3. TOPICS
Modern Team Sites,
Communication
Sites, Hub Sites &
HOME Site
Branding
SharePoint Modern
Sites
PNP Starter Kit &
Fantastic 40 Web
Parts
Q & A
Session content is available on my blog: http://www.sharepointtalk.net/2018/08/summary-about-modern-team-sites.html
8. Webpart Details
Bing Maps Use the Bing maps web part to add a map to your page. Simply enter an address or a well
known name and your map will appear.
Connectors For example, you can show updates from services like Trello and Facebook etc.
File Viewer Use this to insert a file on your page. File types you can insert include Excel, Word,
PowerPoint, Visio, .PDFs, 3D Models and more.
Group Calendar The Group calendar web part allows you to put an Office 365 group calendar right on
your page
Hero You can display up to five items in the Hero web part and use compelling images, text, and
links to draw attention to each.
Highlighted Content Use this web part to dynamically display content based on content type, filtering, or a
search string.
Microsoft Forms Use the Microsoft Forms web part to create surveys, quizzes, and polls on a page.
Planner The Planner web part allows you to add your team's tasks and assignments on a page
using Microsoft Planner.
PowerApps PowerApps is a service that lets you build business apps that run in a browser or on a
phone or tablet, with no coding experience required.
Twitter With the Twitter web part, you can show tweets that are relevant to you or your audience
right on your page.
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/using-web-parts-on-sharepoint-online-pages-336e8e92-3e2d-4298-ae01-d404bbe751e0
9. Criteria Modern Team Site Communication Site
Primary Business
Objective
Connect, Collaborate, Create
Members of a work group or project team can
collaborate on project,
plan an event, track status, or exchange Ideas.
Showcase, share, tell a story
broadcast a message,
tell a story, share content for viewing (but not
editing), or showcase services.
Content Authors All members are content authors Small number of content authors and a larger
number of content readers
Governance Governance is typically determined by the team.
Practices are aligned in the best way to get work
done.
Governance is determined
by the organization to ensure consistency of
experience and effective management of
organizational information.
Quantity A lot of team sites one for
each unit of work, each project team, work
group, partner, client, etc.
Fewer number of communication sites
aligned by functional area or major topic.
Examples • Project team working together
• Human Resources team members
• Executive Committee
• Extranet site to work with partners
• Governance and Training for your intranet
• Travel team publishing guidelines about
corporate travel
• Policies and procedures
• Site for a new corporate initiative
• Resources for the sales team for a product
or service
https://storage.snappages.site/op8ir2nu2f/assets/files/Team-Site-vs.-Communication-Site-What-sh-69.pdf
17. Modern Team Sites Demo
-„New“ Dropdown
-Quick Launch Navigation
-Site Info Hover Panel
18.
19. Further details can be found here: https://support.office.com/en-us/article/what-is-a-sharepoint-communication-site-94a33429-e580-45c3-a090-5512a8070732
23. SharePoint Classic Modern Sites Details
Focus Cooperation Team in Teams or SharePoint Online
Team Website
If it's only about collaborating on documents, a SharePoint Online Team Site should be
used. Is context-based communication like chats is also needed than Teams is the
better tool.
Focus on information
provisioning
Modern Communication Site A Team Site whose focus is more on the provisioning of information should be based
on a Communication Site.
Using a Blog Site Collection Modern Communication Site The equivalent of a blog post in a Communication Site is a News Page.
Document Library with
incoming e-mails
Team Channel in Teams Teams can be contacted by e-mail, which automatically saves the attachments of the
e-mails in document library of the Team.
Calendar List Calendar List or Groups Calendar Calendar Lists can still be used. Another possible option is to use the Group Calendar
of the Office 365 Group associated with the SharePoint Site. The Groups Calendar can
be integrated into the SharePoint page via a webpart
Task List Task List or a Plan in Planner Task Lists can still be used. Another option is to use a Plan in Planner. This can be
integrated into the SharePoint page via a webpart
Newsfeed Team Channel in Teams or a Yammer
Group
The newsfeed is discontinued for SharePoint Online. Alternatives are a Team Channel
in teams or a Yammer Group. Which scenario is used must be considered on a case-
by-case basis.
Discussion List Team Channel in Teams or a Yammer
Group
Discussion list are only available in classic Sites. Alternatives are a Team channel in
Teams or a Group in Yammer.
Links List Modern "Quicklinks" Web Part or
modern "Hero" Web Part
Highlighted links are not available in modern Sites. Alternatives are the modern
"Quicklinks" webpart or the modern "Hero" webpart
Announcement list Modern "News" Web Part Use the modern "News" webpart to publish announcements on a modern Site
SharePoint Designer
Workflows
SharePoint Designer Workflows or
Microsoft Flow
SharePoint Designer Workflows can still be used in modern Sites. Alternatively,
workflows can also be created based on Microsoft Flow.
http://www.sharepointtalk.net/2018/08/things-to-think-about-when-moving-from.html