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iBabs vs Microsoft Teams

In today's digital workplace, choosing the right platform for board management and collaboration is crucial for efficiency and productivity. This useful comparison places iBabs and Microsoft Teams side by side and examines the differences, similarities and how each software complements the other

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The key differences

Designed for decision making and governance

Designed for communication and collaboration

Superior in scheduled meetings with structured agendas

Superior in real time communication and ad hoc meetings

Focused on keeping sensitive information within a protected environment

Focused on sharing files and information

Designed for decision making and governance

Superior in scheduled meetings with structured agendas

Focused on keeping sensitive information within a protected environment

Designed for communication and collaboration

Superior in real time communication and ad hoc meetings

Focused on sharing files and information

See how Teams and iBabs complement each other

Communication

Offers various real-time communication tools, such as chat, video calls, and threaded conversations, for everyday team interactions.

Ensures secure, confidential communication channels for board members to discuss sensitive information.

Leverage Teams for frequent, informal, and real-time communication among team members while utilizing iBabs for confidential and strategic communications.

Collaboration

Supports broad collaboration features, including file sharing, co-editing documents in real-time, and integrating various third-party apps.

Provides advanced document management and collaboration features specifically designed for board-related materials, ensuring version control and secure sharing.

Use Teams for broader, day-to-day collaborative tasks and integrating with other productivity tools, while using iBabs for collaborating on sensitive board documents and ensuring compliance.

Decision-making

Facilitates real-time discussions and brainstorming sessions among team members, allowing quick feedback and consensus building.

Provides secure, structured environments for board members to review documents, vote, and make critical decisions with audit trails and compliance features.

Use Teams for initial discussions and rapid consensus building among broader team members, and iBabs for formal decision-making processes.


Communication	Offers various real-time communication tools, such as chat, video calls, and threaded conversations, for everyday team interactions.	Ensures secure, confidential communication channels for board members to discuss sensitive information.	Leverage Teams for frequent, informal, and real-time communication among team members while utilizing iBabs for confidential and strategic communications.
Collaboration	Supports broad collaboration features, including file sharing, co-editing documents in real-time, and integrating various third-party apps.	Provides advanced document management and collaboration features specifically designed for board-related materials, ensuring version control and secure sharing.	Use Teams for broader, day-to-day collaborative tasks and integrating with other productivity tools, while using iBabs for collaborating on sensitive board documents and ensuring compliance.
Decision-making	Facilitates real-time discussions and brainstorming sessions among team members, allowing quick feedback and consensus building.	Provides secure, structured environments for board members to review documents, vote, and make critical decisions with audit trails and compliance features.	Use Teams for initial discussions and rapid consensus building among broader team members, and iBabs for formal decision-making processes.

Where does iBabs go the extra mile for your meetings?

Before meetings

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Notes & annotations

Prepare for your meetings by making notes on your agenda items and annotations on your board documents (can be done even offline!) and share them easily with other board members.

Dashboard

Access your personalised homepage where you can instantly see all your upcoming meetings, action items and relevant reports on your dashboard.

During meetings

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Dossiers

Manage complex decision making processes in your organisation by creating an approval route for your documents and drive them through multiple layers of decision-making while simultaneously creating transparency around the process.

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Discussion items

Make your meetings more efficient by determining in advance which topics you want to discuss and which can be agreed upon beforehand unanimously.

After meetings

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Actions & decisions

Keep track of all your actions and decisions. Assign tasks to the relevant stakeholder and track progress with our traffic light system.

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Digital signatures

Sign documents within the iBabs platform with our legally valid electronic signature.

Additional iBabs functionalities

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Minute taking

Create your meeting minutes directly in iBabs and effortlessly track all actions, decisions, voting results and motions.

Public Portal

Customise the platform to reflect the unique flow of your organisations decision-making process.

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Webcasting

Make notes and annotations on documents and share them easily with other board members.

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Approval flow

Integrate your office ecosystem into iBabs and make your meetings more intuitive and productive.

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Access controls & Permissions

Customise the platform to reflect the unique flow of your organisations decision-making process.

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Did you know you can also video call with iBabs?

While it's well-known that Microsoft Teams excels at facilitating video calls, did you know that iBabs offers robust and integrated video conferencing capabilities?

By using our Video Conferencing feature board members are able to engage in secure and high-quality video meetings directly within our board portal, ensuring that all discussions remain confidential and centralized.

With integrated video calling, board members can seamlessly transition from reviewing documents to live discussions without having to switch platforms or use unsecure third party B2C solutions.

Conclusion

Each platform has a unique role within decision-making, communication, and collaboration. It depends on the specific needs of your organisation whether you need iBabs, Microsoft Teams, or both. By leveraging both platforms, organizations can enjoy the best of both worlds: using Teams for rapid, informal communication and day-to-day collaboration, while depending on iBabs for secure decision-making and governance.

With complementary strengths, these tools together provide a comprehensive solution to enhance productivity, governance, and overall organizational efficiency

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