Solution Briefings

Office 365 keeps track of what’s going with documents, calendars, email messages and the rest of Office, and performs sophisticated mappings and visualizations that every manager can use to stay on top of what your team is doing – without having to bother them with requests for status updates and progress reports. When you do need to reach out, you’ll already know the context and be able to zero in on a productive conversation. Who collaborates with who? How many hours each week are spent in meetings? Is email a giant time sink? Are people getting interrupted constantly when they’re trying to focus? Attend this seminar see how to take advantage of the wealth of information available to you.

Both Outlook and SharePoint have had a task list feature forever. They work well and consequently it’s easy to miss the fact that Office 365 has several other options that might work even better for different needs. Attend this seminar to see how Tasks, To Do and Planner might be a better alternative to whatever your currently using for time and task management.

What’s your organization’s “Secure Score”? Never heard of it? Attend this session to learn how to leverage the many security-related features of the Office 365 Security and Compliance Center. It’s easy to use and absolutely packed with insights into your organization’s security footing. It only takes a few clicks of the mouse to improve your score and get on the road to more security. Attend this seminar to get up to speed, quickly, on the features you really need to know about.

Multiple people can safely and securely modify the same document at the same time. It’s easy to do and Office 365 offers numerous features for keeping track of what you might think would be chaos – but it really works and makes your day much more productive. No more emailing files back and forth, copy and pasting suggested changes from email messages or comparing versions. Attend this seminar to see it in action and learn how start using this amazing feature.

With Microsoft Forms, you can create surveys, quizzes and polls, invite others to respond using almost any web browser or mobile device, see real-time results as they’re submitted, use built-in analytics to evaluate responses, and export results to Excel for additional analysis or grading. Attend this seminar to see how you can get started in just minutes.

How often do you visit the Office 365 Admin Portal? Rarely? Possibly never? This seminar is for you! Even busy, non-technical managers should be checking the Admin Portal on a regular basis. You are the first line of defense for catching security problems before they get out of control and making sure your team is using the products and services you’ve purchased for them. Attend this seminar to learn what you can accomplish in a matter of minutes with the Admin Portal.

Sending files as email attachments is possibly the worst way to communicate. You lose control of the file and if collaboration is expected, you end up with multiple copies. Attend this seminar to see how Office 365 file sharing works, and the terrific level of control you have over who has access and for how long.

Nearly every Office 365 subscription includes Teams, but in our experience the product is often either not used at all or it has become a giant mess that nobody understands. That’s a shame because done right, Teams makes collaboration so much easier and more efficient. You’ll send and receive far fewer emails and wasted attempts at locating co-workers. Managers will find it easier to stay on top of what’s going on with projects and processes. All it takes is a little advance planning and an understanding of how Teams can help. Attend this seminar to see it in action and discuss how to apply product features to your organization.

Office 365 offers numerous places to save, share and collaborate on documents. Savvy people use all three because each has unique characteristics that cover different scenarios. Once you understand file storage in Office 365, you’ll see that it is superior to your local drive as well as local network file shares. Files in Office 365 can be more secure and better able to handle compliance requirements because the storage system is specifically designed that way. Attend this seminar to learn about your options and when to use them.

Are you totally on top of your inbox and feeling confident about managing messages? Feeling efficient and productive whenever you’re dealing with email? Considering the importance of email in modern offices, you should be! Attend this seminar to learn the top tricks and tips that make Outlook your ally in taming your inbox.