Microsoft Teams已成为一种流行的视频会议工具(video conferencing tool)，尤其是在远程工作越来越受欢迎的情况下。虽然Slack(Slack)似乎是远程团队的主食，但Microsoft Teams的增长速度比Slack快得多，每月活跃用户超过 2.7 亿(more than 270 million monthly active users)。
原因？Microsoft Teams提供的应用程序和加载项可添加更多功能、轻松进行团队合作并增强整体用户体验。Teams与(Teams)Outlook、Word和SharePoint等其他(SharePoint)Microsoft应用程序集成的能力也使其非常受欢迎。
在本指南中，我们简要介绍了 11 个最佳Microsoft Teams应用程序和集成，以使Microsoft Teams更加强大。
1.特雷罗
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Trello是一个基于看板的项目管理工具(kanban-based project management tool)。大多数现代团队，尤其是远程操作的团队，都需要项目管理软件来简化协作。Trello提供了预构建的模板，您可以使用这些模板分配任务并在团队成员通过预定义的工作流程移动任务时为他们提供帮助。
通过使用Trello连接器将(Trello)Trello与Microsoft Teams集成，您可以轻而易举地管理任务(make task management a breeze)。您可以通过在Teams(Teams)中回答受让人的问题来协作处理Trello任务。
(Trello)当卡片被创建或删除、分配给团队成员或成员之一添加评论时，
Trello还会在 Teams 上发送通知。
2. 波莉
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- 更多的自定义选项也让Polly感受到了陡峭的学习曲线
Polly是一个调查应用程序。Microsoft Teams集成允许您运行民意调查(run polls)并将调查或测验添加到Microsoft Teams频道或群聊。它可以简化快速、轻松地征求员工意见的过程。
将调查添加到Teams应用程序后，您可以要求团队成员投票，仅此而已。Polly将自动为您实时提供调查结果。
您还可以配置Polly以安排或隐藏调查结果或保持投票匿名。您还可以通过启用评论来允许队友通过讨论板进行协作。
当然，您不一定需要将Polly用于客户端工作。您还可以让员工投票决定下一次办公室聚会的计划地点，从而保持员工的参与度。
3. 点赞
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保持员工士气高涨可能是一项挑战，尤其是当您在远程环境中工作时。像Kudos这样的平台可以帮助您保持团队的高生产力水平并提高员工保留率。
幸运的是，Kudos还与Microsoft Teams集成。您可以发送、接收或认可识别消息，以使您的沟通对团队更具吸引力。
Kudos还允许您在Microsoft Teams的频道中添加Kudos 源(Kudos)，让所有成员都能看到出色的工作得到奖励。
最好的部分是识别信息不必听起来像机器人。您可以通过更改内置的识别消息来个性化它们，以直接解决获得奖励的人。
4.ScrumGenius
优点：
- 允许在 Teams 上快速配置和共享报告
- 易于安装和使用
缺点：
ScrumGenius自动化异步状态会议。基于云的解决方案通过运行自动化的每周签到和站会来帮助企业跟踪项目的进度。它为项目经理收集有关任务状态、前一天或前一周完成的工作以及团队面临的潜在瓶颈的见解。
现在，想象一下在您的频道中获取所有这些更新。您可能每天都在使用MS Teams，因此您不必花费额外的时间进入ScrumGenis仪表板并手动查找数据。ScrumGenius将实时将签到的摘要直接转发给团队(Teams)。
5. 维基
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想象一下。你是项目经理。您需要两个不同的团队在一个项目上进行协作。您在Teams(Teams)上创建了一个新频道，但由于两个组可能有不同的工作协议，您需要创建一个规则手册，概述特定项目的参与规则。
这就是Wiki应用程序有用的地方。它默认包含在新频道中，但许多用户将其删除，因为他们有其他用于记笔记的应用程序。
但是，Wiki有多个用例。例如，它可以为创建规则手册提供资源轻的解决方案。您可以创建流程大纲并提供每个团队将如何为项目做出贡献的详细信息。您还可以添加常见问题解答(FAQs)。
当然，您也可以使用OneNote页面或SharePoint Wiki应用程序。也就是说，当您只需要几页说明规则和其他信息的快速页面时
， Wiki是一个极好的轻量级替代方案。(Wiki)
6. 业力
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- 为整个团队提供无缝访问以庆祝成就
- 提供一种互动方式来提高员工敬业度
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Karma是一款有助于营造积极氛围的应用程序。只要您的同事表现出色，您就可以使用Karma向他们“表扬”——在截止日期之前提交工作或超出预期。如果您以前使用过Reddit ，您可以将(Reddit)Karma上的“荣誉”视为类似于Reddit上的 upvotes 。
您可以使用Karma来欣赏出色的工作、收集反馈和跟踪绩效。该应用程序会自动构建员工档案，并在您的仪表板上为您提供见解。
将Karma与Microsoft Teams集成有助于鼓励员工更快地采用Teams，从而更轻松地进行协作。获得更多荣誉也会将员工推到排行榜的前列，提高员工敬业度并激励他们表现得更好。
7.考勤机器人
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- 轻松导出时间表并最大限度地减少手动工作量
- 与Teams(Teams)和Slack等最流行的平台集成
- 简化休假管理
缺点：
出勤机器人(AttendanceBot)可帮助您收集有关休假、带薪休假、工作小时数等的数据。它本质上是一个时间跟踪器，但具有一些附加功能。员工可以通过“输入”和“输出”消息
直接在Microsoft Teams应用程序中跟踪工作时间。(Microsoft Teams)
您可以选择定期导出时间表或专门从AttendanceBot仪表板分析每个客户的工作时间。不过，它不仅让你的事情变得简单。它还使您的团队的事情变得容易。
例如，您的团队可以通过提及@attendencebot从团队聊天中请求批准。(Teams)一条消息可能是“请求从1 月 15 日开始的一周(January 15.)”。当请求获得批准时，AttendanceBot(” AttendanceBot)会通知您，并自动在日历中填充详细信息。
8. Power BI
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Power BI是(Power BI)Microsoft的一套商业智能(business intelligence)、数据可视化和报告应用程序。如果您想要Microsoft Teams中的报告和分析，您可以使用 Teams 的Power (Teams)BI(Power BI)集成。
这样做会将Power BI选项卡添加到Teams界面。借助与Microsoft Teams集成的Power BI，您将能够围绕特定报告发起讨论并邀请团队成员提供意见。
9. 壁画
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- 用于定义场景地图、角色等的多个框架
- 集成聊天
- 用户友好的界面
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MURAL是一种头脑风暴和可视化协作工具，可让团队找到应对业务挑战的解决方案。您可以创建便签(create sticky notes)、添加文本、绘制思维导图，甚至可以将GIF(GIFs)添加到您的MURAL白板上。
当您将MURAL与Microsoft Teams集成时，您会看到一个选项卡出现在您的Teams工作区中。集成MURAL后(MURAL)，您可以从模板开始并通过邀请成员来添加成员。您邀请的成员将收到一条私人消息。
您还可以在必要时通过消息扩展查找相关模板，将视觉协作带入对话。这就是将可视化协作组件添加到Teams会议可以帮助您更直观、更有效地解决问题的方式。
10. GitHub
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- 庞大而乐于助人的社区
- 大量可用的 git 指南和文档
缺点：
GitHub是Git存储库的托管服务，开发人员可以在其中存储、跟踪和协作处理软件项目。然而，GitHub不仅仅是一个开发(more than just a development platform)平台。它也是来自世界各地的开发人员和程序员聚集在一起分享知识和一般互动的地方。
使用GitHub Teams应用可以优化您对多种功能的体验。例如，您可以直接从Teams界面浏览问题、阅读和关闭工单以及访问GitHub链接。(GitHub)您还可以在Teams中回复评论并订阅或取消订阅(Teams)GitHub存储库。
11.健康英雄
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- 非常适合在工作时间几乎不移动的远程团队
- 通过排行榜鼓励竞争精神
缺点：
远程(Remote)工作有一个很大的缺点：缺乏任何体力活动。即使有一份办公桌工作，您也必须在 2020 年之前的工作时间内四处走动，例如，跳上火车并步行去办公室。
远程(Remote)团队需要更加积极主动地关注他们的健康，因为您现在可以使用视频通话和其他通信工具，而不是步行到会议室。这就是Health Hero 提供(Health Hero)帮助的地方。
Health Hero有助于改善员工的健康状况，并使他们更加了解自己的幸福感。一旦您的员工将他们的健康追踪设备与Health hero 连接起来，他们将获得每项活动的积分。该应用程序将创建一个排行榜，鼓励员工之间的竞争。
Microsoft Teams的意义远不止视频会议(Video Meetings)
尽管Microsoft Teams的核心是一种通信工具，但它可以做的不仅仅是Zoom 和 Skype(Zoom and Skype)等其他语音和视频通话工具。
您可以通过将Microsoft Teams(Microsoft Teams)与您的技术堆栈中的其他应用程序集成来释放它的全部潜力。这样做可以将您的系统中的信息带入Microsoft Teams，从而简化您的沟通。
The 11 Best Microsoft Teams Apps in 2022
Microsoft Teams has become a popular video conferencing tool, especially with remote work gaining popularity. While it may seem that Slack is a staple for remote teams, Microsoft Teams is growing at a much faster rate than Slack with more than 270 million monthly active users.
The reason? Microsoft Teams offers apps and add-ons that add more functionality, make teamwork a breeze, and enhance the overall user experience. Teams’ ability to integrate with other Microsoft apps like Outlook, Word, and SharePoint also makes it quite popular.
In this guide, we give you a rundown of the 11 best Microsoft Teams apps and integrations to make Microsoft Teams a lot more powerful.
1. Trello
Pros:
- Simplified task management
- Easy collaboration
Cons:
- Works best for simple tasks rather than complex ones
Trello is a kanban-based project management tool. Most modern teams, especially ones that operate remotely, need project management software for easier collaboration. Trello offers pre-built templates you can use to assign tasks and assist your team members as they move the tasks through a predefined workflow.
By integrating Trello with Microsoft Teams using the Trello connector, you can make task management a breeze. You can collaborate on Trello tasks by answering an assignee’s questions from within Teams.
Trello also sends notifications on Teams when cards are created or deleted, assigned to a team member, or a comment is added by one of the members.
2. Polly
Pros:
- Offers plenty of customization options
- Quick way to get your team’s opinions
Cons:
- More customization options also give Polly feel a steep learning curve
Polly is a survey app. The Microsoft Teams integration lets you run polls and add surveys or quizzes to a Microsoft Teams channel or group chat. It can simplify asking for opinions from your employees quickly and easily.
Once you add a survey to the Teams app, you can ask the team members to vote, and that’s pretty much it. Polly will automatically give you the results of the survey in real-time.
You can also configure Polly for scheduling or hiding the results of a survey or keep the votes anonymous. You can also allow teammates to collaborate via a discussion board by enabling comments.
Of course, you don’t necessarily need to use Polly for client work. You can also keep employees engaged by having them vote on where the next office party should be planned.
3. Kudos
Pros:
- Excellent tool for improving the team’s morale
- Easy to use
- Efficient customer support
Cons:
- Lacks customization options
Keeping your employee’s morale high can be a challenge, especially when you’re working in a remote environment. Platforms like Kudos can help you keep your team’s productivity level high and improve employee retention rate.
Fortunately, Kudos also integrates with Microsoft Teams. You can send, receive, or endorse recognition messages to make your communications more engaging for the team.
Kudos will also allow you to add a Kudos feed within your channel in Microsoft Teams, allowing all members to see good work being rewarded.
The best part is that recognition messages don’t have to sound robotic. You can personalize them by making changes to the built-in recognition messages to directly address the person being rewarded.
4. ScrumGenius
Pros:
- Allows quickly configuring and sharing reports on Teams
- Easy to set up and use
Cons:
- Not a lot of customization options with queries and analytics
ScrumGenius automates async status meetings. The cloud-based solution helps businesses track the progress of a project by running automated weekly check-ins and stand-ups. It collects insights for project managers about the status of tasks, what was accomplished during the previous day or week, and potential bottlenecks faced by the team.
Now, imagine getting all of these updates in your channel. You probably use MS Teams every day, so you won’t have to spend extra time going into your ScrumGenis dashboard and looking for data manually. ScrumGenius will relay the summary of check-ins directly to Teams in real-time.
5. Wiki
Pros:
- Lightweight app for notes
- Has a chat option
Cons:
- Not as powerful as OneNote
Picture this. You’re the project manager. You need two different teams to collaborate on a project. You create a new channel on Teams, but since both groups may have different working protocols, you need to create a rule book outlining the rules of engagement for the specific project.
This is where the Wiki app is helpful. It’s included in new channels by default, but many users delete it because they have other apps for taking notes.
However, Wiki has multiple use cases. For instance, it can provide a resource-light solution for creating a rule book. You can create process outlines and provide details of how each team will contribute to the project. You can also add FAQs.
Sure, you could also use a OneNote page or a SharePoint Wiki app. That said, Wiki is an excellent lightweight alternative when all you need is a quick couple of pages illustrating the rules and other information.
6. Karma
Pros:
- Offers seamless access for the entire team for celebrating achievements
- Provides an interactive way to improve employee engagement
Cons:
- Automated reward system isn’t currency-friendly
Karma is an app that helps create an environment of positivity. You can use Karma for giving “kudos” to your colleagues whenever they do well—submit work before the deadline or surpass expectations. If you’ve used Reddit before, you can think of “kudos” on Karma as similar to upvotes on Reddit.
You can use Karma for appreciating good work, collecting feedback, and tracking performance. The app automatically builds employee profiles and provides you with insights on your dashboard.
Integrating Karma with Microsoft Teams helps encourage employees to adopt Teams faster, making it easier to collaborate. Getting more kudos also pushes employees high up on the leaderboard, increasing employee engagement and motivating them to perform better.
7. AttendanceBot
Pros:
- Easily exports timesheets and minimizes manual workload
- Integrates with most popular platforms like Teams and Slack
- Simplifies leave management
Cons:
- Doesn’t allow exporting leaves balance history
AttendanceBot helps you collect data about leaves, paid time off, number of hours worked, and more. It’s essentially a time tracker but with some added functionality. Employees can track hours worked right from within the Microsoft Teams app by messaging “in” and “out.”
You can choose to export timesheets periodically or analyze the time spent working for each client specifically from the AttendanceBot dashboard. It doesn’t just make things easy for you, though. It also makes things easy for your team.
For instance, your team can request approvals from within the Teams chat by mentioning @attendencebot. A message could read something like “Requesting a week of starting January 15.” AttendanceBot will notify you when the request is approved and automatically populate the calendar with the details.
8. Power BI
Pros:
- Consistent, innovative updates
- Gentle learning curve
- Pocket-friendly
Cons:
Power BI is a suite of business intelligence, data visualization, and reporting apps from Microsoft. If you want your reports and analytics within Microsoft Teams, you can use the Power BI integration for Teams.
Doing this will add a Power BI tab to the Teams interface. With Power BI integrated with Microsoft Teams, you’ll be able to initiate discussions around a specific report and invite inputs from teammates.
9. MURAL
Pros:
- Multiple frameworks for defining scenario maps, personas, and more
- Integrated chat
- User-friendly interface
Cons:
- Runs a little slow at times
MURAL is a brainstorming and visual collaboration tool that allows teams to find solutions to business challenges. You can create sticky notes, add text, draw mind maps, and even add GIFs to your MURAL whiteboard.
When you integrate MURAL with Microsoft Teams, you’ll see a tab appear in your Teams workspace. Once MURAL is integrated, you can start with a template and add members by inviting them. The members you invite will receive a private message.
You can also bring visual collaboration to a conversation when necessary by finding a relevant template via the messaging extension. That’s how adding a component of visual collaboration to Teams meetings can help you solve problems more intuitively and effectively.
10. GitHub
Pros:
- Large and helpful community
- Plenty of git guides and documentation available
Cons:
- Security concerns as a result of previous breaches
GitHub is a hosting service for Git repositories where developers can store, track, and collaborate on software projects. However, GitHub is more than just a development platform. It’s also where developers and programmers from around the world come together for sharing knowledge and general interactions.
Using the GitHub Teams app refines your experience with multiple functionalities. For instance, you can skim through issues, read and close tickets, and access GitHub links right from the Teams interface. You can also respond to comments and subscribe or unsubscribe from GitHub repositories from within Teams.
11. Health Hero
Pros:
- Excellent for remote teams that hardly move during work hours
- Encourage competitive spirit with a leaderboard
Cons:
- Requires employees to have a fitness device
Remote work comes with a big downside: lack of any physical activity. Even with a desk job, you had to move around a little during your work hours before 2020 for, say, hopping on a train and walking your way to the office.
Remote teams need to be more proactive about their health because instead of walking to the conference room, you can now just use video calls and other communication tools. That’s where Health Hero helps.
Health Hero helps improve the health of your employees and makes them more aware of their well-being. Once your employees link their health tracking device with Health hero, they’ll receive points for every activity. The app will create a leaderboard, encouraging competition among employees.
Microsoft Teams Can Be About Much More Than Video Meetings
Though Microsoft Teams is a communication tool at its core, it can do a lot more than just other voice and video calling tools like Zoom and Skype.
You can unleash the full potential of Microsoft Teams by integrating it with other apps in your tech stack. Doing this allows bringing information from across your systems into Microsoft Teams, streamlining your communication.
