Microsoft Teams may be the vaccine your business needs to survive in the future
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the workplace forever, and the impact may be more significant and potentially more detrimental than you might think. Your business systems could suffer the most significant impact, and like the COVID-19 virus, you may not see it coming. Microsoft has been in high gear trying to meet the technology demands escalated by the pandemic. One result is an improved Microsoft Teams user interface destined to become the new way business will function in the future. MS Teams has been architected to be a communications hub that can pull all your Office 365 services together in one place. Many organizations might be using MS Teams to support meetings with a virtual workforce; however, they may not understand its full strength or risks. MS Teams is more than a chat and video meeting tool. It connects your files and documents stored in MS SharePoint and offers access to a host of other types of applications. Users have the option to work on these documents and applications without leaving the Teams environment. With Microsoft applications like Power Apps, Power Automate, and Power Bi, you can create a work environment in Teams specific to your staff’s needs. Users can create custom applications providing real-time access to their data stored in locations like Excel Spreadsheets, SharePoint Lists, SQL, and many other data sources. The Power Automate simplistic user interface allows every user to set up workflows to automate repetitive tasks and autogenerate timely communication. Power Bi can bring a real-time interactive graphic display of your business intelligence data to improve your reporting systems performance. There are also Improved email integrations connecting Teams and chats that could make traditional email the next snail mail.
Keep in mind the new generation of your workforce grew up communicating on platforms like Twitter, Facebook, and texting, not writing an email. Microsoft is providing companies a way to bridge this generational technology gap. Leveraging these tools across your devices can provide your workforce what they need to stay competitive in the future. It is essential to proactively think about how to best structure MS Teams set up for your organization. If you want to learn more about best practices to maximize MS Teams adoption into your organization, please contact us at KlineKraft.com. We would be happy to talk with you.
