Your company uses Microsoft Teams. You are planning to implement the governance strategy for Microsoft Teams. All tasks must be performed by a user who will be assigned the Global admin role and…

This question tests knowledge of which Microsoft administrative tools a Global admin (non-team-owner) must use to perform specific Teams governance lifecycle tasks: archiving, restoring, and permanently deleting teams.

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Question

Your company uses Microsoft Teams.
You are planning to implement the governance strategy for Microsoft Teams. All tasks must be performed by a user who will be assigned the Global admin role and will not be a team owner.
You need to identify which tools to use for the following tasks:
Archive a team.
Restore a deleted team.
Permanently delete a team.
Which tool should you identify for each task?

Explanation

Approach. For a Global admin who is NOT a team owner, the correct tool mapping is: (1) Archive a team → Teams admin center (Microsoft Teams Admin Center allows Global admins to archive any team without being an owner, unlike the Teams client which requires owner privileges). (2) Restore a deleted team → Microsoft Entra admin center (deleted teams are backed by soft-deleted Microsoft 365 Groups; restoration must be done via Entra admin center > Deleted groups, or PowerShell - the Teams admin center has no restore function). (3) Permanently delete a team → Microsoft Entra admin center (hard-deleting a soft-deleted group requires Entra admin center > Deleted groups > Permanently delete, or PowerShell cmdlets like Remove-MsolDeletedGroup; this bypasses the 30-day retention window). The key distinction is that Teams Admin Center handles active team management, while Entra admin center handles the underlying Microsoft 365 Group lifecycle for deleted/restored objects.

Concept tested. Microsoft Teams governance tool selection: distinguishing between Teams Admin Center (active team operations like archiving) and Microsoft Entra admin center (group lifecycle operations on deleted teams such as restore and permanent deletion), particularly for admins without team owner membership.

Reference. MS-700: Managing Microsoft Teams - Microsoft Learn: Manage teams settings and policies; Microsoft 365 group lifecycle management in Entra admin center

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#Teams governance#Team lifecycle management#Microsoft Teams Admin Center#Administrative tasks

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