Brainstorm Together Using a Visual Tool
Microsoft Whiteboard — A built-in Teams feature that provides a shared, virtual whiteboard. Team members can draw, add sticky notes, text, and shapes in real-time, making it perfect for visual brainstorming.
Miro — A powerful external visual collaboration platform for brainstorming, agile planning, and remote workshops. It integrates with Teams and is widely used worldwide.
Lucidchart — Enables collaborative creation of diagrams, flowcharts, and visuals that integrate smoothly with Teams and other Office tools.
Poll Team Members (e.g., Restaurant Choice)
Polls (Microsoft Forms) — Use this built-in app or integration during a Teams meeting or chat to quickly create and distribute polls. Great for decisions like picking a restaurant.
Polly — A fast, convenient polling tool within Teams chats or channels. Designed to quickly gather feedback with minimal friction.
Poll Everywhere — Lets you create live polls, word clouds, quizzes, and more, right inside Teams. Excellent for interactive team discussions.
Time-Keeping (Track Hours on the Project)
Timeneye — Fully integrated with Teams, this app allows users to log hours, monitor projects, and get insights—all without leaving Teams.
TimeCamp — Enables time tracking across chats, tasks, and group activities directly within Teams.
TimeCamp
My Hours — A free timesheet tool that integrates into Teams as a tab. Great for project tracking, approvals, budget reporting, and exporting
TrackingTime — Offers start/stop timers, idle detection, and real-time logging inside Teams, via a browser extension or tab.
Task and Deadline Reminders
Remind — Lets users schedule personal, group, or channel reminders for tasks, meetings, birthdays, and more directly within Teams. Supports recurring reminders too.
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Remind - Reminders for Microsoft Teams
Microsoft To Do — Though standalone, it integrates with Teams and supports due dates and reminders to manage tasks and deadlines.
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