Your tools, your workflows. All inside Teams.
Teams becomes the hub for your business when your apps and workflows live inside it. IP Four integrates your business systems, builds Power Automate workflows, and eliminates the tool-switching that slows your team down.
Apps and automation that save real time.
Third-party integrations, Power Automate workflows, custom tabs, bots, and app governance. Everything needed to make Teams the hub your business works from.
Third-Party App Integration
Business applications integrated directly into Teams channels. CRM, project management, ticketing, and HR systems surfaced in Teams so staff do not need to switch between tools.
Power Automate Workflows
Power Automate flows triggered from Teams messages, form submissions, and channel activity. Approval workflows, notifications, and data updates automated without custom development.
Custom Tabs and Dashboards
Custom tabs added to Teams channels to surface web applications, SharePoint pages, Power BI reports, and external dashboards directly within Teams. No browser switching required.
Teams Bots and Messaging Extensions
Microsoft-approved bots deployed to Teams channels for FAQ answering, IT support triage, and HR queries. Messaging extensions allow staff to search and share data from external systems.
Connectors and Notifications
Teams connectors configured to post notifications from external systems into channels. Build alerts, deployment notifications, and business system updates delivered directly to the right team.
App Governance and Permissions
Teams app permission policies configured to control which apps staff can install. App governance policies prevent unapproved apps accessing your data. App catalogue managed centrally.
From manual processes to automated workflows.
Workflow Discovery
We map your current manual processes, tool-switching pain points, and integration requirements. Automation opportunities identified and prioritised by business impact.
Integration Design
App integrations and Power Automate workflows designed. Data flows mapped. Approval chains documented. App permission policies designed to allow useful integrations while blocking risky ones.
App Permission Configuration
Teams app permission policies configured in the admin centre. Approved apps allowed. Unapproved apps blocked. App governance policies activated.
Workflow Build
Power Automate flows built and tested. Third-party app integrations configured. Custom tabs added to relevant channels. Bots deployed and tested with real users.
User Testing and Refinement
Workflows tested with the teams who will use them. Feedback gathered and flows refined. Edge cases handled. Documentation written for ongoing management.
Adoption and Monitoring
Staff trained on new workflows and integrations. Usage monitored to confirm adoption. Additional automations identified as teams become comfortable with the new capabilities.
Automation delivering results for Lancashire businesses.
IT Services Company, Preston
An IT company needed their helpdesk ticketing system integrated into Teams so engineers could see, update, and close tickets without leaving Teams. Manual ticket updates were causing delays.
Ticketing system integrated into Teams with a custom tab and Power Automate flows. Engineers update tickets from Teams. New ticket notifications posted to the engineering channel. Response times improved by 25 percent.
Finance Team, Blackburn
A finance team had a manual invoice approval process involving email chains and spreadsheets. Approvals were delayed and the audit trail was unreliable.
Power Automate approval workflow built in Teams. Invoice approval requests posted to the finance channel. Approvers approve or reject with one click. Full audit trail maintained automatically.
Operations Team, Burnley
An operations team needed daily reports from three separate business systems delivered to their Teams channel each morning. Staff were manually pulling data from each system.
Power Automate flows configured to pull data from all three systems and post a formatted daily summary to the operations channel each morning. Two hours of manual work eliminated per day.
Ready to automate your Teams workflows?
Book a free automation discovery session. We will map your manual processes, identify the highest-value automation opportunities, and show you what is possible with Teams and Power Automate.