Engineers need a platform that will allow them to move quickly between ideation, development, and deployment of a project. They need development and collaboration tools when delivering new features. Microsoft Teams offers integrated developer tools and features that allow continuous communication across a dispersed team of workers connecting remotely and in the field. Teams helps engineers within the organization keep projects on track during sprints, as well as ongoing bug resolution. Bellow are 6 quick steps to get started in Microsoft Teams for Engineering.
1. Get started on Microsoft Teams by creating a new team for “Engineering” and adding engineers and other professionals from across the company.
2. To organize and discuss important topics, add channels for General, Feature Releases, Testing, Feedback, Competitive Information, Go-to-Market, Research, and Product Analytics.
3. Keep everyone in the group up to date on important files by uploading relevant files to channels for easy access and collaboration.
4. For fast access and visibility to apps and services, like Planner and PowerBI, add tabs.
5. To view and come up with fast solutions for issues, and pull requests, set up tabs and connectors for developer tools, such as VSTS, JIRA, BitBucket, GitHub, and more.
6. Teams allows efficient and productive communication by providing conferencing features to schedule and hold regular or one-time meetings with members and others.