The 24-hr Collab365 Global Conference has come to an end. This event is so well done (kudos to Mark Jones & co.), and was the second year I have been able to attend. I live-tweeted the sessions I attended for the majority of the conference and have shared some highlights below. Also, every session is recorded and will be made available here:
Highlights below include:
- Adoption & Champions
- Roadmap, Releases & Rollout
- Cognitive Search & Ease of Use
- Analytics
Read my summary of the sessions I attended on Collab365’s site. You can also view tweets from all attendees and speakers tagged #Collab365 here.
Adoption & Champions
A large focus on user adoption at #Collab365 this year, it seems. Must be important! pic.twitter.com/QFNrpU0CCg
— Nate Chamberlain (@chambernate) November 2, 2017
“What is it going to solve? How is it going to benefit us? How much time is going to save?” Answer WHY. #Collab365 @matthewjbailey1 pic.twitter.com/iFSzwJh6xR
— Nate Chamberlain (@chambernate) November 1, 2017
Adoption tips: Keep it real, make it relevant to your audience and skill levels, keep it fun @SharePointAndy @meetdux #Collab365 pic.twitter.com/RnxLrjMA8R
— Nate Chamberlain (@chambernate) November 2, 2017
Q: What incentives work best?
A: Incentives won’t work for all, & depend on demographics. Starbucks, badges/pins, vouchers…#Collab365 pic.twitter.com/tn5G7HpcoD— Nate Chamberlain (@chambernate) November 2, 2017
If you didn’t already know @thatmattwade is the creator of the Periodic Table of @Office365 Check it out: https://t.co/2RcrYIulJF #Collab365
— Nate Chamberlain (@chambernate) November 2, 2017
Have a roadmap and expose it to your end users. Every 6 months, collect feedback for ideas on roadmap, then open voting on ideas #Collab365
— Nate Chamberlain (@chambernate) November 2, 2017
We invest a lot of time in our champions, & hold regular conferences for them to promote 2way communication #Collab365 #c365global2017talbot pic.twitter.com/G02m5DA6LV
— Nate Chamberlain (@chambernate) November 2, 2017
Change
People that aren’t cooperating with change probably don’t know what’s being asked of them or how to do it. #Collab365 @owenallen
— Nate Chamberlain (@chambernate) November 2, 2017
Small teams and large teams involve different dynamics. Think about how you structure change based on your teams’ characteristics #Collab365
— Nate Chamberlain (@chambernate) November 2, 2017
Second session in a row saying we need to know the WHY of what we’re doing. Shoutout to @SimonSinek #Collab365 #c365global17allen @owenallen
— Nate Chamberlain (@chambernate) November 2, 2017
Intranets
Check out these resources from @RHarbridge from his #Collab365 session “Intranets in the Cloud: What You Need to Know” pic.twitter.com/666JTQQ9CT
— Nate Chamberlain (@chambernate) November 2, 2017
70+ whitepaper pages on intranets available at https://t.co/fkz6Jageyr @RHarbridge #Collab365 #c365global17harbridge pic.twitter.com/yRjf1txKD0
— Nate Chamberlain (@chambernate) November 2, 2017
Want more resources for building a better intranet? Get the LUCK book https://t.co/tX6S1tlsbS #Collab365 @C5geoff #c365global17ables pic.twitter.com/UaxLhymvFg
— Nate Chamberlain (@chambernate) November 2, 2017
Growth
#SharePoint and #OneDrive for Business Momentum in Numbers /by @mkashman #Collab365 pic.twitter.com/Ko6Q0AXaAz
— Ragnar Heil (@ragnarh) November 1, 2017
When is Yammer appropriate?
.@yammer is great for communities of practice or interest where people don’t necessarily work under the same org structure #Collab365
— Nate Chamberlain (@chambernate) November 2, 2017
Which tool/group should I pick?
Choosing group type: Who is your audience? How open to change are they? Group type depends on preference & use case #Collab365 @thatmattwade
— Nate Chamberlain (@chambernate) November 2, 2017
Here’s the infographic explaining #Office365 Groups I covered during my #Collab365 session. Share it if you like it! https://t.co/yJSgk7WzNX pic.twitter.com/4uglHGDTLu
— Matt Wade (@thatmattwade) November 2, 2017
Communication sites are great for broad sharing of finished content, where team sites might be better for collaborating & drafts. #Collab365
— Nate Chamberlain (@chambernate) November 1, 2017
Roadmap, Releases and Rollout
Search the @Office365 roadmap to see what’s rolling out, in development, etc. https://t.co/x4Zh6JMIDU #Collab365 @jcgm1978 pic.twitter.com/DmFPsYKu3T
— Nate Chamberlain (@chambernate) November 2, 2017
Custom, modern site themes!
Mark’s not kidding – literally just announced managing custom themes: https://t.co/xkFQ60uf5I #Collab365 @mkashman @Byrdttoli @WonderLaura
— Nate Chamberlain (@chambernate) November 2, 2017
.@SharePoint will be able to recognize characters in images, like receipts #Collab365 @mkashman @WonderLaura @Byrdttoli #c365global17kashman
— Nate Chamberlain (@chambernate) November 2, 2017
Attention view!
I’m jealous of people who’ve already gotten conditional formatting in modern @SharePoint lists. Attention-grabbing power. #Collab365 pic.twitter.com/GXt7tfWdPN
— Nate Chamberlain (@chambernate) November 1, 2017
Targeted Release!
A great visual of the order of feature releases, validation rings in @Office365 @jcgm1978 #Collab365 #c365global17gonzalezmartin pic.twitter.com/wsZ6KrRgm0
— Nate Chamberlain (@chambernate) November 2, 2017
First release will soon be known as targeted release #Collab365
— Nate Chamberlain (@chambernate) November 2, 2017
SharePoint Migration Tool!
New @SharePoint Migration Tool coming. #Collab365 #c365global17keynote pic.twitter.com/cWfUTlMPbh
— Nate Chamberlain (@chambernate) November 1, 2017
Save things for later in mobile!
Save things to return to later on mobile. “The “me” tab – it’s all about you.” @mkashman #Collab365 #c365global17keynote pic.twitter.com/qudFd29pbw
— Nate Chamberlain (@chambernate) November 1, 2017
OneDrive “Shared With Me” Grouped by Owner!
AHHHH @OneDrive for Business “Shared with Me” sorted by person who shared it with you. Excellent. #Collab365 #c365global17keynote pic.twitter.com/iRD5NN0rbq
— Nate Chamberlain (@chambernate) November 1, 2017
Customize the “new item” form with PowerApps!
Customize the new item form using a “customize” button which launches @PowerApps #Collab365 pic.twitter.com/rdrG6bjo6o
— Nate Chamberlain (@chambernate) November 1, 2017
Staying up-to-date
Office Blogs are geared more toward marketing, techcommunity might be better for updates @jcgm1978 #collab365 #c365global17gonzalezmartin
— Nate Chamberlain (@chambernate) November 2, 2017
PowerApps
See upcoming and previous webinars on @PowerApps https://t.co/IFYwyJehDI @sar_ankit @wonderlaura @Byrdttoli #Collab365
— Nate Chamberlain (@chambernate) November 2, 2017
Versioning in @PowerApps – another improvement upon InfoPath of old. #Collab365 @sar_ankit pic.twitter.com/iA6j3SlI2z
— Nate Chamberlain (@chambernate) November 2, 2017
ATTACHMENTS permitted in @PowerApps soon?? This is big. #Collab365 @sar_ankit @WonderLaura @Byrdttoli pic.twitter.com/cczmVIePZE
— Nate Chamberlain (@chambernate) November 2, 2017
The end of 2017 and coming in 2018 for @PowerApps @sar_ankit #Collab365 pic.twitter.com/zSMRmwV3ba
— Nate Chamberlain (@chambernate) November 2, 2017
Cognitive Search & Ease of Use
Future search = Cognitive search. Uses AI to solve business problems @jay_mccullagh #Collab365 Check out @BAInsight https://t.co/2nuSbBnyVP pic.twitter.com/tk8Rt4U4Bl
— Nate Chamberlain (@chambernate) November 2, 2017
IDC did a survey and found that over a third of a knowledge worker’s day is spent looking for information #Collab365 @jay_mccullagh pic.twitter.com/iXGrknGdV0
— Nate Chamberlain (@chambernate) November 2, 2017
Coming soon: Q&A with search, like “Who works in content and access services?” will give you natural responses #Collab365 @RHarbridge pic.twitter.com/ROj1AZHvrf
— Nate Chamberlain (@chambernate) November 2, 2017
OCR & Indexing
.@SharePoint will be able to recognize characters in images, like receipts #Collab365 @mkashman @WonderLaura @Byrdttoli #c365global17kashman
— Nate Chamberlain (@chambernate) November 2, 2017
Screenshots or images with text information are indexed for words and can be searched when uploaded to @Office365 #Collab365 @RHarbridge pic.twitter.com/1YHgpMVllG
— Nate Chamberlain (@chambernate) November 2, 2017
Bringing Services Together
Can’t wait to embed @PowerApps in @MSPowerBI dashboards! The more we can bring services together, the smoother the UX #Collab365 @sar_ankit pic.twitter.com/5s9kwVCQcI
— Nate Chamberlain (@chambernate) November 2, 2017
PowerApps is not just for SharePoint. There’s also Dynamics 365 and other connected services. @sar_ankit #Collab365 pic.twitter.com/7jemTpVJr7
— Nate Chamberlain (@chambernate) November 2, 2017
Loving this in-context, simple @PowerApps form webpart example. I could see this used in a number of situations. #Collab365 @RHarbridge pic.twitter.com/6K8Yx0L7gX
— Nate Chamberlain (@chambernate) November 2, 2017
.@Yammer can look differently in @SharePoint modern experiences. Depending on your organization, this might help drive adoption #Collab365 pic.twitter.com/UfV9S1g0D8
— Nate Chamberlain (@chambernate) November 2, 2017
Be thinking about not just one service, but the entire @Office365 platform. #Collab365 #c365global17allen @owenallen
— Nate Chamberlain (@chambernate) November 2, 2017
Reducing Barriers to Usability
Don’t have Adobe Illustrator? @onedrive allows you to view/access 270+ file types in your browser anyway @HansBrender #Collab365 pic.twitter.com/XQWOzDfG8G
— Nate Chamberlain (@chambernate) November 2, 2017
When designing for mobile, design for someone who would visit 50 times a day for less than five minutes each session #Collab365 @RHarbridge pic.twitter.com/7czqQeWK6g
— Nate Chamberlain (@chambernate) November 2, 2017
YESSSS inserting tables is possible and formatting text is more intuitive and familiar in modern page experiences #Collab365 @RHarbridge pic.twitter.com/jWeptB7vcD
— Nate Chamberlain (@chambernate) November 2, 2017
User attention spans are diminishing. Users should find desired content in 3 secs. Deliver bite-sized amounts. Be consistent. #Collab365 pic.twitter.com/AD1xOvROrE
— Nate Chamberlain (@chambernate) November 2, 2017
Pictures are harder to misinterpret than words when communicating with teams. Get graphic. @matthewjbailey1 #Collab365 #c365global17bailey pic.twitter.com/hlW8wJN8SD
— Nate Chamberlain (@chambernate) November 1, 2017
Analytics
Per-document analytics! Authors and content creators rejoice #Collab365 @RHarbridge pic.twitter.com/eYGYxNHWI8
— Nate Chamberlain (@chambernate) November 2, 2017
Detail is often missing from analytics, or limited to a small number of people. Now analytics is being brought to forefront #Collab365 pic.twitter.com/PEOjpeE0sW
— Nate Chamberlain (@chambernate) November 2, 2017
Admin Center
Get full visibility into all types of sites and usage in the new admin center. #Collab365 #c365global17keynote pic.twitter.com/iy4bVSYeJK
— Nate Chamberlain (@chambernate) November 1, 2017
PowerApps
Analytics for @PowerApps usage. App launch by device, app launch count by day, daily active users, location, etc. #Collab365 @sar_ankit pic.twitter.com/YtbkPAmuO7
— Nate Chamberlain (@chambernate) November 2, 2017
See all tweets tagged #Collab365 here.
Thanks to everyone at #Collab365, and for that last live show @mkashman Roadmap: https://t.co/izym4XsuC0 @WonderLaura @Byrdttoli @MarkQJones pic.twitter.com/XSdETapJW5
— Nate Chamberlain (@chambernate) November 2, 2017