Provision the right channel layout for a motion every time.
nBold channel templates pre-define standard, private, and shared channels — tabs, files, and apps included — so every Teams workspace launches with the right layout.
Channel structure is where consistency quietly breaks down.
A workspace template gets a team off the ground — but the channels inside it are still assembled by hand. People forget the private channel for finance, skip the shared channel for the client, or pin the wrong tabs. By the tenth project, no two workspaces run the same way.
Work lands in the wrong place
Without a defined layout, conversations and files scatter across ad-hoc channels nobody can find later.
Sensitive work isn't walled off
Finance, legal or internal review threads sit in open channels because the private one never got created.
External collaboration is risky
Partners and clients get added to the whole workspace instead of a single shared channel scoped to them.
Onboarding slows down
New members face a different layout in every team and have to relearn where the work happens each time.
Three channel types, one template.
Define exactly which channels a motion needs and how each behaves — before a single workspace is created.
Standard channels
Visible to every member of the workspace. Define the default channels a motion always needs — delivery, planning, status — each with its own tabs, file structure and apps.
Private channels
Scoped to a subset of members for sensitive work — finance, legal, internal review. The template provisions the channel and its membership scope, so confidential conversations are walled off from day one.
Shared channels
Open to people outside the workspace — partners, clients, suppliers — without granting access to everything else. Pre-defined in the template so external collaboration starts in the right place, governed by design.
Configured per channel, inside the template:
Design once, provision on demand.
The channel layout is part of the template — not a checklist someone follows after the workspace exists.
Design the channel layout once
Inside the template, lay out the exact channels a motion needs — which are standard, which are private, which are shared — and configure the tabs, files and apps each one carries.
Provision the workspace on demand
When a team launches a project, deal or onboarding, the workspace arrives with every channel already in place — no rebuilding the structure by hand and no missing pieces.
Keep structure consistent at scale
Update the template and new workspaces inherit the change. Channel layout stays standardised across the estate instead of drifting team by team.
Structured workspaces, end to end.
Channel templates are one layer of the workspace template. The same template provisions the SharePoint site, Planner boards and metadata — and governance applies to all of it.
Because the channel layout lives inside the template, it inherits the same guardrails as the rest of the workspace — naming conventions, sensitivity labels, membership rules and lifecycle. A delivery channel always carries its Planner board, a finance channel stays private, and a client channel is shared with exactly the right people. nBold acts on your Microsoft 365 tenant through the Microsoft Graph API.
Works alongside the rest of the platform.
Channel templates define what sits inside a workspace; teams templates and governance define the workspace itself and the rules around it.
Teams templates
Provision the whole workspace — Teams, SharePoint, Planner and metadata — from a single template.
Explore Teams templatesTemplates
Encode the full workspace once — Teams, SharePoint, channels, boards, and governance — and reproduce it consistently across every motion.
Explore TemplatesGovernance
Naming, labels, membership and lifecycle — applied per template, including channel structure.
Explore GovernanceFrequently asked questions
When should we use channel templates instead of Teams templates?
Use channel templates when the collaboration belongs inside an existing Team — a new workstream, client issue, bid, sprint, or committee — without creating a whole new workspace. Use Teams templates when the work needs its own workspace, membership, lifecycle, and governance model.
Can templates create private or shared channels?
Yes. A template can pre-define standard channels (visible to everyone), private channels (scoped to a subset of members), and shared channels (open to people outside the workspace). Each type carries its own pinned tabs, file structure, and apps when provisioned.
Can channel templates include tabs and apps?
Yes. Channels are configured individually inside the template. A delivery channel can pin a Planner board and a document library, a finance channel can stay private with its own folders, and a partner channel can be shared — each one provisioned exactly as defined, every time.
How is this different from a Microsoft Teams template?
A Teams template covers the workspace as a whole. Channel templates define what sits inside it — the precise set of channels and how each is configured. nBold provisions both together from a single template, so the workspace and its internal structure arrive ready to use.
Can I keep channel structure consistent as the template evolves?
Yes. When you update the channel layout in a template, new workspaces provisioned from it inherit the change. Combined with governance policies, this keeps channel structure standardized across the estate rather than drifting team by team.
Every workspace, the right structure.
See how nBold provisions standard, private and shared channels — fully configured — the moment a motion begins.