Corey asks:
As a team admin I need to change who’s in charge of our project channels. How do I keep the channel owner list fully updated – including adding and removing owning users as needed for the different panel. THis is absolutely critical as we are going through some restructuring.
Our answer:
Managing channel ownership in Microsoft Teams is a pretty straightforward process. Before you go ahead and modify your team ownership, kindly note the following:
- You will need to have at least one channel owner defined at all times.
- Only the team owners or others who are existing channel owners can manage channel ownership.
- Kind of obvious but – channel owners must be members of the team.
- You might want to assign only employees from your company and not guests to be channel owners.
Change the channel ownership in Teams
Here’s the step by step process:
- Launch Microsoft Teams (either desktop or web versions) and find your team.
- Now go ahead and expand your team to find your channel in the channel list.
- Click the three dots (…) next to the channel name.
- Select the “Manage channel” option from the dropdown menu.
- In the “Channel owners” section, you can:
- Add new owners: by clicking on “Add,” search for team members, select them, and click “Add” again.
- Remove current owners: Click the “X” next to their name.
- That’s it 🙂
Best Practices for channel ownership management
- Remember to have at least two owners per channel for backup.
- Regularly review and update channel ownership as needed.
- Avoid having too many owners to prevent confusion.
Can’t change channel ownership?
- Ensure you have the necessary permissions. Ask your Microroft team admin if not.
- Check that the person you’re trying to add is a team member. If for some reason you can’t remove an owner, make sure there’s at least one other owner first.