K2’s Improving Productivity With Microsoft 365/Office 365 Cloud Applications
4.00 Credits
Member Price $180.00
Non-Member Price $205.00
Overview
Many Microsoft 365/Office 365 subscriptions include robust Cloud services for improving productivity. Foundational services, such as SharePoint Online, OneDrive for Business, and Exchange Online, join with other powerful tools such as Teams, Planner, Power Automate, Forms, and Power Apps to provide a productivity platform second to none. Unfortunately, most users will never benefit from working with these tools simply because they remain unaware of these features.
Plan to attend this session to learn about the “rest of 365” and how these Cloud-based applications can enhance personal and team productivity while simultaneously facilitating remote working arrangements. Don’t miss this opportunity to get all the knowledge and guidance necessary to leverage your investment in Microsoft 365/Office 365 fully.
Highlights
• Understanding the Cloud-based options available in a Microsoft 365/Office 365 environment
• How to use tools such as Teams, Planner, and Power Automate
• Storing data in SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business
Prerequisites
Fundamental knowledge of computer applications and the Microsoft 365/Office 365 subscription models
Designed For
CPAs and other business professionals who are seeking to leverage their Microsoft 365/Office 365 subscriptions by taking advantage of some of the Cloud-based features available in these environments
Objectives
• Identify relevant, Cloud-based components of the Microsoft 365/Office 365 subscription model
• Differentiate between OneDrive, OneDrive for Business, and SharePoint Online
• Cite examples of how Teams can improve productivity and enhance collaboration and communication
• List examples of other Cloud-based services available through a Microsoft 365/Office 365 subscription
• Specify situations in which tools such as Planner, Power Automate, Bookings, Stream, and Sway might enhance individual and organizational productivity, efficiency, and profitability
Preparation
None
Leader(s):
Leader Bios
Lawrence McClelland, K2 Enterprises
Mac McClelland, an attorney and accounting professional, is an associate of K2 Enterprises of Hammond, Louisiana, and Network Management Group of Hutchinson, Kansas. Mac was formerly the director of the Centre for Financial Studies at the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand, where he lived and worked for seven years from 1990 to 1996. He was also a member of the faculty of the Advanced Business Programme, ranked in the top 100 MBA programs in the world by The Economist, specializing in business strategy and strategic management accounting. He gained his practical experience in information systems with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and has an established practice in business and technology consulting. Services offered include technology assessments and plans, accounting software selection, advanced cost system analysis and design, LAN/WAN design and implementation, and customized business and technology training. Mac has taught hundreds of continuing professional education seminars to accountants and business managers in the United States, New Zealand, Australia, Japan, and Southeast Asia. His presentations are highly rated, and he has won several awards for teaching excellence. Mac has been published in leading business and practitioner journals, including Tax Ideas, Computers in Accounting, Journal of Accounting Education, Chartered Accountants Journal of New Zealand, and the top-rated Journal of Accounting Research.
Non-Member Price $205.00
Member Price $180.00