Collaboration Training in Billings

Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Forms are cloud-based tools for communication, collaboration, and data collection within organizations.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level users who wish to coordinate teamwork and manage information efficiently using Teams and Forms.

By the conclusion of this training, participants will be able to:

• Navigate Microsoft Teams and manage channels effectively.
• Create and distribute digital forms for data collection.
• Integrate Forms with Teams for seamless workflows.
• Optimize collaboration and communication across teams.

Format of the Course

• Guided demonstrations with practical explanations.
• Hands-on activities to reinforce learning.
• Realistic practice tasks in an interactive environment.

Course Customization Options

• If you require a tailored version of this course to fit your organization’s environment, please contact us to customize the training.

Microsoft Teams is a central hub for teamwork in Microsoft 365, enabling users to communicate, collaborate, and automate workflows effectively through integrated apps, file sharing, and real-time communication tools.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level to intermediate-level users who wish to enhance their productivity and streamline collaboration through Microsoft Teams.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Navigate Teams and configure teams, channels, and permissions effectively.
• Collaborate in real time using shared files and integrated Microsoft 365 apps.
• Automate repetitive tasks and connect Teams with other tools using Power Automate.
• Apply productivity-enhancing features and best practices to optimize teamwork.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and demonstration.
• Hands-on exercises using real Teams environments.
• Guided practical applications and collaborative activities.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

Microsoft Teams is the hub for teamwork and collaboration in Microsoft 365. The MS-721 course prepares participants to design, configure, manage, and secure Teams collaboration and communications systems in enterprise environments.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level Teams administrators and collaboration engineers who wish to manage Microsoft Teams for enterprise communication and collaboration.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Configure and manage Teams collaboration and meeting experiences.
• Plan and manage Teams Phone and voice solutions.
• Implement governance, security, and compliance for Teams environments.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize Teams communications systems.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Hands-on labs and exercises.
• Real-world case studies and implementation practice.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

This instructor-led, live training in Billings (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level professionals who wish to optimize their use of Microsoft Teams and Read AI to enhance meeting outcomes and workflow efficiency.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Configure and optimize Microsoft Teams for efficient meetings.
• Integrate and personalize Read AI within Teams.
• Use AI-powered features like summaries, transcripts, and participation analytics.
• Improve collaboration, task tracking, and follow-up actions post-meeting.
• Apply advanced strategies and use cases for sustained productivity.

This instructor-led, live training in Billings (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level business professionals who wish to use Microsoft Teams along with its powerful integrations with Outlook, OneDrive, and Lists for effective team collaboration and productivity.

• Navigate the Teams interface, create teams and channels, and manage communication through posts, chats, and meetings.
• Schedule and join Teams meetings via both Teams and Outlook, use in-meeting collaboration tools such as screen sharing, and manage meeting notes and recordings.
• Efficiently manage emails, calendars, and Teams meetings using Outlook, and shift between email and Teams communication workflows smoothly.
• Use OneDrive for cloud storage, sharing, and collaborating on documents in real time within Teams and Outlook, including file version management and recovery.
• Create, customize, and manage Lists to organize tasks and projects, collaborate with team members, and integrate Lists with Outlook and OneDrive.
• Seamlessly connect Teams with Outlook, OneDrive, and Lists to create a productive and integrated work environment, reducing redundant tasks and improving workflow efficiency.

This instructor-led, live training in Billings (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level developers who wish to customize, extend, and integrate XWiki into their business solutions.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Install and configure XWiki for development and production environments.
• Create and manage XWiki extensions using scripting and APIs.
• Develop custom applications within the XWiki ecosystem.
• Integrate XWiki with external systems and databases.

This instructor-led, live training in Billings (online or onsite) is aimed at project managers who wish to create and update company content with Alfresco.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Learn best practices for document and content management using Alfresco.
• Design and use content models to organize content.
• Work with the Alfresco web client to manage workflows, folders, and files.
• Import and export documents into the Alfresco repository.

This instructor-led, live training in (online or onsite) is aimed at technical professionals who wish to deploy and manage open source collaboration platforms that maintain data sovereignty while providing modern team communication capabilities.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to evaluate platforms, deploy self-hosted solutions, configure security and integrations, migrate from existing platforms, and establish operational procedures.

This instructor-led, live training in Billings (online or onsite) is aimed at system administrators who wish to set up a collaborative environent for centralized content production with Confluence.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Set up Confluence for team collaboration as an administrator.
• Use attachments to manage project files and documents.
• Restore and back-up a Confluence site.

This instructor-led, live training in Billings (online or onsite) is aimed at developers who wish to use Element to collaborate with anyone on the Matrix network openly, while keeping control of privacy and security.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the benefits of using Element compared to other instant messaging clients.
• Set up and configure Element to start collaborating with other developers.
• Extend connections with other apps or chat platforms (Gitter, Slack, Discord, etc.)

Jitsi Meet is a fully encrypted, 100% open-source video conferencing solution that you can self-host on your own servers. It supports HD video, screen sharing, collaborative editing, and live streaming without requiring accounts or exposing meeting data to third-party platforms.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate DevOps and system administrators who wish to deploy Jitsi Meet as a replacement for Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Google Meet.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Install and configure Jitsi Meet using Docker or Debian packages.
• Configure Prosody, Jicofo, and Jitsi Videobridge for optimal performance.
• Set up TURN servers for NAT traversal and firewall compatibility.
• Secure meetings with passwords, lobby rooms, and end-to-end encryption.
• Integrate Jitsi with LDAP, SSO, and calendar systems.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Lots of exercises and practice.
• Hands-on implementation in a live-lab environment.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

This instructor-led, live training in Billings (online or onsite) is aimed at developers who wish to use Matrix to create an open collaboration platform where users can share real-time messages and data securely.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand and explore the features, APIs, and services in Matrix.
• Learn how to set up and configure a Matrix client and implement end-to-end encryption.
• Set up a homeserver with Synapse or get a free Matrix server using Oracle Cloud.
• Connect bridges to existing communication platforms (WhatsApp, IRC, Slack, Gitter, etc.).

Matrix is an open protocol for secure, decentralized, real-time communication. Organizations are increasingly adopting Matrix with the Element client as an alternative to Slack and Microsoft Teams to maintain end-to-end encryption, on-premise data residency, and federation with external trusted partners.

This instructor-led, live training in Billings (online or onsite) is aimed at HR, trainers, or event hosts who wish to use Microsoft Teams to facilitate engaging online meetings or live events.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Learn about the features of Microsoft Teams and how to use them for online meetings and events.
• Set up live events or meetings in Microsoft Teams, and then send invites to attendees.
• Familiarize with all available tools in Microsoft Teams to make virtual meetings more effective and engaging.

Full day of lecture and demo covering the core features of Teamwork Cloud / Magic Collaboration Studio including roles, model management, collaborative modeling, and project architecture.

This instructor-led, live training in (online or onsite) is aimed at project management and IT professionals who wish to deploy and manage open source project management platforms that ensure data sovereignty while supporting diverse project methodologies.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to evaluate solutions, deploy Taiga, OpenProject, and Focalboard, configure integrations, and migrate from proprietary tools.

This instructor-led, live training in Billings (online or onsite) is aimed at persons who wish to learn how to use Slack to collaborate and communicate seamlessly with team members within their organization.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Join a channel and create new channels.
• Send messages and make calls in Slack.
• Upload and share documents and files.
• Create, customize and manage their own workspace.

This instructor-led, live training in Billings (online or onsite) is aimed at persons who wish to learn how to use Slack to collaborate and communicate seamlessly with team members within their organization.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Join a channel and create new channels.
• Send messages and make calls in Slack.
• Upload and share documents and files.
• Create, customize and manage your own workspace.
• Add apps and services to Slack.
• Build a Slack bot to automate tasks.

Synapse is the reference homeserver implementation for the Matrix protocol, enabling decentralized, end-to-end encrypted messaging. This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate DevOps engineers and system administrators who wish to use Synapse and Element to replace cloud chat platforms with a self-hosted, federated messaging infrastructure.

This course is designed to teach Systems Modeling Language (SysML) from a reviewer's perspective, along with an introduction to the Cameo Collaborator tool.

This instructor-led, live training in Billings (online or onsite) is aimed at end users who wish to learn how to use XWiki to better collaborate with team members within their organization.

By the end of this training, participants will be able:

• Create, manage, and customize team pages and blogs.
• Customize XWiki for the right look and feel.
• Track changes to content using version control features.
• Set up a blog, manage comments, and customize the display.

This instructor-led, live training in Billings (online or onsite) is aimed at system administrators who wish to deploy and manage an XWiki server.

By the end of this training, participants will be able:

• Install a configure an XWiki server on premise.
• Create and manage users.
• Secure and optimize an XWiki server.
• Upgrade, back up and restore an XWiki server.
• Extend and customize the functionality and look and feel of XWiki.

This instructor-led, live training in Billings (online or onsite) is aimed at system administrators who wish to learn how to install, customize, troubleshoot, maintain, and manage Zimbra Collaboration.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Installation, management, and maintenance of Zimbra Collaboration suite.
• Migration and troubleshooting.
• Streamlining and enhancing Zimbra administration.

Zimbra Collaboration Suite is an open-source enterprise messaging and collaboration platform providing email, calendar, contacts, tasks, and file sharing in a unified web interface. It serves as a direct, self-managed replacement for Microsoft Exchange and Google Workspace.

This course has been created for anyone who would like to learn how to create, edit and organize content using MediaWiki software.

This course has been created for people who are going to use MediaWiki software as editors, users and website administrators.

This course explains how to:

• Find the information you are looking for on an existing site
• Create, edit and remove pages
• Design a structure of the page
• Analyse the best solution for the structure of the entire project
• Manage users
• Create and manage a community

Some projects using MediaWiki:

Wikipedia - Free encyclopedia

Wiktionary - Dictionary and thesaurus

Wikinews - Free content news source

Wikiversity - Free learning tools

Commons - Shared media repository

Wikibooks - Free textbooks and manuals

Wikiquote - Collection of quotations

Wikisource - Free source documents

Wikispecies - Directory of species

MediaWiki is a free and open-source wiki software. This one-day course provides participants with an introduction to Semantic MediaWiki.