Microsoft Teams has established itself as one of the most popular communication and collaboration tools available today. Since its inception, over 330,000 firms worldwide have adopted Teams, making it the fastest-growing application in Microsoft’s history (source: Microsoft.com).
If your enterprise has yet to integrate Teams, here are some compelling reasons to do so:
Firstly, Teams can serve as a versatile chat platform. Although Teams is primarily renowned as a video conferencing tool, it can also function as a chat platform for communicating with colleagues. Teams enables you to share files, images, and documents with your team members and even schedule meetings or calls directly from the chat window. Given Teams’ full integration with all Microsoft applications, such as Word, Excel, and OneNote, you can open any document within a single app, simplifying collaboration with your team.
Secondly, Teams facilitates the organization of meeting details in one central location. When it comes to meetings, important details, such as agendas, questions, and other relevant information, are often scattered across various emails, calls, or even past video conference calls. With Microsoft Teams, you can store all the details and files related to the meeting in one place. You can also learn more about the participants before the meeting and gain insights into their roles, which can help you prepare more effectively.
Thirdly, Teams can significantly reduce the number of emails you send and receive. Since most daily communications between colleagues can be accomplished through Teams, this can save time and enable you to focus on more critical tasks. Furthermore, Teams allows you to have a clearer overview of conversations and topics, leading to less confusion and miscommunication.
Finally, Teams enables next-level collaboration. With Teams, you can create a document, instantly share it with your colleagues, and begin collaborating in real-time. This means you can work on a document with multiple individuals simultaneously, monitor the changes being made, and have all the versions saved in one place. This leads to more efficient and productive collaboration among team members.
If you are interested in learning more about how Microsoft Teams can improve your business’s communication and collaboration, please contact Touch Blue at info@touchblue.co.uk / 0345 812 3800.