Dynamism in business is never a bad thing. All organisations should be built to handle the change that comes with growth, from increased use of contractors, to larger departments, to a more flexible and mobile workforce. But it can be difficult to ensure that that transparency, co-operation and collaboration don’t suffer as a result. That’s where Microsoft Teams comes in. Teams is a all-in-one Unified Communications solution for all calls, video conferencing, meetings, document storage and collaboration.

What are the benefits of Microsoft Teams?

1.      Boost your productivity by enhancing your communication

Flawless communication is at the heart of a productive team. Teams helps provide this with an all-in-one collaborative interface that gives access to:

• All conversations
• All chats
• Online meetings
• Tasks
• Calls within your Teams network, and externally with direct routing

You can even make calls outside of your Teams network quickly and easily using a Microsoft Teams Direct Routing service. As a Direct Connect partner, we can configure Microsoft Teams with your phone system through SIP trunking. This means that you can to allow you to take and receive both internal and external calls from this all-in-one communications hub without needing a Microsoft phone system.

2.      Crystal clear transparency throughout your organisation

Particularly for larger organisations, making sure that everyone is in the loop can feel like a logistical impossibility. Teams grants you increased transparency across the board, so that nobody need feel that they don’t have oversight of a project. Communication throughout your organisation is easier, since all it takes is @-ing the relevant person in the right channel. By holding meetings within a channel, you increase transparency since everyone in the relevant channel can ‘pop in’.

3.      Enjoy a seamless move to a digital workplace

Moving to the cloud is becoming an unstoppable trend for business communications, and it’s easy to see why. Microsoft Teams is a fully cloud-based solution, so it allows for a clean and seamless move to a completely digital workspace. It allows for a more dynamic, mobile workforce, since your chats, online meetings and tasks can be accessed via any device. Another benefit of having a cloud-based workspace is being able to benefit from the data processing, analytical and reporting capabilities of AI. This allows you to make better business decisions across the board. You can also integrate a wide range of third-party apps, making Microsoft Teams fully customisable.

4.      Allow new team members to hit the ground running

As a result of increased communication and transparency at all levels, new team members will find it easier to get up to speed. The mobile accessibility of all the features on teams really comes into its own when you are hiring people from all over the country, or even overseas. Wherever in the world your new people are, they can quickly get engaged in teamwork. If you work in a multilingual environment, you can even benefit from automated translations of conversations. Find out more about Microsoft Teams or get in touch for advice on improving your business communications.