OUR PRODUCT: TEAMS CENTER ADD-ON

Teams Center Channel Management

Give users the freedom to request private, shared and standard channels in self-service. The Teams Center Channel Management Add-On handles the management of external users within Microsoft Teams Channels.

The Channel Management Add-On for Teams Center:

manages external users
provides reporting for all channel types
allows lifecycle management for channels

Next challenge: Microsoft Teams Channel Governance

Many companies are facing these challenges:

Cluttered channels
Missing reporting possibilities for shared channels
No access review support for external users within shared channels
No control of access by external users
No templating support
Extensive time spent by the IT department on lifecycle management
Sprawl of the collaboration platform by end users
Definition of security and compliance rules

Risks for most companies

36%

See working with external users as a challenge

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Risiken für die meisten Unternehmen

80%

do n ot use templates when creating teams

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Risiken für die meisten Unternehmen

71%

of the IT departments are overburdened by managing the teams

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Risiken für die meisten Unternehmen

43%

of companies let their end users create teams without restrictions

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Further functionalities

Data protection

Security & Compliance policies are respected by restricting the management of external users' access rights via time-limited permissions.

Templates

Use templates for the private and shared channels to standardise your Microsoft Teams environment and provide information architectures.

Guest management

Restrict who can add guests to channels and ensure that they are automatically removed when the time limit expires.

Shared Channels Support

Teams Center Shared Channels Management Add-On manages your shared channels so you don't have to worry about them manually.

PnP Template Support

Benefit from the extensive features of Microsoft PnP Provisioning Templates. PnP is natively integrated into Teams Center.

Reporting

Gain an overview of all channels with a single click

Microsoft Teams Standard vs Teams Center Channel Management Add-On

Features

Microsoft Standard

Teams Center Channel Management

Templates for Channels

Templates for SharePoint Site Collections for Shared Channels

External user administration within shared channels

Approval processes for the creation of the shared channels

Automated theme selection

Listing of all shared channels for administrators

Follow our proven step-by-step procedure against sprawl

We offer the best productivity solutions in the Microsoft 365 area, which will help you standardise and automate teams governance processes.

Meeting

Talk to one of our experts

Workshop

Together we identify your potential

Planning

We create your individual plan

Rainer Schulz

Head of IT Services, Horváth & Partners

Die Entscheidung für Teams Center ist uns leicht gefallen, da wir sofort den Mehrwert erkannten, der sich durch die drastische Reduzierung der administrativen Tätigkeiten mit Teams Center ergibt.

Frequently asked questions

Is channel management a separate product?

Teams Center Channel Management is an extension for Teams Center that can be purchased in addition to Teams Center.

I have Teams Center in use. How can I add the Channel Management Add-On?

The Channel Management Add-On can be activated on your tenant within a few minutes. Contact us to do so.

Which channel types are managed?

Teams Center Channel Management manages all currently available channel types:

Standard Channels
Private Channels
Shared Channels

What kind of pricing model do you offer for Channel Management?

We currently offer a purchase option where there is only a one-off cost to buy the solution and license your users. We also offer a rental option where costs are charged on a monthly basis.

Teams Center Channel Management