Microsoft Graph PowerShell for Teams Administrators

Overview

Microsoft Graph PowerShell for Teams Administrators is a hands-on video course that equips Teams admins with the skills to manage and automate Teams using Microsoft Graph PowerShell. You’ll compare it with the MicrosoftTeams module, explore core Teams concepts like channels, memberships, and templates, and learn how to use Graph to script real-world administration tasks.

Each lesson focuses on practical skills—building Teams, managing members, and customizing settings—while also preparing you to tackle complex scenarios with modern PowerShell tools.

COURSE INSTRUCTOR

Spike Xavier, Microsoft, CompTIA

COURSE DIFFICULTY

Intermediate

COURSE DURATION

Skills Learned

After completing this online training course, students will be able to:

Understand the role of Microsoft Teams administrators and how to manage Teams using Microsoft Graph PowerShell
Install and configure PowerShell modules for Teams administration
Create, manage, and automate Teams and channels using Graph-based scripting
Administer team memberships, roles, and settings efficiently
Leverage templates and automation to streamline team deployment
Integrate Teams administration with Microsoft 365 services like SharePoint and Exchange
Apply best practices for governance, visibility, and lifecycle management of Teams

Server Administrator
Azure Administrator
DevOps and Cloud Ops Engineers

We suggest that students have basic knowledge or experience with PowerShell.

01. What is Microsoft Teams Administration? 

Teams Administrators vs. Teams Owners
Teams Admin Center  
Teams Policies and Settings 
MicrosoftTeams PowerShell Module 
Microsoft.Graph PowerShell Namespaces 
Microsoft 365 Groups and Microsoft Teams 
SharePoint Online and Teams 
Exchange Online and Teams

02. PowerShell for Microsoft Teams Admins 

Installing the MicrosoftTeams Module 
Installing Microsoft Graph PowerShell  
HTTP Verbs 
MicrosoftTeams vs. Microsoft.Graph PowerShell

03. Team Creation with Graph PowerShell 

Creating a Team  
Adding Members to a Team 
template@odata.bind 
Advanced Team Creation 
Creating a Team for an Existing Microsoft 365 Group 
Exploring Visibility (Public, Private, Shared) 
Clone a Team with Graph PowerShell 
A Word About Naming Conventions 
Deleting a Team 
Archiving a Team

04. Graph PowerShell Channel Management 

Types of Channels 
List Channels in a Team 
Create a New Channel 
Delete a Channel

05. Managing Membership 

List Team Members 
Add a User to a Team 
Update Team Membership Roles 
Remove a User from a Team

06. Managing Settings 

Team Settings 
Member Settings 
Guest Settings 
Fun Settings 
Messaging Settings

07. Automating Templated Team Deployment

Working with Teams Templates 
Organize Help Desk Template 
Graph Explorer Create Team with Template 
One Team from Each Template

SKILLS LEARNED

Skills Learned

After completing this online training course, students will be able to:

Understand the role of Microsoft Teams administrators and how to manage Teams using Microsoft Graph PowerShell
Install and configure PowerShell modules for Teams administration
Create, manage, and automate Teams and channels using Graph-based scripting
Administer team memberships, roles, and settings efficiently
Leverage templates and automation to streamline team deployment
Integrate Teams administration with Microsoft 365 services like SharePoint and Exchange
Apply best practices for governance, visibility, and lifecycle management of Teams

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Server Administrator
Azure Administrator
DevOps and Cloud Ops Engineers

PREREQUISITES

We suggest that students have basic knowledge or experience with PowerShell.

COURSE OUTLINE

01. What is Microsoft Teams Administration? 

Teams Administrators vs. Teams Owners
Teams Admin Center  
Teams Policies and Settings 
MicrosoftTeams PowerShell Module 
Microsoft.Graph PowerShell Namespaces 
Microsoft 365 Groups and Microsoft Teams 
SharePoint Online and Teams 
Exchange Online and Teams

02. PowerShell for Microsoft Teams Admins 

Installing the MicrosoftTeams Module 
Installing Microsoft Graph PowerShell  
HTTP Verbs 
MicrosoftTeams vs. Microsoft.Graph PowerShell

03. Team Creation with Graph PowerShell 

Creating a Team  
Adding Members to a Team 
template@odata.bind 
Advanced Team Creation 
Creating a Team for an Existing Microsoft 365 Group 
Exploring Visibility (Public, Private, Shared) 
Clone a Team with Graph PowerShell 
A Word About Naming Conventions 
Deleting a Team 
Archiving a Team

04. Graph PowerShell Channel Management 

Types of Channels 
List Channels in a Team 
Create a New Channel 
Delete a Channel

05. Managing Membership 

List Team Members 
Add a User to a Team 
Update Team Membership Roles 
Remove a User from a Team

06. Managing Settings 

Team Settings 
Member Settings 
Guest Settings 
Fun Settings 
Messaging Settings

07. Automating Templated Team Deployment

Working with Teams Templates 
Organize Help Desk Template 
Graph Explorer Create Team with Template 
One Team from Each Template

Microsoft Graph PowerShell for Teams Administrators

Overview

Skills Learned

Understand the role of Microsoft Teams administrators and how to manage Teams using Microsoft Graph PowerShell

Install and configure PowerShell modules for Teams administration

Create, manage, and automate Teams and channels using Graph-based scripting

Administer team memberships, roles, and settings efficiently

Leverage templates and automation to streamline team deployment

Integrate Teams administration with Microsoft 365 services like SharePoint and Exchange

Apply best practices for governance, visibility, and lifecycle management of Teams

Skills Learned

Understand the role of Microsoft Teams administrators and how to manage Teams using Microsoft Graph PowerShell

Install and configure PowerShell modules for Teams administration

Create, manage, and automate Teams and channels using Graph-based scripting

Administer team memberships, roles, and settings efficiently

Leverage templates and automation to streamline team deployment

Integrate Teams administration with Microsoft 365 services like SharePoint and Exchange

Apply best practices for governance, visibility, and lifecycle management of Teams

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