What is the lifecycle of a Microsoft Team?
There are several challenges with deploying Microsoft Teams to an organisation and one of the most significant is how to avoid an endless sprawl of Teams. One key component of this particular challenge is when to archive or dispose of a specific Team.By solving the...
Intelligent Modern SharePoint Site Classification
In Office 365 there is the option to apply a classification to Modern SharePoint Site which will define the sensitivity of your site data. This classification is visible to users of the SharePoint Site, the associated Office 365 Group and if one is created the...
Delegate the permission to create new Document Libraries in SharePoint
There are many different models for how permissions and site ownership are applied in SharePoint Online. For many organisations once a SharePoint site is created owners of that site can fully administer it. Through training and communication programmes it is expected...
Should every user be able to create a Microsoft Team?
Since the arrival of Microsoft Teams in the Office 365 ecosystem, there has been much confusion and debate about how to successfully implement the software to the best interests of the company. This confusion has come about due to the lack of forethought of how to...
Building a Governance Center in Microsoft Teams using an org-wide Team and ProvisionPoint
An org-wide Team is a great place to communicate to all users about governance for Microsoft Teams and Office 365. It can be made available to all users within an organisation and is part of Microsoft Teams rather than a different application. Furthermore, this...
Disabling the creation of Office 365 Groups
One of the significant governance challenges in Office 365 is that everyone can create Office 365 Groups and Modern SharePoint Sites. In a previous post, we detailed the different creation setting for Classic and Modern SharePoint Sites. While these options disable...
Delegating Actions for SharePoint Sites
ProvisionPoint is not just about the provisioning of SharePoint Sites, Office 365 Groups and Microsoft Teams. An owner of a particular object can use ProvisionPoint to perform various actions. These actions can include creating new Lists, Adding/Removing Owners or...
Provisioning SharePoint Communication Sites
ProvisionPoint is not just limited to provisioning Modern Team Sites and Office 365 Groups. Organisations which use ProvisionPoint can manage a wide range of Classic and Modern SharePoint Sites, including Communication Sites. There are several good reasons for...
Microsoft Teams Governance: Control settings applied to new Teams
When a new Team is created in Microsoft Teams, all of the settings are enabled by default. These settings include members being able to add apps, guests creating new channels and using fun GIFs in chat. While this might not always be a problem, in some business...
Microsoft Flow is not a Governance solution for Office 365
It’s time to get realistic about the fact that Microsoft Flow is not the right tool for delivering governance in Office 365. Flow is undoubtedly an excellent tool for Citizen Developers to build approval and notification processes. However, the fact remains that Flow...