Empowering Frontline Workers: Microsoft 365's Secret Superpowers | ESPC24
We were lucky to have Irina Parsina and Michael Bohlin from Microsoft as our co-hosts for the session at ESPC in Stockholm, "Empowering Frontline Workers: Transforming Experiences with Teams and Microsoft 365." They brought their A-game, guiding us through the wonders of how to empower frontline workers. We did miss Michael’s tap dancing and Irina’s jazz hands, but they still managed to make the session both entertaining and informative. Hats off to them! What did we learn? The Starting Point: 80% of the Global Workforce Did you know that 80% of the global workforce are frontline workers? These folks are the unsung heroes, and Microsoft 365 is here to help them go from zero to hero, all while keeping things as simple, smart, and secure as possible. Simple: One Place to Rule Them All Enter Mona Kane, our fictional store associate who has it all figured out. With Microsoft 365, she can navigate her day seamlessly, starting from her home experience with Viva Connections. Need to clock in? Easy-peasy with out-of-the-box cards and apps. Want to see your shifts or tasks? Just a click away. Need to send targeted announcements? Viva’s got your back. Smart: AI to the Rescue! Frontline workers are optimistic about AI, with 65% hoping it’ll make their lives easier. And why wouldn’t they be? From finding the right information to automating tasks, AI in SharePoint and Teams is like having a personal assistant who never takes a coffee break. Imagine a world where a fridge malfunction triggers a task in your planner, complete with instructions and a thank-you note. “Thank you for saving the environment!” Now that’s a nice touch. Secure: Keeping It Safe and Sane With shared devices and customized home screens, IT can control everything from app access to system settings. And talk about convenience: a global sign-in signs you into all your apps, and a single sign-out logs you out of everything. Plus, Windows 365 Frontline shared mode offers a virtual desktop experience that’s as smooth as butter. Work-Life Balance: Clock In, Clock Out Teams now knows when you’re on the clock, sending notifications only during work hours and muting them when you’re off. It can even block Teams access outside of working hours for those bringing their own devices. Finally, dynamic membership management lets you handle frontline teams with the flexibility of a yoga instructor. So, there you have it! Microsoft 365 is not just a tool; it's a secret weapon, transforming our everyday frontline workers into super-efficient, tech-savvy marvels. Until next time, can we please see some tap dancing and jazz hands? To FLW and beyond, https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-kallin/Is this even possible to include a hidden personal email address for F1 users on profile card
Checking in to see if this is possible - Goal: To pull personal email addresses from F1 users that are stored in PeopleSoft and add them into the MS profile card in the email spot, then hide them from public view We want to have the ability to send manually curated news and automatic "news you may have missed" from the newsfeed via our SharePoint intranet to their personal email addresses Current state: Staff's personal email addresses are stored in PeopleSoft, and they have the ability to edit them We have processes that run each week comparing AD Attribute Information against PS Attribute Information and updates accordingly All staff have access to PeopleSoft and use their Microsoft login Staff are authenticated through Azure This group of staff have F1 licenses and tend to be seasonal workers; it's cost-prohibitive to upgrade their licenses Ideal state: The solution uses existing O365 or other corporate software, such as a Microsoft Delve The solution pulls staff's personal email address information from PeopleSoft, where it's currently stored and allows staff to opt in and out from there Alternatively, we use an MS application like Delve for staff to add their email address and opt in or out of corporate communications The solution provides the ability for the staff's personal email address NOT to be displayed in the MS profile card found when hovering over a staff person's name
Edit fillable PDF in Microsoft 365 (iOS) stopped working
For the past few days, we have been unable to edit PDF files in the MS365 iOS app. We work with a SharePoint list that contains thousands of PDF files, which were previously opened and edited directly within the MS365 app without any issues. Since the update we are only able to anotate on the PDF files but we cannot select the fillable fields en signature fields anymore. This feature is crucial to our workflow, and the inability to edit PDFs in the app has caused significant disruptions
