Microsoft Teams

What differentiates Microsoft Teams from other similar products?

Teams is the go to software for buisness communication. The features and usablility are miles ahead of zoom and others like it. Its also extremely easy to set up communication with those who have not used the platform before.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The ability to link a phone number and make voip calls.

What do you dislike most about this product?

I have no complaints

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

This is a must have for your communication needs.

What differentiates Microsoft Teams from other similar products?

Integration with the rest of the Microsoft suite. It makes so much sense for us as a business to be able to easily link Excel and Word.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Can I have two? Instant messaging allows us the ability to have conversations that would usually clog up email trails and gives a more informal way of communicating with people at all levels of the organisation. Everyone is accessible. The second is the seemless SharePoiint integration.

What do you dislike most about this product?

There are some features (delayed send) which I think are available but locked by our organisations policy - not an issue with the product though!

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Consider what you use on a regular basis, if it’s the Microsoft suite then this is the perfect companion.

What differentiates Microsoft Teams from other similar products?

Microsoft Teams enhances business productivity and collaboration. The vast range of integrations with both the Microsoft product ecosystem (e.g., Microsoft To-Do & Outlook) plus the additional external third-party platforms (such as PowerBi, Sociabble, and the FT to name just a few) mean users can work on a range of tasks from one place.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

One of my favourites is the ability to "rollback" a shared document to a previous version. When working with large teams, individuals can accidentally change or delete something important. With Microsoft Teams, the owner of the document can easily refresh the impacted file to go back to the previous update(s). MS Teams has also got some great video conferencing features - from dynamic backgrounds to The Sim's-like avatars. While not business-critical, they allow camera-shy members of the team to have a virtual presence - rather than just a circle with their initials which feels more impersonal.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Broadly speaking, Microsoft Teams does everything it needs to do, well. There is the occasional issues with contact status availability not updating in real-time (e.g., showing as online when they are offline) but this isn't a consistent and regular problem nor does it have much of an impact on cross-personnel productivity.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

As with any solution, it's important to scope your businessness requirements. Microsoft Teams is not cheap and the more advanced features come at a premium. Is the platform worth it? Most definitely. But, not all organisations have the financial flexibility to accommodate.