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We want you to join SWOOP Analytics’ 2023 M365 & Microsoft Teams benchmarking study
We’re preparing for SWOOP Analytics’ 2023 M365 & Microsoft Teams Benchmarking analysis and we want you to join in! Even better news for you – it’s free!
You’ll be able to immediately see how your organisation compares with the rest of the world and which digital behaviours you excel at, and which need a boost. SWOOP benchmarking is free and your data remains anonymous.
3 ways “teams” are being identified in Microsoft Teams
Do you know what sort of team you’re working in on Microsoft Teams?
If you don’t know what sort of team you’re working in, you could have teams duplicated with crossed purposes and complete mayhem! By identifying how your teams are structured, you can eliminate confusion and focus your work.
What is a good balance between Channel discussions and Chat in Microsoft Teams?
What is a good balance between Channel discussions and Chat in Microsoft Teams? It’s all about synchronous AND asynchronous communication.
Dr Laurence Lock Lee explains more.
Migrating groups between Microsoft Teams “Teams” and Yammer “Communities”
If you have more than 10 people in your team on Microsoft Teams, there’s every chance your “team” should be a “community” in Yammer.
We’ll help you determine where a group should be hosted - Yammer or Teams - and how to migrate between the two.
Top 3 tips when using Microsoft Teams for IT teams
Top 3 tips from the experts when using Microsoft Teams for IT/DevOps teams:
Create house rules, plan how you’ll use Microsoft Teams
2. Commit to working out loud
3. Use DevOps tools in Teams
Why should I use Microsoft Teams?
Why should I use Microsoft Teams?
It can be used as a hub for all your day-to-day work but is this enough to convince you?
Top 3 tips for teachers using Microsoft Teams
Top tip & tricks for teachers using Microsoft Teams
Make it interactive
Start with the user experience, don’t just replicate a real-life classroom
Use asynchronous Q&A sessions for classes
Transform your collaboration with these Microsoft Teams best practices
There are huge opportunities for most companies using Teams to change their collaboration for the better. Here’s how to take advantage.
Top 3 tips to use Microsoft Teams for Frontline Workers
3 tips to use Microsoft Teams with Frontline Workers
Use threaded conversations for shift workers and handovers
Frame messages for the frontline
Trust your workers
Top 3 tips for Project Managers using Microsoft Teams
We share the top 3 tips for Project Managers using Microsoft Teams.
How to use Microsoft Teams effectively - everything you need to know
The pandemic changed work forever. Here’s how to use Microsoft Teams effectively and transform the way your teams collaborate.
How to identify where digital transformation is happening in your workplace
We think somewhere in your organisation you have teams that showcase what digital transformation is all about. Do you know who or where they are?
SWOOP Analytics will identify them for you.
Do conversations endure longer on Microsoft Teams or Yammer?
Does a conversation on Microsoft Teams have a longer or shorter life span than a conversation in Yammer?
SWOOP Analytics explains why Microsoft Yammer & Teams make the perfect partnership for collaboration
SWOOP Analytics has benchmarked hundreds of organizations using Yammer and Microsoft Teams, and millions of interactions world-wide, to know exactly what “good” looks like. By introducing the Yammer Communities app to Microsoft Teams, it allows a direct connection to the entire company from within your day-to-day team.
All the buzz on Microsoft Teams
We look to bees to see the importance of productivity when it comes to a tool like Microsoft Teams.
SWOOP Chat - What does "good" look like in Microsoft Teams?
We give you a brief overview of the findings from our world first benchmarking of Microsoft Teams, share with you worst practices in Teams, show you what a high performing team looks like and share real-life best practices from customers.
SWOOP Chat with Jessica Lipnack
Jessica Lipnack is the author of Virtual Teams, a book written in 1997 but one that describes how most people are working during the COVID-19 crisis. Jessica and SWOOP Chief Scientist Dr Laurence Lock Lee discuss how to keep teams productive while working virtually and the new challenges facing leaders around the world.