For organizations deploying Microsoft Teams looking for guidance on how to plan & structure Teams and Channels in their organization, the following may be useful:
Guidance for Organizing Teams and Channels in Microsoft Teams (21min)
Watch this video to get guidance on how to structure your teams and channels in Microsoft Teams. Learn about how to leverage Private Channels to streamline your team creation. View example team and channel configurations.
Video: https://youtu.be/WkAVgNKn0hs
PowerPoint Download: https://teamworktools.azurewebsites.net/championtools/OrganizingTeamsandChannelsDec2019.pptx
The presentation goes over different structures that can be applied to Teams and Teams Channels when deploying, however it also talks to how these structures can be implemented at the same time to encourage cross-organizational sharing.
When organizing the content of the Teams themselves, the following “Best Practices” guidance may be useful:
- Best practices for organizing teams in Microsoft Teams
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/best-practices-organizing
- Manage large teams in Microsoft Teams – Best practices
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/best-practices-large-groups