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Microsoft Teams is the collaboration hub for Office 365 that integrates the people, content and tools for successful team communications. Now, it’s also a hub to successfully manage meetings. 

Oslo Metropolitan University, known as OsloMet, had a meeting challenge that is common among organizations: It was difficult to coordinate information among participants, and they often expressed frustration trying to find the materials on subjects and issues discussed in previous meetings.

Norwegian industrial engineering company, Tronrud Engineering, uses Decisions to extend Office 365 with a meeting management solution that enables the organization to plan, organize and follow-through for more success meetings.

Read the complete case study on the Microsoft Better With blog.

Decisions announces several new features to make planning, organizing and running meetings even more effective. 

In 2002, Daniel Kahneman received the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for his work on cognitive bias. He and Amos Tversky found leaders are overconfident in their decision-making: Personal biases, combined with poor processes and lack of preparation, lead to bad decisions. Further, research from Harvard professor Cass Sunstein revealed how the management team decision processes can escalate individual decision biases and make the situation worse.

Array Architects, a leader in designing healthcare facilities, was looking for a solution to help manage meetings with its board of directors. 

Backe, a leading construction firm in Norway, needed a solution to improve its meetings. Leaders were spending upwards of 80% of their day in inefficient meetings, where the agenda was poorly planned, attendees were not prepared in advance, and follow-up items were frequently forgotten before they could be completed.

The Meeting Engagement Score™ by Decisions applies organizational psychology to meetings. It is an algorithm that assesses and predicts the likely success of a meeting based on indicators of attendee engagement and agenda quality.

Pexip, the company behind modern video conferencing, had a meeting problem: The planning process was time-consuming and attendees were not coming prepared, leading to an unproductive experience for everyone.

Microsoft Teams is the hub for team collaboration in Office 365. It integrates the people, content and tools a team needs to be more engaged and effective. Here are three ways to leverage Teams for more successful meetings.