A few months ago, Microsoft left a lot of Skype for Business users biting their nails after the announcement that Skype for Business would soon be absorbed by Microsoft Teams - the company's flagship solution for collaboration. Now, as time has passed, and the company has released more information about what its customers can expect from the transition, the anxiety around the move to Teams is starting to wane.
Of course, just like any transformative event in the UC world, it's important to make sure that you're properly prepared if you want to make the most out of the Teams experience. With that in mind, here are a few quick tips you can follow to improve your chances of a successful migration to the new solution for Microsoft Collaboration.
Before You Switch to Microsoft Teams
Importantly, before you start your migration to Microsoft Teams, there are a few questions you'll need to ask yourself. For instance, the most obvious issue you'll need to address is whether "Teams" is included as part of your license. You'll also need to double-check the technical requirements for dependent services like SharePoint and Exchange.
Once you know you've got the right foundations in place to support Microsoft Teams, you can start your path towards a successful implementation.
Step 1: Bring Your "Teams" Together
As anyone with experience rolling a new technology out into a company will know, it's important to have buy-in from the right people. Start by assembling a group of people from your user, IT, and business communities to act as a decision-making group for your deployment. This group of people will help you to dictate where Teams needs to be deployed to deliver the most value and productivity for your brand.
Step 2: Know Your Use Cases
A great collaboration strategy isn't just about adding new technology to your community wherever it will fit. Instead, you should be searching for relevant spaces in your communication ecosystem that will benefit from collaboration tools and asking them what they need to facilitate adoption. Often, the most successful Teams deployments will revolve around the agile organisations in your business that work closely together on a regular basis - such as product development groups, financial groups, and marketing teams.
