I have been using Live Events in Microsoft Teams for over a year. Here are some key challenges I have encountered and some ways to reduce stress when kicking off or running events. Avoid attendee confusion when starting your event I learnt very quickly some of the possible confusion as an event starts, and how… Read More Microsoft Teams Live Events – Key Lessons Learned
Have you stopped to think about it? What do you think is actually hindering greater adoption of Microsoft 365 across your organisation? No doubt your answer will be to do with the people, or technical issues. Like with many projects, when implementing Office 365 during the early stages we would review impact across people, process… Read More Microsoft 365 Adoption Blockers
Excited about new features coming to Microsoft Teams? There was certainly a lot of hype during , and post, Microsoft Ignite. While reviewing some of the new features announced at Ignite I came across some older content with tips and some suggested features of Microsoft Teams. As I clicked through I realised that there were a… Read More Less commonly used features in Microsoft Teams
During and post Ignite we have been hit with a tsunami of updates and information. I feel like now we are settling in the flood that remains and wading through information to understand what is relevant, what we need to get quickly across and how to find that detail. When attending this conference as a… Read More Microsoft Ignite Part 2: A Change Management and Adoption Perspective
I attended Microsoft Ignite last week in 3 different roles. Firstly, what triggered me to travel to the conference, was representing neurodiversity as an autistic individual. I was asked by Microsoft to lead some table discussions each day as part of the area setup by the Humans of IT community. The second role I played… Read More Microsoft Ignite Part 1: A Neurodiverse Perspective
There is so much discussion and focus on Microsoft Teams which is no surprise with the number of organisations globally that will be not only enabling the platform, but also preparing for the move from Skype for Business. Strategies for Microsoft Teams ranges from ‘turn it all on’ to strict governance and detailed strategy. It… Read More Tips for Success with Microsoft Teams
When coaching on collaboration and some of the habits that build confusion or bleed time, one small feature I push that can have a big impact is the ‘move to’ feature in OneDrive. This feature allows people to move a document between libraries shifting the source of truth to a different area. It helps try… Read More OneDrive Move-To — a blessing and a curse
Earlier this evening I found myself in a conversation with my daughter with her questioning her abilities in her gymnastics class. It’s a bit devastating for me as she is at an age where she is starting to compare herself to the other girls. Comments like “my cartwheels aren’t as fast and high” or “I… Read More Some thoughts on defining value with Office 365
The story can go something like this: Organisation completes Exchange migration — minimal user disruption, pops ups or a few tasks like reconfiguring a device, some new Apps to try and potentially supported adoption strategy. Organisation enables Intune or MFA — people feel some pain. Brains have to be stretched to understand some new concepts however this is getting… Read More Are you tripping over in Teams?
Recently I was approached by an organisation for support to drive Office 365 adoption. In amongst the bigger picture across the services, a key target was to increase usage of Microsoft Teams. Interestingly, the customer had 83% of active users in Teams, looking like high usage, however it’s important to look under the surface with… Read More Driving Value of Microsoft Teams