The Modern Workplace Blueprint: A Guide to Microsoft 365 Governance and AI Readiness

Overview:

The rapid integration of AI and the sprawling nature of cloud services like Microsoft 365 have fundamentally changed how organizations manage their data, security, and compliance. This webinar provides an essential blueprint for modern workplace governance that goes beyond basic security settings. We will dive into the strategic decisions, technical configurations, and policy frameworks necessary to not only control the growth of your M365 environment (Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive) but also to establish a secure, compliant, and optimized foundation for future AI adoption. Learn how to balance user productivity with corporate control, manage risk, and prepare your organization to harness the power of tools like Copilot effectively and responsibly.

Why should you Attend: 

If you're struggling to keep your Microsoft 365 environment under control-with endless Teams, rampant data sharing, and compliance headaches-this session is non-negotiable. We will give you the practical, actionable blueprint to transform M365 chaos into a cohesive, secure, and manageable system. More importantly, we'll show you the crucial governance steps you must take today to ensure your AI initiatives (like Copilot) don't become massive security liabilities tomorrow. Attend to future-proof your M365 investment and transition from reactive management to proactive governance.

Areas Covered in the Session:

• Establishing Your Governance Framework: Defining and enforcing policies for creation, classification, retention, and lifecycle management across Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, Power Automate, Power Apps, M365 Copilot and Agents
• Security & Compliance Deep Dive: Implementing Data Loss Prevention (DLP), eDiscovery, and sensitivity labeling strategies to protect critical information within M365
• The AI Readiness Audit: Identifying the governance gaps and data quality issues that must be resolved before deploying AI tools like Microsoft Copilot
• Controlling the "Wild West": Best practices for managing guest access, external sharing, and sprawl/dormant sites to maintain a tidy and secure tenant
• Strategic Licensing and Optimization: Ensuring your licensing is aligned with your governance goals and identifying areas for cost optimization within the M365 suite

Who Will Benefit:

• Chief Information Officers (CIOs)
• Chief Technology Officers (CTOs)
• IT Directors / Managers
• Head of Collaboration and Productivity
• Information Governance Leads
• Security and Compliance Managers
• Enterprise Architects