by Drew Fitzpatrick | Apr 6, 2023 | Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Viva, Viva Goals
Microsoft Viva is a set of features which Microsoft has bundled into an employee experience brand. Some of these features are available through a Microsoft 365 license. There are paid features which can also be licensed individually, or all together with Viva... 
by Drew Fitzpatrick | Jan 13, 2023 | Best Practices, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Learning, Microsoft Viva, MS Teams, Office 365
COVID-19 upended the way many of us work. This shift has brought major changes in how employees relate to each other and their organization. Office onboarding moved online and co-workers who once shared an office shifted to the virtual workspace. Microsoft has... 
by Drew Fitzpatrick | Jun 22, 2022 | Blog, Microsoft 365, SharePoint, SharePoint Online
In my professional development as a Microsoft Consultant, I’ve been focusing a lot lately the human factors that contribute to the success and adoption of a technology solution. IT Directors and CIO often ask, “How do I get people to use this new techno widget... 
by Drew Fitzpatrick | Jun 15, 2022 | Admin Center, Best Practices, Blog, Microsoft Edge, Search, Windows 11
The end of Internet Explorer 11 starts on June 15, 2022! Prepare your organization to make the switch while still supporting legacy applications with functionality that rely on Internet Explorer. Microsoft Edge includes a feature called “IE Mode”, which... 
by Drew Fitzpatrick | May 24, 2022 | Best Practices, Blog, Intranet Consulting, Microsoft 365, SharePoint, SharePoint Online
Why Build an Intranet – Introduction Employees’ expectations change and evolve over time. We expect more from our employers than we did 20 years ago, with momentous changes in the last couple of years due to COVID. I cannot speak for all employees, but this... 
by Drew Fitzpatrick | Mar 29, 2022 | Blog, Microsoft 365, MS Teams, Navigation, Office 365, Search, SharePoint, SharePoint Online
Welcome to Microsoft 365 Feature Fiesta, where we explore a random assortment of new and updated features from Microsoft 365. Today we’ll be touching on the looming retirement of Internet Explorer 11. Then, we’ll look at a couple of new search experiences... 
by Drew Fitzpatrick | Nov 23, 2021 | Admin Center, Blog, Microsoft 365, Modern Site Collections, Search, Tenant Admins
In the SharePoint server days, Admins could use farm wide (classic) search usage reports. These were Excel exports that provided some insight into user search behavior, and what our users were looking for. Microsoft plans to retire these classic, tenant-wide search... 
by Drew Fitzpatrick | Nov 9, 2021 | Blog, Microsoft 365, MS Teams, SharePoint, SharePoint Online, SharePoint Online Insights, SharePoint Project Management, Tenant Admins
In my experience, a frequent question that comes up while cleaning up SharePoint Online sites is “How was this site created?”. Or, when we find an inactive site, the question might be “Wait, is this SharePoint Online Site connected to Teams?” With the new... 
by Drew Fitzpatrick | Oct 11, 2021 | Blog, Collaboration, Microsoft 365, MS Teams, Office 365, Teams Management
Using virtual backgrounds on Microsoft Teams is an easy way to maintain privacy and reduce distractions on your video calls. If you’ve been using Teams, then you might have figured out how to add your own custom image as a virtual background on video meetings or... 
by Drew Fitzpatrick | Sep 27, 2021 | Best Practices, Collaboration, Cortana, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Partner, Planning, Scheduler for M365, Usability
With the new, remote-first world we find ourselves in, the number of meetings we have each week has increased. Overall, Microsoft’s 2021 Work Trend Index report found that weekly meetings have increased by 148%. This substantial increase in meetings has caused... 
