Best Practices for Organizing and Managing Teams

Creating a Team or Channel in Teams is an easy process. Knowing how to organize your Team or Channel structure is a little harder and requires thoughtful planning. There is no one way that works for every organization. Here is a collection of information on different techniques and advice on Team structures. Find what works for your team.

Overview of teams and channels in Microsoft Teams

Before choosing the Team structure understanding the differences between a Team versus a Channel is crucial. A Team is a collection of people, content, and tools. A Channel is a dedicated section within a Team. So for example we could look at your department as a Team and within that Team you could have a Channel dedicated to your latest project. 

Teams and Channels Overview

Best Practices for Organizing Teams

Again there is no "one fit for everyone" process for organizing teams. There are many different variables involved that are specific to the way you and your organization work. Microsoft has offered some general best practice approaches to help with the decision making processes.

Organizing Your Teams

Organizing Teams Examples

Sometimes it is best to get advice from those that have actually created multiple team structures. Learning from their process can help streamline yours and avoid pitfalls they have already made.

Microsoft Community Advice on Teams Organization

RedRiver Teams Best Practices and Tips

Best Practices for Setting Up Channels

Training

Lynda.com offers a training session of only 1 hour on Tips, Tricks and Best Practices with Teams. Learn about using Teams as your work hub in Office 365, hiding channels, communicating within Teams, and application integration.

Microsoft Teams Tips and Tricks