Integrate your Kudos Program with Microsoft Teams to enable peer-to-peer recognition directly where your team collaborates. With the Stadium Microsoft Teams integration, employees can send kudos, reward teammates, and celebrate wins without leaving Teams. This guide provides step-by-step instructions for integrating your Kudos Program into Microsoft Teams. This allows your team members to recognize each other directly within the Microsoft Teams platform.
Before you can start integrating Microsoft Teams, you must have a Kudos Program set up first. If you do not have any Kudos Programs created yet, kindly visit this page to guide you through the steps on ✨How To Create A Kudos Program
Here are the sub-topics which discuss the steps on how to complete the integration between the Kudos Program to MS Teams:
🔌Connect the Kudos Program to Microsoft Teams
Navigate to the Kudos Programs Page
Expand the Sidebar Menu (if collapsed)
Click on the left-facing arrow ( ˂ ) at the top-left corner of the sidebar to expand the navigation menu.
(If the menu is already expanded, you can skip this step.)
Navigate to the Kudos Programs Page
In the sidebar menu, locate and click on "Kudos Programs" to access your Kudos program's page.
Choose the Program
Click on the three-dotted lines to view more options. This is found at the right corner of the Kudos Program page
Select "View All Programs"
Locate the Kudos Program you wish to integrate with Microsoft Teams.
Option 1: Click on the gear icon (⚙️) to view more options, then go to the "Integrations" section
Option 2: Click on the "CONNECT" button from the banner that says, "Integrate your program with Slack or Microsoft Teams to streamline your recognition."
Initiate Integration
You should be routed to the Settings page for that specific program.
Go to "INTEGRATIONS" section, then click the "CONNECT" button associated with "Microsoft Teams"
You should be routed to the Microsoft Teams page, where you can download or launch the Microsoft Teams application or use the web app instead.
Once you are done connecting Microsoft Teams to your created Kudos Program, you can now proceed to the next step, which is setting up the Team Channels in MS Teams for your Kudos Program members to start interacting with each other within MS Teams.
🛠 Setting up the Team Channels in the Microsoft Teams App
Create a Team on the Microsoft Teams App
Launch the Microsoft Teams application on your device.
Create a Team by following these steps:
Click on "Teams" in the sidebar.
Click on the "+" sign, to view more options
Select "Create Team"
Fill out the Create a Team form;
Team name
Description
Team Type — you can either set it to Private, Public, or Org-wide.
Name the first channel — You can create more than one channel under the Team you have created.
You will receive confirmation that your members have been added to the Team's channel.
Here's how it will look like on Microsoft Teams once created:
🔗Connecting Microsoft Teams App and the Stadium Website
Once you've set up your Teams Channels in Microsoft Teams and your Kudos Program in Stadium, the next step is to connect both applications. There are three entryways to connect Microsoft Teams and Stadium.
Entry Point # 1: Through the "Manage Team" option in Microsoft Teams
Click on "Teams" in the sidebar.
Hover your mouse over the team's name to show the three dotted lines and click it to view more options.
Select "Manage team"
Go to the "Apps" section.
Then click on the "+ Get more apps"
Entry Point # 2: Through the "Apps" option in the side bar in Microsoft Teams
Click on the "Apps" option found on the left navigation bar
From Entry Point 1 or 2, you will reach the Apps page, follow the steps below to start connecting the Stadium App to your created team.
You can search the Stadium App using the search bar found at the Apps page
Once you have located the app, click on the "Add" button associated to it
Entry Point # 3: Through the Kudos Programs page in Stadium
Log in to https://www.bystadium.com/
Expand the Sidebar Menu (if collapsed)
Click on the left-facing arrow ( ˂ ) at the top-left corner of the sidebar to expand the navigation menu.
(If the menu is already expanded, you can skip this step.)
Navigate to the Kudos Programs Page
In the sidebar menu, locate and click on "Kudos Programs" to access your Kudos Programs page.
From the Kudos Program Recognition page, click on the CONNECT button found in the banner that says, "Integrate your program with Slack or Microsoft Teams to streamline your recognition."
You will be routed to the Integration Settings for your Kudos Program.
You will find Microsoft Teams in the app options, click on CONNECT
You will see a pop-up message that will ask, "Open Microsoft Teams?".
Select Open Microsoft Teams to be routed to the MS Teams App
You can choose one of the three entry points above, which will direct you to this page in Microsoft Teams. Once there, follow the steps below to complete the app connection process.
A page will pop up with the app details, click on the "Add to a team" button.
You’ll be prompted to select the specific team or channel you want to connect with the Stadium App. Simply click the search bar to view all available channels in your Microsoft Teams app.
Choose the desired channel, then click on "Set up a bot" to proceed.
Once the setup is complete, you'll be redirected back to the channel's page, where you'll see an automated message confirming that the bot has been successfully added. This confirms that the app has been successfully connected to your Teams.
⚙️Configuring the Kudos Program in Microsoft Teams
This process can be completed once you’ve connected the Microsoft Teams app and set up your Kudos Program.
Approve Admin Permissions
After connecting your P2P Program to Microsoft Teams, locate the bot within Teams. You will see an option labeled "Give Admin Permissions"
Be sure to set this up first before proceeding with the rest of the configuration steps. This ensures proper access and functionality for the app.
Please note that this process can only be done by the Admin.
Once this is set, you may proceed now to configuration.
Configure your channel to link it with a program
From the same bot message, click on the CONFIGURE button this time.
Select the Program.
Click Submit
Please note that the user (admin) will only see the list of Kudos Programs where they were added.
Once confirmed, you will get an automated message from the bot confirming that your program is now connected to the MS Teams channel.
From the bot's message, you will also find the commands that you and your team can use.
🎉Ways on How to Send Kudos
#1 Through the Recognize Modal
Click on the RECOGNIZE button found in the automated message from the bot after you have configured the program.
From the pop-up page, select the Kudos Program for your member or recipients.
Once done, click NEXT.
Fill out the form
Enter the amount of the kudos points you want to give your recipients
Add the recipients recipients whom you want to receive the kudos points
Add a message.
Tag someone (Optional)
Add hashtags (Optional)
Once done, click SUBMIT
Any actions taken within the channels will be posted in the Stadium App main chat, and there will also be pop up notifications.
Click on the CHAT option from the side bar to be routed to the Stadium App main chat.
There you will find the details on the recent action taken from one of your channels — the kudos points sent, who it was sent to, the message and mentioned recipients associated with it. You will also find the remaining kudos on your account and its expiry date.
Recipients will also be receiving the notification of the kudos sent to them from their personal Stadium App Chat board.
#2 Via Give Command
Give command:
Users can also type "give" in the personal bot to bring up the “Recognize” button, then follow the steps outlined in the first method.
Personal bot
In personal bot: Type give and press enter.
Channel
Alternatively, users can mention the app in the channel and write "give" to access the Recognize modal.
Type @stadium give to launch the modal.
#3 By Tagging the Recipient on the Channel
Start a Post in the Channel
In a channel, type:
@stadium give +10 @User1 @User2 Great job! #teamworkThen click Post.
💬 Bot Help Commands
Users can type help commands in the personal bot or in the channel (where the program is connected) for assistance.
Three help commands are available: Hi, Hello, and Help.
Syntax - @stadiumpreprod Hi/Hello/Help
On personal bot
Type any of the following in your personal bot
Hi/Hello/HelpThe bot will respond with available actions and guidance.
The response will be the same on a personal bot for all commands.
On channel
Mention the app and type any of the following in your channel
Hi/Hello/HelpThe bot will respond with available actions and guidance.
The response will be the same for all commands on the channel.
Now that your Kudos Program is fully integrated with Microsoft Teams, your team can start recognizing each other with ease, directly where collaboration happens.
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