Microsoft Teams

What differentiates Microsoft Teams from other similar products?

MS Teams has the best user interface when it comes to usability. Microsoft has considered enhancing the user experience and they have succeeded in it by making Teams a vest and useful app for team collaboration during the pandemic times.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The AI avatar feature which was introduced as an early access feature was good. It kind of made the team collaborations fun and engaging.

What do you dislike most about this product?

The notifications needs to be integrated within the app instead of making it pop out as a separate window which annoys me while multitasking

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I would advise to definitely consider this product if you want to bring more fun and engageent in the team.

What differentiates Microsoft Teams from other similar products?

Microsoft Teams enhances business productivity and collaboration. The vast range of integrations with both the Microsoft product ecosystem (e.g., Microsoft To-Do & Outlook) plus the additional external third-party platforms (such as PowerBi, Sociabble, and the FT to name just a few) mean users can work on a range of tasks from one place.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

One of my favourites is the ability to "rollback" a shared document to a previous version. When working with large teams, individuals can accidentally change or delete something important. With Microsoft Teams, the owner of the document can easily refresh the impacted file to go back to the previous update(s). MS Teams has also got some great video conferencing features - from dynamic backgrounds to The Sim's-like avatars. While not business-critical, they allow camera-shy members of the team to have a virtual presence - rather than just a circle with their initials which feels more impersonal.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Broadly speaking, Microsoft Teams does everything it needs to do, well. There is the occasional issues with contact status availability not updating in real-time (e.g., showing as online when they are offline) but this isn't a consistent and regular problem nor does it have much of an impact on cross-personnel productivity.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

As with any solution, it's important to scope your businessness requirements. Microsoft Teams is not cheap and the more advanced features come at a premium. Is the platform worth it? Most definitely. But, not all organisations have the financial flexibility to accommodate.

What differentiates Microsoft Teams from other similar products?

I think what differentiates MS Teams is to be able to work smoothly in every operation system

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

I like the fact that it's secure, fast and reliable.

What do you dislike most about this product?

I do not like the invite links because they're so complicated.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I'd recommend them to get used to this tool especially when they are invited to corporate calls.