Manage teams in your organization

Allo allows you to organize workspace members into teams, making it easier to manage goals and projects. By grouping members together based on their roles or functions, you can improve collaboration and streamline communication. The "People" tab in Allo provides access to team management features, and in this article, we will talk about:

• How to create a team
• How to create relationships between different teams
• How to visualize relationships between different teams
• How to make the best use of teams in Allo

How to create a team

To create a team in your workspace, please follow the below steps:

1. Go to the "Teams" tab from the left sidebar. 
2. Click the "Add Team" button towards the top-right. 
3. Give the team a name and select the team members you'd like to put into it.
4. Click "Create".

How to create relationships between different teams and members

The teams in your workspace can be organized hierarchically to improve efficiency. You can assign hierarchy levels to teams by selecting a parent team when creating it, or by editing it later using these steps:

1. Go to the "Teams" tab on the left sidebar. 
2. Click on the three dots next to the team you want to edit.
3. Select "Edit team".
4. Choose parent teams from the dropdown menu or by searching for them. 
5. Click "Save".

When a team is assigned a parent team, it means that the parent team is one level higher in the hierarchy than the original team. For instance, if the Design Team is under the Product Team, then the Product Team is the parent team.

How to visualize relationships between different teams

You have three options to view your teams in Allo. From the "Teams" tab, you can switch between the Card, List, or Chart view by selecting it in the top-right corner.

To visualize the relationships between teams, we recommend using the Chart view. You can also zoom in and out using your mouse scroll and click the expand icon in the top-right corner to view the chart in a larger size.

How to make the best use of teams in Allo

Allo's team management feature helps you group workspace members based on their goals and projects, making it easier to manage teams effectively. Here are some ways to make the most of this feature:

• Filter teams easily: When you need to get an overview of a specific team's progress, you can easily filter them out in the Dashboard or Activity tab.

• Assign teams to goals: When creating goals in Allo, assign teams to be owners or collaborators. This makes it easy to filter goal progress for specific teams.

• Communicate with teams: Use "@+team name" to notify everyone on a team when you need to communicate with them. This works in canvases, discussion posts, comments, and more.

Overall, the team management feature in Allo is a useful tool for organizing your workspace members into teams based on their roles or projects. By using the steps outlined in this article, you can create, edit, and visualize these teams to improve collaboration and streamline communication.