by Peter Baddeley | Sep 28, 2019 | Blog, Lifecycle Management, Office 365 Governance
The Why, What and How of Microsoft Teams Governance Strategy There is a perception that users will “get” Microsoft Teams, and there is no need for the governance controls associated with products like SharePoint. At ProvisionPoint, we have seen various examples where...
by Peter Baddeley | Sep 16, 2019 | Blog, Groups, Lifecycle Management, Office 365 Governance, Provisioning
Why you need two Owners for Office 365 Groups Recently I attended the Ignite the Tour event in London, which was an excellent opportunity to learn about plans for Office 365. One particularly useful presentation for me was Microsoft talking about managing Office 365...
by Peter Baddeley | Sep 8, 2019 | Blog, Lifecycle Management, Office 365 Governance
Why Governance of Office 365 Matters for all Organisations It has long been a frustration of mine that, when I attend conferences about Office 365, all of the governance topics are targeted at large enterprises.Now, it is undoubtedly true that the scale of the...
by Peter Baddeley | Aug 9, 2019 | Blog, Lifecycle Management
The risk of ‘Over Adoption’ with Microsoft Teams Teams Chaos Microsoft Teams is billed as an easy to use application which users will naturally adopt, but there is a real risk of ‘over adoption’ that can result in information chaos and sprawl....
by Peter Baddeley | Aug 4, 2019 | Blog, Lifecycle Management, Provisioning
Saving Money with Office 365 Automation People Power I worked for a company many years ago where all staff, whether they had been in the organisation a few weeks or many years were given one monthly task. The task was to propose how the organisation could perform...
by Peter Baddeley | Aug 1, 2019 | Blog, Lifecycle Management, Office 365 Governance
The Importance of Office 365 Ownership Taking Responsibility What exactly is a site owner for SharePoint? Is it a group membership? a security role? a level of expertise? or a business function? In reality, a site owner is frequently all of these, and an effective...