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Organize members into functional teams

Updated 2025-01-155 min read

Teams

Organize your organization members into teams for better collaboration, access control, and content sharing.

What Are Teams?

Teams are groups of members who work together:

  • Share content easily with entire team
  • Assign work to teams
  • Set team-level permissions
  • Track team performance

Creating Teams

Team Settings

SettingDescription
NameTeam display name
DescriptionWhat the team does
IconVisual identifier
ColorTeam color in UI
VisibilityWho can see the team

Team Types

Suggested Team Structure

TeamPurposeTypical Members
Bid TeamPrimary bid writersProposal managers, writers
TechnicalTechnical reviewEngineers, architects
LegalCompliance reviewLegal, contracts
ExecutiveFinal approvalC-suite, directors
OperationsDelivery planningProject managers

Creating Custom Teams

Build teams that match your structure:

  1. Department-based (Engineering, Sales)
  2. Project-based (Project Alpha)
  3. Function-based (Reviewers)
  4. Client-based (Client A Team)

Managing Team Members

Adding Members

Team Roles

RoleCapabilities
LeadManage team, add/remove members
MemberAccess team content, collaborate
ViewerView team content only

Removing Members

  1. Open team settings
  2. Find the member
  3. Click Remove from Team
  4. Confirm removal

Note

Removing from a team doesn't remove from the organization. They lose team access only.

Team Permissions

Content Access

Teams can have access to:

  • Analyses - Specific bid analyses
  • Proposals - Generated proposals
  • Templates - Shared templates
  • Capabilities - Capability libraries
  • Opportunities - Saved opportunities

Permission Levels

LevelWhat They Can Do
ViewSee content only
CommentView and comment
EditFull editing access
ManageEdit, share, and manage

Setting Team Permissions

  1. Go to Settings > Teams > Select team
  2. Click Permissions tab
  3. Configure access levels
  4. Save changes

Team Collaboration

Sharing with Teams

Share content with entire team at once:

  1. Open content you want to share
  2. Click Share
  3. Type team name
  4. Select permission level
  5. Share with team

Team Notifications

Team members receive:

  • New content shared with team
  • Assignments to team
  • Team mention (@team-name)
  • Team deadline reminders

Team Activity Feed

See what your team is working on:

  1. Open team page
  2. View Activity tab
  3. See recent team actions
  4. Filter by member or type

Team Analytics

Performance Metrics

Track team productivity:

MetricDescription
Win RatePercentage of wins from team bids
AnalysesNumber of analyses completed
ProposalsProposals generated
On-TimeDeadlines met percentage

Team Dashboard

View team performance:

  1. Go to Analytics > Teams
  2. Select your team
  3. View metrics and trends
  4. Export reports

Managing Multiple Teams

Member in Multiple Teams

Members can belong to multiple teams:

  • Engineering AND Bid Team
  • Different roles per team
  • Combined notifications
  • Access union of all team content

Cross-Team Collaboration

When teams work together:

  1. Share content with multiple teams
  2. Add members from different teams
  3. Use @mentions across teams
  4. Create temporary project teams

Team Settings

Editing Team Details

  1. Go to Settings > Teams > Select team
  2. Click Edit
  3. Update:
    • Name and description
    • Icon and color
    • Visibility settings
  4. Save changes

Team Visibility

SettingWho Can See
PublicAll organization members
PrivateTeam members only
HiddenOnly admins see exists

Archiving Teams

For inactive teams:

  1. Go to team settings
  2. Click Archive Team
  3. Team hidden but data preserved
  4. Can be restored later

Deleting Teams

Warning

Deleting a team removes all team-specific settings. Content shared with the team is not deleted.

  1. Go to team settings
  2. Click Delete Team
  3. Confirm deletion
  4. Members return to organization pool

Team Templates

Creating Team Templates

Build standard team configurations:

  1. Go to Settings > Team Templates
  2. Click Create Template
  3. Define:
    • Default roles
    • Standard permissions
    • Notification settings
  4. Use template for new teams

Default Team Template

Set default for new teams:

  1. Mark template as default
  2. New teams use this template
  3. Customize as needed

Best Practices

Team Size

SizeRecommendation
1-5May not need teams
5-15Ideal team size
15+Consider sub-teams

Team Guidelines

  • Clear team purpose
  • Defined team lead
  • Regular team sync
  • Document team processes

Scaling Teams

As organization grows:

  1. Create teams for new functions
  2. Establish team hierarchy
  3. Define cross-team processes
  4. Regular team review

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