SharePoint Online for Power Users

When SharePoint grows without consistent user practices, teams can lose time to scattered files, unclear site ownership, and duplicated workspaces. IT Directors and Training Managers can assign this beginner course to Team Leads, Project Managers, IT Practitioners, and experienced business users who need a common operating model for SharePoint Online.

The course is a realistic enablement lift: about 4.5 hours per learner, covering foundational SharePoint concepts, team site creation and editing, document libraries, OneNote, Planner, Lists, and basic communication sites. It is best suited for organizations standardizing collaboration habits rather than training SharePoint administrators on tenant-level configuration.

For change management, assign it before new team sites roll out or when departments are moving from informal file sharing to structured SharePoint workspaces. CBT Nuggets Playlists can sequence this course for role-specific rollout, and Team Reporting helps Training Managers track completion across groups.

IT teams complete this training to help departments use SharePoint Online in a more consistent, self-sufficient way. The course focuses on practical collaboration scenarios: creating team sites, organizing document libraries, extending workspaces with Microsoft 365 tools, and publishing basic communication sites.

• Faster site adoption: Team Leads can understand when and how to create or edit a SharePoint team site for shared work.
• Cleaner document collaboration: Power users learn how document libraries support shared files and reduce reliance on scattered storage locations.
• More connected workspaces: Teams can add OneNote, Planner, and Lists to support notes, task tracking, and structured information.
• Clearer internal communication: Departments can build basic communication sites for broad updates and shared resources.

Knowledge

• Core SharePoint Online concepts and where it fits in Microsoft 365 collaboration.
• The difference between team sites and communication sites at a practical user level.
• How document libraries support shared file storage and collaboration.
• How OneNote, Planner, and Lists can extend a SharePoint workspace.
• Common SharePoint features power users need to navigate and support team workflows.

Ability

• Create and edit a basic SharePoint team site.
• Work with SharePoint document libraries for team files.
• Add or use OneNote, Planner, and Lists within a SharePoint site.
• Build a basic communication site for department-wide information sharing.
• Help coworkers use SharePoint more confidently and consistently.