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The way organisations collaborate has changed, and it’s never going back. Video-conferencing tools are the name of the game now, and organisations that want to be successful in this environment have to be able to leverage those tools to their maximum extent.
But that’s a lot easier said than done. In fact, our latest Microsoft Teams Benchmarking Report found almost all teams — 97%, to be exact — were under-utilising the digital teaming features in Teams, meaning most organisations have tremendous opportunity for growth.
SWOOP Analytics®’ eBook, “The definitive guide to maximising collaboration with Microsoft Teams,” points you to the features you should be using more.
Here are some of the highlights:
Everyone uses communications features like chat, calls and meetings. Not so with teaming functions like channels, file-sharing and notes. Teams can use the channel functions in Teams to better organise and focus conversations.
Virtual work doesn’t work without video-conferencing. But most platforms haven’t moved past basic conferencing features, leaving employees with a sense of video fatigue. Teams offers video callers the Together mode feature to give them the look and feel of a real conversation — adding some life to those everyday video chats.
Teams users can easily get overwhelmed by the dozens (if not hundreds) of messages flying back and forth every day. Organisations should encourage greater use of the @mention feature to better target individuals within channels and help cut down digital fatigue.
Cybersecurity threats are on the rise, especially for organisations that have made the switch to hybrid or fully remote work environments. Teams takes security seriously. Governance controls enable system administrators to enforce internal compliance while protecting private data at the same time.
An organisation is only as good as its leadership. Teams has a series of features specifically designed for the collaborative leader, making it easier for them to hold one-to-one meetings, offer praise to high-performing team members, and keep better track of tasks and workflows.
Our Microsoft Teams Benchmarking Report revealed the emergence of the self-directed team — that is, smaller teams that are more intense and require less external oversight. Utilising the above features on Teams helps give your teams greater self-direction — making them better equipped for success in the virtual workplace.
Most organisations using Teams are ready to make the leap from standard communications functions to the more advanced teaming features. That’s where SWOOP comes in.
Our team of experts provides organisations with deep data insights about how they’re using Teams, helping them make better and smarter decisions about their communication tools so they can achieve their collaboration potential.
Contact our team today to get started, and don’t forget to download the eBook!