Item: Microsoft Teams
Rating: 9
Author: RIDWAN AHAMMAD

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Microsoft Teams is our go-to meeting app. Easy scheduling, collaboration, and advanced features like recording, whiteboarding, etc. make our meetings more interactive and productive. Screen sharing is one feature [that] is much more convenient than any other apps currently in the market. Large audience support is another reason we prefer Teams. Our field force size is 150 plus. The most convenient thing is it is easier for guests to add other participants and teams have an extended waiting rooms feature which is convenient for interviewing.

Pros and Cons

Better screen and content sharing support than others, especially if you want to share audio.
Multiple rooms for waiting so better for interviewing candidates
More effective for managing very large audience
Better integration with MS Office and outlook

The meeting link is confusing and most of the time audiences, press the wrong link. we have to troubleshoot this in every meeting

Most Important Features

Deep integration with other Microsoft app
Convenient to save and share meeting recording
Easy to manage teams so you can inform and manage team members
Best for interviewing as Teams have multiple waiting rooms for participants
You can easily switch between devices without the hassle

Return on Investment

Makes our communication time shorter and faster. Initiating a meeting is easy
Meetings are productive as meeting recording is instantly available for reviewing
Online interviews requires less time and effort

Alternatives Considered

Google Hangouts Meet and Telegram

I always found Microsoft Teams more productivity-oriented than others. Google Meet gave me a lot of trouble if I use multiple audio sources. Switching audio is a nightmare in Meet. Telegram also rolled out screen sharing, which is good for a casual meeting, but still lacks a lot of features

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?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy Microsoft Teams again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Microsoft Planner, Trello, OBS Studio

Likelihood to Recommend

Microsoft Teams is amazing when you want to have an internal meeting not so much when you are trying to add outside people. The links are not easy to execute. On the other hand, for internal teams you can manage different teams, integrate with outlook calendar, and email other participants seamlessly. It's also easy to save and share the recording. If you want to share audio no other meeting app does it better.

Best meeting app for any organization that values productivity

Overall Satisfaction with Microsoft Teams