Skip to main content
Habanero logo

Habanero’s Guide to Microsoft Teams Governance

Carmen Craciun, Mike Dumka

In 2020, Microsoft Teams became the fastest growing business app, with over 115 million active daily users. The pandemic accelerated its growth, with many organizations fast-tracking their Microsoft Teams rollouts to maintain basic operations.

You can simplify and ease the rollout process by taking the time to understand Microsoft Team’s relationship with Microsoft 365 and your configuration options.

Our Microsoft Teams Governance Guide is must-read for anyone involved in managing Microsoft Teams. We’ll introduce you to the many governance and configuration decisions you will need to consider, along with some tips we’ve learned along the way, including:

  • Clarifying ownership and accountability
  • Understanding Microsoft 365 Groups
  • Controlling team provisioning and avoiding sprawl
  • What to do about naming conventions
  • External and guest access
  • Setting a Microsoft Teams expiration policy
  • Archiving teams
  • Additional configuration options to consider

Gated content

{
  "_type": "gatedContent",
  "anonymousSuccessMessage": [
    {
      "markDefs": [],
      "children": [
        {
          "_key": "e253d3099fea0",
          "_type": "span",
          "marks": [],
          "text": "Thanks for your interest!"
        }
      ],
      "_type": "block",
      "style": "h2",
      "_key": "e253d3099fea"
    },
    {
      "_key": "8aa50a7d7234",
      "markDefs": [
        {
          "_type": "link",
          "href": "#newsletter",
          "_key": "1feb2175ff7d"
        }
      ],
      "children": [
        {
          "_type": "span",
          "marks": [],
          "text": "Don’t miss our next event or webinar, ",
          "_key": "8aa50a7d72340"
        },
        {
          "_type": "span",
          "marks": [
            "1feb2175ff7d"
          ],
          "text": "sign up for our newsletter.",
          "_key": "8aa50a7d72341"
        }
      ],
      "_type": "block",
      "style": "normal"
    }
  ],
  "emailText": [
    {
      "_key": "73b6991e2924",
      "markDefs": [],
      "children": [
        {
          "_type": "span",
          "marks": [],
          "text": "Habanero’s Guide to Microsoft Teams Governance",
          "_key": "73b6991e29240"
        }
      ],
      "_type": "block",
      "style": "h2"
    },
    {
      "markDefs": [],
      "children": [
        {
          "_type": "span",
          "marks": [],
          "text": "Hi {firstName},",
          "_key": "d8547f0b06000"
        }
      ],
      "_type": "block",
      "style": "normal",
      "_key": "d8547f0b0600"
    },
    {
      "children": [
        {
          "marks": [],
          "text": "Thank you for your interest in our Guide to Microsoft Teams Governance. We hope you gain some valuable insights from it.",
          "_key": "e7f152d21c540",
          "_type": "span"
        }
      ],
      "_type": "block",
      "style": "normal",
      "_key": "e7f152d21c54",
      "markDefs": []
    },
    {
      "_type": "block",
      "style": "normal",
      "_key": "009ab8cfbea9",
      "markDefs": [
        {
          "href": "https://www.habaneroconsulting.com/-/media/project/habanero/content/insights/2021/teams-governance-guide/habaneros-guide-to-microsoft-teams-governance-r1.pdf?la=en&modified=20210128153643&hash=E0FB82E279ACDC324C22BE8DBBDE83764BCDA101&hash=E0FB82E279ACDC324C22BE8DBBDE83764BCDA101",
          "_key": "7e50b89bebc3",
          "_type": "link"
        }
      ],
      "children": [
        {
          "_type": "span",
          "marks": [
            "7e50b89bebc3"
          ],
          "text": "Download PDF",
          "_key": "009ab8cfbea90"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "markDefs": [
        {
          "href": "mailto:contact@habaneroconsulting.com",
          "_key": "bef1fd4a833b",
          "_type": "link"
        }
      ],
      "children": [
        {
          "_type": "span",
          "marks": [],
          "text": "If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to ",
          "_key": "136a6ce5d77b0"
        },
        {
          "_type": "span",
          "marks": [
            "bef1fd4a833b"
          ],
          "text": "contact us",
          "_key": "136a6ce5d77b1"
        },
        {
          "_type": "span",
          "marks": [],
          "text": ".",
          "_key": "136a6ce5d77b2"
        }
      ],
      "_type": "block",
      "style": "normal",
      "_key": "136a6ce5d77b"
    }
  ],
  "sendUserEmail": true,
  "successMessage": [
    {
      "style": "h2",
      "_key": "8d655a7510ab",
      "markDefs": [],
      "children": [
        {
          "_key": "8d655a7510ab0",
          "_type": "span",
          "marks": [],
          "text": "Thanks, {firstName}!"
        }
      ],
      "_type": "block"
    },
    {
      "children": [
        {
          "text": "We also sent this to {email}.",
          "_key": "a54da2aa15bd0",
          "_type": "span",
          "marks": []
        }
      ],
      "_type": "block",
      "style": "normal",
      "_key": "a54da2aa15bd",
      "markDefs": []
    },
    {
      "_type": "block",
      "style": "normal",
      "_key": "9c9179b2e459",
      "markDefs": [
        {
          "_type": "link",
          "href": "#newsletter",
          "_key": "ac662b91a067"
        }
      ],
      "children": [
        {
          "_type": "span",
          "marks": [],
          "text": "Don’t miss our next event or webinar, ",
          "_key": "9c9179b2e4590"
        },
        {
          "_key": "9c9179b2e4591",
          "_type": "span",
          "marks": [
            "ac662b91a067"
          ],
          "text": "sign up for our newsletter."
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "emailSubject": "Habanero's Guide to Microsoft Teams Governance",
  "formSubheading": "Complete this form to get the guide.",
  "afterSubmitButton": "Download the guide",
  "_key": "8f5d86cef73e",
  "downloadLink": "https://www.habaneroconsulting.com/-/media/project/habanero/content/insights/2021/teams-governance-guide/habaneros-guide-to-microsoft-teams-governance-r1.pdf?la=en&modified=20210128153643&hash=E0FB82E279ACDC324C22BE8DBBDE83764BCDA101",
  "legacyKey": "2F8A02AF9798429B96048AECB7D880C7",
  "createLeadInCrm": true,
  "formHeading": "Download our guide",
  "bodyText": []
}