Date post: | 27-Nov-2014 |
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Mark Gillis, Senior Content Developer
Microsoft
SharePoint Saturday 2014: HOOD, 2:00 – 3:00 PM
*Collaborating in groups the new-fashioned way
*What is a group?
*People are social.
*Some say it’s our most defining characteristic.
*For example:
Demo: create a group
*What is a group?
*What is a group?
*A way to quickly self-organize, collaborate with people and content, and focus on the job at hand.
*A shared “workspace” for email, conversations, files, and events.
*Open and discoverable by default.
*Part of a new breed: a cross-suite service, like Delve and Office 365 Video.
*Available with any Office 365 SKU.
*If you don’t have it now, you’ll get it soon.
*Gartner weighs in
*Recognizes Microsoft as a leaderin social software.
*Positioned highestin abilityto execute.
*Furthest incompletenessof vision.
*This came outbefore groups!
*Create a group
*Subscribe to a group
*You prefer to use Outlook instead of OWA.
*Conversations and events are sent to your inbox.
*Stay up-to-date without constantly checking OWA.
*Also helpful when you belong to several groups.
*Select More actions , and then select Subscribe.
*Can unsubscribe from group emails.
Demo: browse and join
*Browse groups
*Join a group
Public*A public group is open to
everyone.
* If the group interests you, you can join it.
*A public group is your preferred alternative.
Private*A private group is
exclusive, only open to its members.
*Content and conversations are secure.
*Choose a private group for security and privacy
*Public vs. private
Important You cannot change a
private group to a public group or vice
versa.
Demo: navigate a group
*Navigate: views
*Quick view
*Full view
*Use Favorites
*Navigate: dynamics
*Navigate: header
More actions …
*Group vignettes
*A close-knit executive team needs to plan and schedule a big product announcement, but securely, so as not to risk an untimely disclosure.
*A large company wants to organize a softball league, set up a game schedule on a group calendar, and share common content such as team rosters, equipment inventories, and even a statistical spreadsheet.
*A real-estate outfit wants to regularly collaborate on individual real estate listings, assignments, and commissions that target an up-and-coming, urban development zone.
Demo: group conversation
*Group conversation
*Create and reply
*Forward a conversation
Demo: group calendar
*Group calendar
*Shared by all members
*Synchronizedwith personal calendar
*View side-by-side
*Share group files
*The group’s personal OneDrive for Business.
*Files automatically shared with members.
*Also, convenient access to your files.
*Group vignettes
*In a toy manufacturing company, a product planning team is chartered to come up with a new idea for night lights. They want to quickly exchange thoughts and co-author a few documents to deliver a proposal, a presentation, a budget, and a collection of discussion notes.
*A small business wants to coordinate logistics and expertise from all its employees for a customer marketing and promotion event.
*Students in a graduate-level seminar want to complete a research assignment, write a paper, and present it to faculty.
*Edit group settings
*Members, administrators
*Any member can add others to a public group.
*Only administrators can edit group settings.
*The group creator is the administrator by default.
*Any administrator can make or remove other administrators.
*A group must always have at least one administrator.
*You can’t leave a group if you are the only member. (The group can be deleted.)
*OWA for iPhone, iPad
*OWA on a tablet
*Tenant admin center
*Tenant admin tasks
*Oversee groups for the tenant.
*Doesn't need to be a group member.
*Create and delete groups.
*Edit and remove members and group admins.
*Disable groups
Set-OwaMailboxPolicy -Identity test.com\OwaMailboxPolicy-Default -GroupCreationEnabled $false
*Ways to collaborate
Groups*Self-organize without friction.
*Participate in a focused way.
*Quickly get stuff done.
E-mail*Conduct daily communication.
*Ensure timely message delivery and receipt.
*Communicate important actions or sensitive information.
Yammer *Start a broad discussion and
drive toward consensus.
*Find people, skills, and knowledge in the organization.
*Collaborate in creative ways.
Lync*Quick instant messaging and
presence.
*Meet, talk with remote attendees.
*Present, train to a wide audience.
*More information
*Find help about Groups in Office 365
*Working with multiple calendars in Outlook Web App
*Working with attachments
*Share documents or folders in Office 365
*OWA for Android now available
*Delivering the first chapter of Groups in Office 365
*Work like a network enterprise social and the future of work
*Many companies achieve amazing things by working like a network
*Office 365 Learning Center
*Office 365 Success Center
*Office 365 Deployment Center
*What’s next?
*Integrate with Yammer
*More robust group OneDrive for Business
*Rationalize distribution lists
*Compliance?
*Add external guest access ?
*Add a plugin for the Outlook client ?
*Better tenant admin and reporting?
*Support a hybrid environment?
*Add Lync integration?
*Add tasks or Project lite integration?
*Questions?