How to Create a New Team in Ninety
Ninety is built for teams. Each team in Ninety has its own page in each of our main tools:
My 90.
Insights.
Data.
Rocks.
To-Dos.
Issues.
Meetings.
Headlines.
Vision.
For an overview of adding users to teams on Ninety, watch our video walkthrough.
Who can create a team
Four roles can create a new team in Ninety and edit existing teams:
Owners.
Admins.
Managers.
Coaches.
Team Members and Observers cannot create teams.
Note: For Managers, Teams is the only Company Settings page they can open. Managers don't see the rest of Company Settings, so they open the Teams page from the Directory or from User Settings instead.
How to create a new team
To create a new team:
Open the Teams page:
Owners, Admins, and Coaches: Click your name at the bottom of the left navigation, then click Company Settings > Teams.
Managers: Click Directory in the left navigation, then click Go to teams at the top of the page. You can also click your name at the bottom of the left navigation, click User Settings, then click Teams under Company.
Click Create Team.
Write the team's Name.
Click Add.
After creating a team, add your users to it. See Adding Users to a Team.
Selecting the team's type
After creating the Leadership Team, each team starts as a departmental team. Learn more about team types below.
Leadership Team
Each organization in Ninety has one Leadership Team (LT). The LT creates the organization's Vision, so they're the only team that can edit the Core Values, Purpose/Passion/Just Cause, Compelling and Audacious Goals, and Go to Market Strategy.
The LT can also create Company Rocks to track quarterly goals the whole organization is working toward.
Note: The Leadership Team cannot be changed to a Private team or Project team.
Departmental team (default)
Departmental teams have the same functionality as the LT, but they cannot edit the organization's Core Values, Purpose/Passion/Just Cause, Compelling and Audacious Goals, or Go to Market Strategy.
They can create their own Vision to align team members around a shared vision, track long-term goals, and document long-term Issues.
Project team
Project teams have the same functionality as departmental teams, except they do not have a Vision. These teams are often formed for a specific interdepartmental purpose.
To turn a team into a Project team:
Click your name from the left navigation.
Click Company Settings.
Click Teams.
Click the square box in the Project column on the intended team.
Private team
Private teams are often used for one-on-one feedback meetings between a team leader and their direct reports. Since they're private, only the members assigned to the team can view the content within.
Owners, Admins, and Coaches can see that private teams exist on the Teams page in Company Settings, but they cannot view items created by private teams (such as Issues or Rocks) unless they're added to the team. Owners and Admins can add themselves to any team, including private teams, in Company Settings > Teams or using the Directory tool. Coaches cannot add themselves to a private team; a user with the Owner role must add them.
A private team's Rocks stay hidden from everyone outside the team, with two exceptions. If a Rock is shared with another team, that team's members can see it. If someone outside the team is assigned a milestone on a Rock, they see that Rock in their My 90.
To turn a team into a Private team:
Click your name from the left navigation.
Click Teams from the popup.
Click the square box in the Private column on the intended team.
Renaming a team
Users with the role of Owner, Admin, Manager, or Coach can rename an existing team. You can open the Teams page three ways:
From the Directory (all four roles): Click Directory in the left navigation, then click Go to teams at the top of the page.
From Company Settings (Owners, Admins, and Coaches): Click your name at the bottom of the left navigation, then click Company Settings > Teams.
From User Settings (Managers): Click your name at the bottom of the left navigation, click User Settings, then click Teams under Company.
To rename a team:
Open the Teams page using any of the paths above.
Click the team you want to rename to open its details panel.
Edit the team's name in the field at the top of the panel.
Archiving or deleting a team
Users with the role of Owner, Admin, Manager, or Coach can archive or delete a team from the Teams page. Managers can only delete a team if they are a member of that team. If not, they must request to be added to the team or ask an Admin/Owner to perform the deletion.
Open the Teams page (see the paths above).
Hover over the team and click the ellipsis (...) to open the more options menu.
Click Archive team or Delete team.
Optionally, remove users associated with the team from the Directory before or after deletion.
Archiving removes the team from your active Teams list while keeping its data — change the status filter at the top of the Teams page (set to Active by default) to view archived teams. Deleting permanently removes the team. The Leadership Team cannot be archived or deleted. Deleting a team will remove all associated Rocks, To-Dos, Issues, and Scorecards. Ensure no critical data is lost before proceeding.
Troubleshooting
I'm a Manager and can't find Company Settings or the Create Team button.
This is expected. Teams is the only Company Settings page a Manager can open, and Managers can create teams there. Click Directory in the left navigation, then click Go to teams at the top of the page. You can also click your name at the bottom of the left navigation, click User Settings, then click Teams under Company. On the Teams page, click Create Team. If you still don't see it, contact support.
Frequently asked questions (FAQs)
Can I create a team that Owners and Admins can't see?
Partly. Mark the team Private by checking the box in the Private column on the Teams page, and only members assigned to that team can see its Issues, Rocks, and other content. Owners and Admins can still see that the team exists and add themselves to it to view its content; a Coach cannot add themselves and must be added by an Owner. Private teams are commonly used for 1-on-1 meetings between leaders and their direct reports.