Confusion in SharePoint
Before Microsoft Teams became established, many companies used SharePoint as a central platform to organize projects efficiently. Project pages offered clear structures: lists, documents, calendars, tasks, news, and customized web parts. With Teams, however, collaboration shifted towards chat and simplified file storage. While SharePoint pages were automatically linked, their functionality was significantly reduced. Additionally, every project team in Teams or SharePoint is based on a shared group through which documents, activities, and permissions are shared—an advantage, but also a limitation when it comes to individual presentation and project transparency. The result: The familiar visual overview of a classic SharePoint project page was lost.
Workarounds
Teams allows the integration of files, lists, and planner boards, but these solutions often feel like loosely connected pieces rather than a cohesive project portal. Many Teams pages offer a simple work environment but little visual guidance. There are no milestones, no action overviews, and no news sections. Channels don’t replace a true project view, and workarounds usually create more complexity than clarity. This quickly leads to the impression that while content is being shared, the shared overview that was once taken for granted is missing.
OnTime: The Modern Solution
A future-proof solution combines the strengths of Teams and SharePoint without inheriting their weaknesses. A modern project homepage can be based directly on a Teams team – but it also works equally well as a standalone SharePoint project site. The structure is crucial: A central homepage displays a clear overview of all relevant meetings, milestones, and deadlines. It serves as the information hub for the entire project team. Furthermore, the page automatically retrieves all members of the underlying group – and deliberately filters out site administrators to ensure a clean presentation and to show only active project participants. This creates a truly visual project page that elegantly combines overview, navigation, and collaboration.
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Seely Schmidt
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