If a SharePoint intranet is currently part of your digital workplace, or if you’re looking to implement one in your organisation, it’s important that you consider how Microsoft applications such as Teams, Power BI and Power Apps factor in. These applications can not only bring exciting new functionality to your intranet, but can drive a[…]
Microsoft Teams made quite a splash in 2020 as many organisations turn to remote and hybrid work. According to Microsoft the planet is now clocking 30 billion “daily collaboration minutes (DCM)” in Teams per day[1]. Teams is the hub for teamwork. It allows for collaboration, chat and document sharing: a lot of the things we[…]
So your organisation is using Microsoft Teams? Or maybe you’re in the process of transitioning to this market leading workplace application. It’s all smooth sailing ahead, right? Teams has grown from 45 million to 70 million daily active users in a 6 month period since COVID-19, and will only get bigger. Teams is all about[…]
While many of us are still working remotely, we are reliant on our technology for access, communication and generally getting stuff done. Two stars have emerged from the Microsoft stable in these disconnected times: Teams, the collaboration hub and SharePoint, the co-authoring powerhouse. Sure you can probably start a meeting in Teams and instant message[…]
Most of us have got the hang of Teams meetings and settled in to the “new normal” of working from home. However remote working studies consistently highlight isolation as a significant issue. The valuable organisational culture you’ve been diligently working to develop can begin to erode without conscious effort. While we can’t go and grab[…]
If your organisation is already using Microsoft Teams, then you would understand why this application has fast become the leading chat-based workspace. Teams offers a huge range of features designed to improve communication and collaboration. However, the sheer breadth of capabilities can often leave users feeling overwhelmed and unsure of how to best leverage Teams[…]
Not so long ago, the idea of moving everything to the cloud was met with great skepticism. CIOs liked their data where they could see it – on their servers. But times have changed quickly, and it’s not ‘if’ but ‘when’. Microsoft Office 365 has simultaneously taken the lion’s share of the enterprise software market[…]
Once again, ShareThePoint put on a brilliant Digital Workplace Conference full of ideas, discussion, industry developments, how-tos and secret expert hacks. And LOTS of carb-laden snacks and coffee. Here are our notes from some of the fantastic sessions we attended. Make an impact with Mark Rhodes When speaking to more than one person, try these[…]
Last year, we published 30 Office 365 tips and they were so popular, we have hunted down 30 more. From Teams to OneNote to Excel and the ever popular PowerPoint, these tips will make your daily worklife happier and more productive. 1. If your desk is starting to resemble a pinata, put DOWN the Post-It[…]
Abraham Lincoln is quoted as having said, “If I had five minutes to chop down a tree, I’d spend the first three sharpening my axe.” It turns out this quote originated many years after the death of Lincoln, but I believe the sentiment is valid. Many SharePoint projects that WebVine run are not the first[…]
Second only to firing an employee, managers rate formal performance reviews as the task they dislike the most. It often feels forced and awkward, delivering criticism in a constructive way is extremely difficult, and the formal appraisal process takes up huge amounts of time particularly for those with multiple direct reports. We’re not even sure[…]
If you are working with Office 365, you already know that it’s a complex and powerful set of business tools. It’s hard enough to work out whether you are supposed to be using OneNote, Delve, Yammer, Teams, Groups, SharePoint or Planner, let alone keep up to date with tricky features and sneaky shortcuts that make[…]
There are around 600,000 not-for-profit organisations (NFPs) in Australia, employing over a million people and involving 4.6 million volunteers[1]. Like the corporate world, not for profit organisations have challenges around resourcing, governance and IT systems, but the NFP sector is also more likely to experiences employee management issues such as high staff turnover and problems[…]
