Working Sm@rt with Microsoft Teams

This course has been superseded

We suggest the following instead:
Microsoft Teams for Business Users

Course Description

This workshop has been developed to empower you to take control of your work with MS Teams. It will teach you how to change behaviors and optimize the use of technology to take control of your time, productivity, collaboration and work results. Whether you’re a department, loosely-knit work group or existing team, this workshop will take you through an important set of processes and tools to develop essential team skills.
1 Day
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Who should attend

Workgroups and teams who work in a Microsoft Teams environment.

Format

1-day instructor-led session using Teams or two 4-hour web-based virtual classroom sessions
One to one Coaching session to reinforce learning

This course will help you

Understand the key role of WorkingSm@rt to enhance team performance
Learn the roles required for effective teamwork
Assess your current tendencies as a Team player
Set up Microsoft Teams and establish rules of engagement
Understand how to manage both operational and project tasks
Maximize the ability to effectively collaborate across and within teams

Unit 1: The 21st Century Workplace

This unit will introduce you to workload management in the 21st Century and assess the current level of effectiveness of your team culture (Esprit de Corps).

Unit 2: WorkingSm@rt in Teams

During this unit we will discuss the current performance of your team, be introduced to the characteristics of high performing teams and assess the results of the TeamPlayer Questionnaire.

Unit 3: Setting yourself up to Work Sm@rt:

You will gain a deeper understanding of what is available in Microsoft Teams and set up the main components to enable you to work smart with enhanced focus.

Unit 4: Creating Teams

You will discuss the functional requirements when using Microsoft Teams and learn how to set up and join teams and understand the available options.

Unit 5: Effective Team Communication

This unit will explore the impacts of current communications and learn how to communicate using the chat features available and learn how to run effective meetings.

Unit 6: Maximizing Collaboration

Understand the best practices for task and activity management and maximize the results by using the productivity formula. Learn to delegate to team members and use Planner to track the progress of the work.
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