Item: Microsoft Teams
Rating: 7
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Microsoft Teams were used in the enterprise to communicate between teams and address daily tasks. Since the outbreak of the pandemic and the introduction of the work-from-home model, teams have become increasingly important in carrying out the everyday office routine. Regular status calls, social gatherings, information sharing sessions, trainee preparation, and so on.

Pros and Cons

Organizing the live sessions
Scheduling the Recurring calls for required time window
Project wise Teams channels creation
OneDrive support to store the files shared across the platform
Multiple Devices support during call

Accumulation of Groups
The mobile data consumed by the app during the call is high
Virtual Machine Teams application is not stable

Most Important Features

Recurrence Call Scheduling Feature
Channel Based Live Sessions
Multiple Devices support during the call.

Return on Investment

Effective usage of contacts that are synced with outlook
It can be structured according to organization requirements
The VM version is not stable as desktop
The effective storage and routing of files between teams

Alternatives Considered

Cisco Jabber

Cisco Jabber is not as adaptable as the Microsoft Teams. The teams that are created in jabber are automatically removed when the application is restarted, but the groups that are created in teams are available for the duration of the application. When compared to teams, Jabber's screen sharing feature is sluggish. With jabber, the call option is not open. Jabber does not support the definition of networks.

Key Insights

Do you think Microsoft Teams delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Microsoft Teams's feature set?

Yes

Did Microsoft Teams live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Microsoft Teams go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Microsoft Teams again?

Yes

Likelihood to Recommend

Let's take a look. The Manager wishes to share the entire quarter's progress on all projects, which can be accomplished easily by arranging a single live session and walking through the information. Recurrence calls may be scheduled for a specific time period. HR departments use the teams for job interviews as well. The aspect that is less fitting is that the groups that are formed when a meeting is scheduled are discarded after the meet. The screen share option in virtual desktop teams application is not stable.

Quite Impressed with the Features but everything has its own Pro's and Con's

Overall Satisfaction with Microsoft Teams