app without writing code Who this book is for This Microsoft Teams book is for power users and business professionals looking to use Teams for improving collaboration in an enterprise environment. The book will also be useful for Office 365 administrators interested in implementing Microsoft Teams effectively by learning about and exploring expert tips and best practices to ensure good governance.