Does my Team need to learn SharePoint if we are using Microsoft Teams?
May 22, 2025
The simple answer is No.
If you setup your Teams properly with your staff/board/committee members in mind, you should have everything they need right there within Microsoft Teams. All your files, conversations, meetings, and apps are accessible in one place.
Why complicate things by forcing your team to learn yet another program like SharePoint? Most of your team members already have enough on their plates without adding another learning curve to navigate.
Keep it simple
Keep it simple so that others will actually adopt and use Teams effectively. The more barriers you put up, the less likely people are to embrace the new tools.
For the more technical
Learning SharePoint should come later, for the technical few or after people have established a habit of using Teams. If you introduce both platforms at the same time, you'll have your audience divided and not supporting each other. They'll talk different languages, describe different scenarios, because some will be referring to Teams, and others will be referring to SharePoint. Get everyone on the same page first.
Remember - the goal is productivity and collaboration, not creating technical hurdles for your team to overcome. Teams already provides access to all the SharePoint functionality they need without them having to know they're using SharePoint behind the scenes.
The best digital workplace is the one people actually use.
Don't overcomplicate things!