Collaboration is regarded as a working practice whereby people work together to a common purpose to achieve a desired business benefit.
Collaboration enables individuals to work together to achieve a defined and common business purpose. Generally, it exists in two forms:
Synchronous, where everyone interacts in real time, as in online meetings, through instant messaging, or via Skype, and
Asynchronous, where the interaction can be time-shifted, as when uploading documents or annotations to shared workspaces, or making contributions to a wiki.
Therefore, this category is full of advice and the best technology to use for ‘collab’ projects. Check out some of the Step by Step blogs or learn with our eBooks, How To videos and Webinars.
Versioning issues and inaccessibility are two of the biggest roadblocks to making your documentation useful. Setting up a single source of truth can help you to avoid the confusion that comes from having multiple versions of the same document living in multiple locations. And it ensures that all team members have easy access to the… READ MORE
Grow and enhance your skills with the European SharePoint, Office 365 & Azure Community. Joining the ESPC Community, gives you access to the online resource centre at sharepointeurope.com, providing the best, free content on SharePoint, Azure and Office 365. Topics covered include Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, SharePoint Framework, Office 365 Groups, OneDrive, PowerApps & Flow, Security,… READ MORE
Check out Jeff Teper’s ESPC18 Keynote – Content Collaboration in the Modern Workplace below: Keynote Description: Join Jeff Teper, Corporate Vice President, Microsoft, for SharePoint, OneDrive and Office and explore the latest innovations and road map for Microsoft 365. Learn how to make the most of powerful new capabilities across Microsoft 365 experiences to empower teamwork and… READ MORE
As we move to 2019 we asked some ESPC18 speakers for their top 5 tips, tricks and predictions for the year ahead. 5 top tips for using tools such as Microsoft Project and Office 365 Planner. – Ben Howard, MVP, Applepark Ltd., UK Have realistic expectations for your toolset Be realistic with what your toolset can do… READ MORE
Faced with the challenge of migrating millions of employee files for more than 12,000 employees to Microsoft OneDrive, global software company Autodesk took a strategic approach to manage the process. After articulating its vision for a new ecosystem, the project team devised a plan to manage expectations, understand employees’ day-to-day needs, and execute effective change… READ MORE
Many organizations have long been enjoying the productivity benefits that communication & collaboration software offer: it’s easier to communicate with your colleagues both in the office and remotely, share resources and files, and set up meetings. Communication tools also help employees stay connected, allowing them to juggle multiple projects and still remain highly productive. A… READ MORE
With all the hustle and bustle of the workplace, it can be hard to find exactly what you’re looking for or know who to ask. Defining who is working on what and how they’re involved in the project isn’t always a simple task. Although SharePoint has made managing and sharing content easier, it still isn’t… READ MORE
Whenever people start using new technology at work, they are not just simply confronted with a new tool, but foremost with a new way of working. Rather then just telling people about functionality (what does the app do?) we focus on how Office 365 apps are used for a specific productivity scenario. A work scenario describes what apps… READ MORE
Motivating employees to change behaviour Resistance to change is what you’ll get without a proper change strategy for your collaboration platform. Collaboration software implementations traditionally were an IT project. And IT people tend to be more ‘what’ people. Tools is what they do, and what they like. They get excited about functionalities and features. But unlike… READ MORE
AIIM eBook: ”Don’t Just Analyse: Implement Change.” Learn how businesses have come to realise the importance of identifying and analysing their business processes, in order to realise the benefits that improvement and automation bring. By recognising this, many businesses have begun moving toward Office 365 in an effort to motivate and support cross-departmental interaction and collaborative decision making processes. As a… READ MORE
