How to use the Microsoft Teams Update App in 2024 (Part 1)

Are you in the Lean/Operational Excellence space and looking to take your Gemba walks and daily huddle meetings to the next level? You’re in the right place!

In this tutorial, we’ll explore how the Microsoft Teams Updates app can revolutionize your Lean Management practices. From standardizing daily updates to automating reminders and collecting crucial process data, this app is a game-changer.

We’ll walk you through:

0:00 How Microsoft Updates can be used for Digital Lean Management
1:40 Installing the Microsoft Teams Updates app and pinning it to your favourites for easy access.
2:15 Navigating the Microsoft Updates dashboard and landing page
2:30 Customizing the dashboard views to focus on the most relevant information.
3:00 MS Updates to prepare your Daily Huddle Meetings
3:10 Using reminders to keep your team on track.
3:30 How to submit am update and import previous submissions
4:20 How to customise your Dashboard view to see the information the most relevant to you
5:40 Received, Submitted & Managed Requests in MS Updates
6:11 Use one of the Microsoft Templates
6:35 Generating updates for employee onboarding using a Microsoft template.
7:15 Understanding roles within the app, from submitters to managers, and managing access to sensitive information.
9:10 How to extract your MS Updates data in Excel
9:27 Build an Update from scratch (start from blank) – In this example, we are building a Short Interval Control questionnaire
9:42 How to add a question and what are the types of questions you can add

By the end of this tutorial, you’ll have a comprehensive understanding of how to integrate Microsoft Teams Updates into your Lean Management toolkit. This tool is not only perfect for office and service teams but also for frontline workers in the field.

Stay tuned for Part 2, where we’ll dive deeper into using the data recorded in Microsoft Updates for advanced reporting, automation, and AI-driven insights.

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