It'd be tough to get through 4 years at WPI without doing a group project. WPI has the tools you need to help you organize, assign tasks, and collaborate with your teammates.

Microsoft Teams is a collaboration app that helps your team stay organized and have conversations in one convenient place.

Why Teams?

Teams are made up of channels. Each channel is built around a topic, like “Team Events,” a department name, or sub-group. Channels are where you hold meetings, have conversations, and work on files together. You can also screen share in Teams if your group can't meet together in the same place. 

The most powerful part of Teams is the ability to customize how you use it by adding useful "tabs" or "apps" to your team space. Click the "+" icon in the top menu to browse and add apps to your space. 

There are hundreds of apps you can add to your space to help make organizing and delegating tasks easier in your group. 

We've picked out a few helpful apps to help you get started.

How do I create a Team?

1. Go to portal.wpi.edu
2. Click on Teams
3. At the bottom left hand side, click on Join or Create a Team
4. Click on Create Team
5. Choose a genre for your team (Classes is a good choice for group projects)
6. Type in a name for your team
7. Click Next
8. Add a member by name or email address (as you type, names will pop up)
9. Click Add
10. You can choose the permission level (Member or Owner)
11. Continue to add members and repeat steps 8-10
12. Click Close when finished