{"id":7276,"date":"2023-02-08T11:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-08T11:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/?p=7276"},"modified":"2024-01-11T14:13:35","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T14:13:35","slug":"team-check-in-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/team-check-in-app\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Use Our Team Check-In App (For MS Teams and Slack)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Regular team check-ins are a great way to keep your team aligned, share progress, and discuss blockers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plus, Geekbot<\/a> \u2014 our free team check-in app for Microsoft Teams and Slack \u2014 can help you replace synchronous check-ins (i.e., video calls or in-person meetings) with asynchronous, text-based ones. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This switch can help you avoid the three big problems that come with traditional check-in meetings:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Scheduling conflicts.<\/strong> Video calls and in-person meetings force everyone to attend at the same time, which can be tricky for remote teams. In contrast, asynchronous check-ins let everyone provide updates at their convenience.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Workflow disruptions. <\/strong>Synchronous check-ins require you to stop what you\u2019re doing and join a video call or in-person meeting, which means more context-switching and less focused time. With asynchronous team communication, people don\u2019t have to break their concentration or change their workflow to accommodate a meeting.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Irrelevant updates. <\/strong>Team meetings usually contain updates that don\u2019t concern everyone. As a result, participants can easily get frustrated and tune out. Text-based check-ins avoid this problem since team members can focus on the updates that are relevant to their work while skipping those that aren\u2019t.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    In this post, we\u2019ll show you how to run asynchronous check-ins with Geekbot in three simple steps, while avoiding these problems. We\u2019ll be using Microsoft Teams for the examples below, but note that Geekbot is also available for Slack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Note:<\/em> <\/strong>Click here to create a free Geekbot account.<\/em><\/a> Our tool is free for teams with up to 10 active participants. For larger teams, it\u2019s $2.50 per user per month (on the annual plan) and $3.00 per user per month (on the monthly plan). <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. Start with Templates or Create Your Check-Ins from the Ground-Up<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Geekbot is our tool for running asynchronous standups, retrospectives, polls, and much more. For a quick overview of how it works, check out the video below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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