A session presented at the Digital Workplace Conference 2018 in Melbourne, Australia. Focusing on Microsoft Forms inside of Office 365 and the power they bring.

1. Melbourne 2018
STORMING, FORMING,
NORMING
WITH MR & MRS STRANT

2. @LoryanStrant

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 Change & Adoption
Practice Lead
 Prosci method aligned
 Office 365 focus –
consults in adoption,
launch, training across
the suite

4. Melbourne 2018WHY ARE WE HERE?
 What is Forms
 Demo
 A hidden gem in Office 365
 Forms inside of Office 365
 The power of Forms
 Forms in your world
 Launch & adoption

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SO…. WHAT IS FORMS?

6. Melbourne 2018SOME BACKGROUND
FORMS STARTED IN EDUCATION,
MADE AVAILABLE TO
COMMERCIAL LATE APRIL 2018
SIMPLEST OF OFFICE 365 TOOLS NO DEPENDENCIES ON MAILBOX
OR ONEDRIVE
CAN BE UP AND RUNNING IN
MINUTES

7. Melbourne 2018WHAT’S IN A NAME?

8. Melbourne 2018FORM VS. QUIZ
FORM
 Customise the design
 Question types: choice, text, rating,
date, ranking, Likert
 Instant results
 Email responses
 Branching
QUIZ
 Same as a form, but with:
 Add message for respondents who
select answers
 Allocate points for each question
 Specify correct answers
 Maths!

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DEMO
NOTE: create a video as backup

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LIVE FORM DEMO
http://bit.ly/dwc18forms

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A HIDDEN GEM IN OFFICE 365

12. Melbourne 2018A HIDDEN GEM IN OFFICE 365
THE IMPORTANCE OF
HUMAN ENGAGEMENT
LISTENING TO PEOPLE WHY PEOPLE NEED
FEEDBACK
HOW MUCH THIS HAS
INCREASED IN THE
MODERN AGE OF CHANGE
Why is Forms important?

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HERDING CATS
 Getting input on:
 date/time
 location
 venue type
 food
A HIDDEN GEM IN OFFICE 365

14. Melbourne 2018A HIDDEN GEM IN OFFICE 365
 The opportunity to shift from traditional forms
 Potential to be 'paperless'
 Sustainability

15. Melbourne 2018FORMS AND DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
Process
complexity
Changing
workflows
Systems
integration
Speed of
transformation
Ability to
adapt

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FORMS INSIDE OF OFFICE 365
Now for some more techy stuff.

17. Melbourne 2018
OFFICE 365 TOOLS WITH SIMILAR
FUNCTIONALITY
 SharePoint survey
 Forms for Excel
(formerly known as Excel Survey in
OneDrive & Excel Online)
 SharePoint list

18. Melbourne 2018TO FORM OR NOT TO FORM?
 SharePoint list
 SharePoint list + PowerApps form

19. Melbourne 2018YOU’RE NOT ALONE: FORMS AND GROUPS

20. Melbourne 2018YOU’RE NOT ALONE: FORMS AND GROUPS

21. Melbourne 2018SURFACING FORMS: SHAREPOINT

22. Melbourne 2018SURFACING FORMS: TEAMS

23. Melbourne 2018SURFACING FORMS: SWAY

24. Melbourne 2018SURFACING FORMS: POWERPOINT

25. Comparison to
SurveyMonkey

26. Melbourne 2018WHAT, WHAT IS THIS!?!?!?

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THE POWER OF FORMS

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FORMS + FLOW
DEMO

29. Melbourne 2018FLOW TEMPLATES FOR FORMS

30. Melbourne 2018PUTTING IT TOGETHER

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FORMS IN YOUR WORLD

32. Melbourne 2018FORMS FOR BETTER MEETINGS
PRE-MEETING RESEARCH
 Be educated before going in the room
 Save valuable time lost to random
conversation
 Get to the point faster
POST-MEETING RESEARCH
 How did you do, and what can be
improved?
 Follow-up questions

33. Melbourne 2018MORE EXAMPLES FOR FORMS
 Employee satisfaction
 Post training survey
 Employee feedback on Office 365 application use and training needs
 Adoption campaign use
 Coffee club
 Friday lunch
 What else do you need to fill out or get a response on?

34. Melbourne 2018LAUNCHING FORMS
STRUCTURED
IMPLEMENTATION
AND CAMPAIGNS –
THESE ARE NOT
REQUIRED
NO TECHNICAL
DEPLOYMENT OR
REQUIREMENTS
OTHER THAN USER
ACCOUNT
VERY LOW IT SUPPORT
REQUIREMENTS
END USERS ARE
BECOMING SAVVY
KEEP IT TURNED OFF,
AND THE APPETITE
WILL DISAPPEAR
EASY TO USE, GREAT
QUICK WINS, LET
THEM TRY IT!

35. Melbourne 2018
REALLY, WHO WAS
BETTER?
http://bit.ly/DWCrealvote

36. THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS