Hands-On Microsoft Teams: A practical guide to enhancing enterprise collaboration with Microsoft Teams and Microsoft 365, 2nd Edition

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Harness the power of Teams to improve enterprise productivity and engagement

Key FeaturesUpdated with new chapters on Teams templates, the special editions of Teams, and Microsoft VivaCustomize Teams for increased efficiency, collaborate with best practices, and use advanced Teams functionalities to your advantageExtend Teams through integration with Microsoft services such as PowerShell, SharePoint, Power Apps, and Power AutomateBook Description

Microsoft Teams is your entry point to communication and collaboration in the modern workplace. In Hands-On Microsoft Teams, experienced Microsoft 365 certified professional João Ferreira shows you how to use Microsoft Teams to its full potential through practical tutorials.

This guide to mastering Teams explores the platform in comprehensive detail and how it interacts with the rest of the Microsoft ecosystem to help you work efficiently and manage your resources. You’ll get to grips with core functionality like setting up and managing teams, channels, chats, tabs, and meetings.

You’ll also learn to get the best out of Teams by adding custom apps, integrating with Microsoft 365, using PowerShell automation, and exploring useful settings you didn’t know existed. Along the way, you’ll be shown various real-world scenarios and how to implement solutions for them in Teams that will increase your productivity.

Whether you’re an administrator, manager, or team member, by the end of this book you’ll be confident in using everything Microsoft Teams has to offer.

What you will learnPerform scheduling and manage meetings, live events, and webinarsCreate and manage Microsoft Teams templates to streamline company processesDeal with permissions and security issues in managing private and public teams and channelsExtend Microsoft Teams using custom apps, Microsoft 365, and PowerShell automationBuild your own Teams app with The Developer Portal without writing any codeDeploy helpful chatbots using QnA Maker and Power Virtual AgentsExplore Teams use cases for education, frontline work, and personal lifeBring together knowledge, learning, resources, and insights with the new employee experience platform, Microsoft VivaWho this book is for

This Microsoft Teams book is for business professionals looking to use Teams for improving collaboration in an enterprise environment. The book will also be useful for Microsoft 365 administrators interested in implementing Microsoft Teams effectively.

Table of ContentsMicrosoft Teams BasicsMicrosoft Teams’ Core FeaturesHow to Use Microsoft Teams – Chats and ConversationHow to Use Microsoft Teams-Meetings, Webinars, and Live EventsPrivate vs Public vs Shared: Teams and ChannelsTeams TemplatesEmployee Experience in Microsoft Teams using Microsoft VivaOther Teams Use CasesExtending Microsoft Teams Using AppsExtending Microsoft Teams Using Custom Apps and Microsoft 365Building Your Own App for Microsoft Teams Using the Developer PortalBuilding Your Own Bot for Microsoft TeamsMicrosoft Teams PowerShell – A tool for Automation

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What’s new in this second edition?

I’ve added a brand-new chapter dedicated to Microsoft Teams templates, a new feature that helps with governance while also speeding up the creation of new teams, ensuring consistency across them.

The channels chapter now includes an overview of shared channels, which allow users from different organizations to collaborate without the need to switch to another tenant.

As Microsoft Teams is a global platform that can be used by anyone in any industry, independent of your working conditions, it has dedicated versions and hardware that allow frontline workers, teachers, and students to achieve more on the platform. Therefore, we have also added a chapter dedicated to industry-specific features and devices that are now available for Microsoft Teams.

Lastly, we also cover the new employee experience solution from Microsoft, Microsoft Viva, where you’ll find an overview of the four main pillars of Microsoft Viva available directly in Microsoft Teams.

What are the future advancements that you anticipate in Microsoft Teams?

Teams will become a more robust platform. It is already used by more than 200 million people worldwide and, as more and more features are added to it, it will naturally start replacing most of the applications used to accomplish day-to-day tasks at work. Eventually, Teams will be perceived more as an operating system rather than just a replacement for Skype.

With this in mind, we made sure that this book covers all the core features of Microsoft Teams and teaches you how to configure and extend the platform to achieve specific business goals. Unlike typical user guides that are focused on the end user, Hands-On Microsoft Teams covers the administration part for each feature explained in the book, making it a valuable tool for both new and existing Teams users and administrators.

What’s your favorite part of the book and why?

My favorite parts of the book are the chapters that help all users (with or without technical knowledge) to extend the Teams platform, empowering them to build custom apps for specific business needs without needing to use developer resources. The book covers most of the development methods available for Microsoft Teams, and everyone will be able to create new applications to replace manual processes or share information more seamlessly without writing code.

Readers will explore real-world scenarios from many different industries, explained with the help of step-by-step guides, and understand how to transform Microsoft Teams from the moment they start using it.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Packt Publishing
Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 15, 2021
Edition ‏ : ‎ 2nd ed.
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 532 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1801075271
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1801075275
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.99 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 1.2 x 9.25 inches
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