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Microsoft 365 identity and governance

M365 governance connects identity, conditional access, PIM, devices, guest access, ownership and licensing hygiene into a traceable operating model.

Microsoft 365 identity and governance
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Building blocks

Which building blocks make Microsoft 365 identity and governance robust.

M365 governance defines who manages identities, guests, devices and licences. Each domain needs ownership, review intervals and exception handling. Technical policies and regular checks must reflect the same agreed rules.

01

Identity Baseline

Assign accounts, groups and roles to owners and review MFA and sign-in methods before applying further governance rules.

02

Conditional Access & PIM

Conditional Access applies context-based access rules. Define on-demand PIM activation and logging for privileged roles.

03

Guest Lifecycle

Assign guests a sponsor and rules for invitation, expiry and recertification. Record extensions and removals.

04

Device Compliance

Connect M365 data access to device compliance. Define restrictions for unmanaged or risky endpoints.

05

Licensing & Ownership

Link licences to service owners and cost centres, then review unused products, unclear expenses and orphaned responsibilities.

Decision support

What must be clear before implementing Microsoft 365 identity and governance.

  • Which identities, groups and roles currently have no traceable owner?
  • Which privileged rights are permanently active even though they are only needed occasionally?
  • How are external users automatically reviewed, extended or removed?
  • Which licensing and device metrics must be part of the recurring governance review?
System logicMicrosoft 365 identity and governance
01Identity baseline02Conditional Access and PIM03Guest lifecycle04Device compliance05Licensing and ownership
Next step

Turn Microsoft 365 identity and governance into a defensible implementation plan?

For Microsoft 365 identity and governance, review scope, dependencies and ownership with us, then define next steps including future operations.