Author: Ivor Davies

Passionate Office 365 / SharePoint / Microsoft Teams consultant.  Ivor assists clients in developing and growing their investment in Office 365, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Project. Improve governance, increase adoption, enhance user training & develop competency. Secret level security clearance.   LinkedIn has identified Ivor as one of the top consistently viewed LinkedIn profiles with over 10,000 LinkedIn contacts. Classified as a SharePoint "Specialist", Ivor is a recognized speaker on the SharePoint circuit. His past engagements include the Toronto SharePoint Summit, SharePoint Saturday Toronto and SharePoint Saturday Ottawa. Ivor has exceptional presentation skills with the ability to communicate effectively coupled with the ability to engage his audience during his training sessions. Ivor can be reached at: Ivor.Davies@ivordaviesitconsulting.onmicrosoft.com

Microsoft Teams – The hub for information in Office 365

Microsoft Teams – The hub for information in Office 365

Download the Presentation Slides Project Management Institute (PMI)® Professional Development Units (PDUs):This Webinar is eligible for 0.75 PMI® PDUs in the Technical category of the Talent Triangle. Event Description: Microsoft Teams is the hub for teamwork within Office 365. Microsoft Teams solves for the collaboration and communication needs of a diverse workforce. Since the initial preview we have extended the capabilities to include chat, voice and video. Since the preview moment, Microsoft Teams has evolved into a complete meetings experience that now includes chat, voice and video. Microsoft Teams will modernize your meetings experience. Before a meeting team members can review conversations, during a meeting teams can share content and hold the meeting using a diverse array of communication mediums including audio conferencing and video. After a meeting team members can review history, access recordings and much more. Microsoft Teams supports private and group meeting capabilities, scheduling capabilities and free/busy calendar availability for team members. The Office apps and services that people use every day – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, SharePoint, the new Planner task management app, Stream video portal, even Power BI – are all built-in, so people have the information and tools they need right within the context of Microsoft Teams. Presenter Info: Ivor Davies -Passionate Office 365 / SharePoint / Microsoft Teams consultant.  Ivor assists clients in developing and growing their investment in Office 365, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Project. Improve governance, increase adoption, enhance user training & develop competency. Secret level security clearance. LinkedIn has identified Ivor as one of the top consistently viewed LinkedIn profiles with over 10,000 LinkedIn contacts. Classified as a SharePoint “Specialist”, Ivor is a recognized speaker on the SharePoint circuit. His past engagements include the Toronto SharePoint Summit, SharePoint Saturday Toronto and SharePoint Saturday Ottawa. Ivor has exceptional presentation skills with the ability to communicate effectively coupled with the ability to engage his audience during his training sessions.   Have you watched this webinar recording? Tell MPUG viewers what you think! [WPCR_INSERT]

Identify and Use the Hub for Information in Office 365

Identify and Use the Hub for Information in Office 365

It Takes a Village to Turn Ideas into Realities When you have a place to create and make decisions as a team, there’s no limit to what you can achieve. Microsoft Teams is the hub for teamwork within Office 365. It solves the collaboration and communication needs of a diverse workforce. Since the initial preview, we have seen the capabilities of chat, voice, and video. Microsoft Teams has evolved into a complete meetings experience where you can chat, meet, share files, and work with business apps.   Four Things You’ll Love about Microsoft Teams I’d like to mention four things I know you’ll love about Microsoft Teams, and invite you to learn more about using Teams at my upcoming webinar. 1. The ability to communicate more effectively Get your team on the same page with group chat, online meetings, calling, and web conferencing. 2. Work better together Collaborate on files with built-in Office 365 apps like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and SharePoint. 3. Customize your workspace Add your favorite Microsoft apps and third-party services to the Teams interface to keep projects and business moving forward. 4. Keep your team secure Get end-to-end security, administrative control, and compliance—all powered by Office 365.   For more information, be sure to watch my on-demand webinar Microsoft Teams – The hub for information in Office 365. The webinar is eligible for 0.75 PMI® PDU in the Technical category of the Talent Triangle.  

Webinar: SharePoint Team Sites Overview – A high level introduction into Team Sites

Project Management Institute (PMI)® Professional Development Units (PDUs): This Webinar is eligible for 1 PMI® PDU in the Strategic and Business Management talent triangle category. If you are claiming this session, you must submit it to your MPUG Webinar History after it has been completed in its entirety. Event Description: SharePoint Team Sites are an integral part of Microsoft’s Enterprise Project Management (EPM) Solution. Learn what Team Sites are, what are SharePoint Lists and what are Document Libraries. This is a high level overview into SharePoint Team Sites and it’s core components of Lists & Libraries. Learning Objectives: What are SharePoint Team Sites? What are SharePoint Lists and how best your project team can use them? What are Document Libraries in SharePoint and how can they work for you and your project team? Presenter: Ivor Davies Accomplished SharePoint professional specializing in SharePoint Admin / Training / Configuration & Process Automation LinkedIn has identified Ivor as one of the top consistently viewed LinkedIn profiles with over 5,200 LinkedIn contacts and over 1,000 skill endorsements Classified as a SharePoint “Specialist”, Ivor is a recognized speaker on the SharePoint circuit. His past engagements include the Toronto SharePoint Summit, SharePoint Saturday Toronto and SharePoint Saturday Ottawa. Ivor has exceptional presentation skills with the ability to communicate effectively coupled with the ability to engage his audience during his training sessions. Ivor can be reached at: davies_ivor@hotmail.com Have you watched this webinar recording? Tell MPUG viewers what you think! [WPCR_INSERT]