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# Create a Microsoft team for your project

# Create a Microsoft team for your project {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Zurich
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* Updated July 31, 2025
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read

Create a Microsoft team for your project to start collaborating with your team and
receive timely updates of the project.

## Before you begin

Ensure that the project for which you want to create a team is active and not in a
closed state.  
Role required: it_project_manager  
Important:  
You must be the designated project manager for this project in addition to having the it_project_manager role.

## Procedure

1. Navigate to AllProjectProjectsAll.
2. Open the project for which you want to create a team.  
   Ensure that you are the project manager for the project you open.
3. Enable collaboration for the project by selecting the Enable MS Teams Collaboration related link.
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## Result

* A Microsoft team is created for the project. You can see the team's name in the success message on your project form. You can also view a link in the project form to access your MS team group, selecting on the link will navigate you to the MS team group for your project.
* You and the administrator are added as owners in the team.
* Any assignees and additional assignees of active project tasks for this project are added as members to this team.  
  Assignees and additional assignees of project tasks that you create later will be automatically added as members to this team if you enable the Add Assigned Users To MS Group flow. However, new or existing stakeholders added to the project are not added as members to this channel.  
  Note:  
  Users assigned to the tasks (assignee and additional assignee) from Planning Console will not be added automatically to the Microsoft team.
* Once a team is successfully created for a project, the Enable MS Teams Collaboration related link is removed from that project. Collaboration cannot be enabled for both Slack and Microsoft Teams for the same project. If you have selected on the Enable MS Teams Collaboration related link for a project, and you select the Enable Slack Collaboration related link before the MS team is created, a message will be displayed specifying that MS Teams creation is in progress.
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If you are unable to create a team, retry the procedure after sometime. If the issue
persists, contact your system administrator.
**Related concepts**   

* [PPM Collaboration application overview](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/JOFUrCXpAYa5~yHBTzbxHQ "Collaborate with your project team on a common enterprise messaging platform such as Slack or Microsoft Teams using the PPM Collaboration application. Facilitate active and timely communication about the project among the project's team members, be involved in critical discussions on your project, and receive real-time updates on the project's status.")

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