check before: 2024-08-01
Product:
Entra, Microsoft 365 admin center, Microsoft 365 Apps, Teams
Platform:
Android, iOS, Mac, Windows Desktop, World tenant
Status:
Launched
Change type:
Admin impact, New feature, Updated message, User impact
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Summary:
Microsoft Teams is introducing new administrative units (AUs) to facilitate delegated administration within the Teams admin center. Rollout begins in August 2024 and completes by October 2024. This update allows for granular role-based access control, affecting user and policy management, and requires no pre-rollout admin action.
Details:
Updated October 10, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Coming soon to Microsoft Teams: New administrative units (AUs) to simplify Teams administration in the Teams admin center. AUs are a way to delegate administration to a subset of users in your organization, based on attributes such as department, location, or business unit along with help of granular role-based access control (RBAC) roles. With the help of AUs, you can create more granular and flexible management scenarios for your Teams environment. This message applies to Teams for Desktop, mobile, and Mac.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 402186.
[When this will happen:]
General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early August 2024 and expect to complete by late October 2024 (previously late September).
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Standard Release
Created:
2024-07-11
updated:
2024-10-15
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summary for non-techies**
Microsoft Teams is introducing Administrative Units (AUs) to allow organizations to delegate management responsibilities by department or location, with roles like Teams Administrator and Teams Device Administrator, and this feature will be automatically rolled out between August and October 2024.
Direct effects for Operations**
Granular Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) Implementation
Without proper preparation, the introduction of AUs may lead to confusion among admins regarding their new permissions and responsibilities, potentially resulting in mismanagement of user policies and access.
- roles: Global Admins, Teams Administrators
- references: https://learn.microsoft.com/entra/identity/role-based-access-control/admin-units-manage?tabs=ms-powershell, https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=402186
User Management and Policy Assignment
The ability to manage users and policies at a granular level may lead to inconsistent policy application if admins are not adequately trained on the new system, affecting user experience negatively.
- roles: Teams Administrators, Policy Managers
- references: https://learn.microsoft.com/entra/identity/role-based-access-control/admin-units-manage?tabs=ms-powershell, https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=402186
Analytics and Reporting Access
If admins are unprepared for the new reporting capabilities, they may overlook critical insights into user performance and call quality, leading to unresolved issues and user dissatisfaction.
- roles: Teams Communication Administrators, Analytics Managers
- references: https://learn.microsoft.com/entra/identity/role-based-access-control/admin-units-manage?tabs=ms-powershell, https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=402186
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change history
| Date | Property | old | new |
| 2024-10-15 | MC Feature Ring | Standard Release, Targeted Release | Standard Release |
| 2024-10-15 | MC Feature Status | Rolling out | Launched |
| 2024-10-11 | MC Last Updated | 09/20/2024 01:15:03 | 2024-10-11T00:12:47Z |
| 2024-10-11 | MC Messages | Updated September 19, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Coming soon to Microsoft Teams: New administrative units (AUs) to simplify Teams administration in the Teams admin center. AUs are a way to delegate administration to a subset of users in your organization, based on attributes such as department, location, or business unit along with help of granular role-based access control (RBAC) roles. With the help of AUs, you can create more granular and flexible management scenarios for your Teams environment. This message applies to Teams for Desktop, mobile, and Mac. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 402186. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early August 2024 and expect to complete by late September 2024 (previously early September). | Updated October 10, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Coming soon to Microsoft Teams: New administrative units (AUs) to simplify Teams administration in the Teams admin center. AUs are a way to delegate administration to a subset of users in your organization, based on attributes such as department, location, or business unit along with help of granular role-based access control (RBAC) roles. With the help of AUs, you can create more granular and flexible management scenarios for your Teams environment. This message applies to Teams for Desktop, mobile, and Mac. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 402186. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early August 2024 and expect to complete by late October 2024 (previously late September). |
| 2024-10-11 | MC End Time | 11/11/2024 08:00:00 | 2024-12-09T08:00:00Z |
| 2024-10-11 | MC Summary | Microsoft Teams is introducing new administrative units (AUs) to streamline administration within the Teams admin center. The rollout will begin in August 2024 and is expected to complete by late September 2024. This update allows delegation of administration to specific user subsets using role-based access control (RBAC) roles. | Microsoft Teams is introducing new administrative units (AUs) to facilitate delegated administration within the Teams admin center. Rollout begins in August 2024 and completes by October 2024. This update allows for granular role-based access control, affecting user and policy management, and requires no pre-rollout admin action. |
| 2024-10-08 | MC Feature Ring | Standard Release, Targeted Release | |
| 2024-10-08 | MC Feature Status | Scheduled | Rolling out |
| 2024-09-20 | MC MessageTagNames | New feature, User impact, Admin impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact, Admin impact |
| 2024-09-20 | MC Summary | Microsoft Teams is introducing new administrative units (AUs) to facilitate delegation of administration to specific subsets of users, enhancing management flexibility. This update, part of Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 402186, will be available between August and September 2024. Global admins must set up AUs in the Microsoft Entra portal. | Microsoft Teams is introducing new administrative units (AUs) to streamline administration within the Teams admin center. The rollout will begin in August 2024 and is expected to complete by late September 2024. This update allows delegation of administration to specific user subsets using role-based access control (RBAC) roles. |
| 2024-09-20 | MC Last Updated | 07/10/2024 16:54:17 | 2024-09-20T01:15:03Z |
| 2024-09-20 | MC Messages | Coming soon to Microsoft Teams: New administrative units (AUs) to simplify Teams administration in the Teams admin center. AUs are a way to delegate administration to a subset of users in your organization, based on attributes such as department, location, or business unit along with help of granular role-based access control (RBAC) roles. With the help of AUs, you can create more granular and flexible management scenarios for your Teams environment. This message applies to Teams for Desktop, mobile, and Mac.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 402186. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early August 2024 and expect to complete by early September 2024. | Updated September 19, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Coming soon to Microsoft Teams: New administrative units (AUs) to simplify Teams administration in the Teams admin center. AUs are a way to delegate administration to a subset of users in your organization, based on attributes such as department, location, or business unit along with help of granular role-based access control (RBAC) roles. With the help of AUs, you can create more granular and flexible management scenarios for your Teams environment. This message applies to Teams for Desktop, mobile, and Mac. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 402186. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early August 2024 and expect to complete by late September 2024 (previously early September). |
| 2024-09-20 | MC Title | Microsoft Teams: New administrative units (AUs) for Teams administration | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: New administrative units (AUs) for Teams administration |
| 2024-09-20 | MC End Time | 10/31/2024 08:00:00 | 2024-11-11T08:00:00Z |
| 2024-08-08 | MC Feature Status | 402186
All, Scheduled Android, Scheduled Desktop, Scheduled iOS, Scheduled Mac, Scheduled | Scheduled |
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