<img src="https://communitydaysstorage.blob.core.windows.net/events/2024/3e88c2ba-21d6-4e3b-8a44-3cde6a44b21d/c6e8204fMTC-image.jpg" id="68df4fd7-fb55-4a8e-a656-7323c718f953" data-image="68df4fd7-fb55-4a8e-a656-7323c718f953"><p data-ms-editor="true">The audience of our workshop day focuses on all the M365 stakeholders within organizations including: administrators, architects, engineers, operations, power users, citizen developers, and more.&nbsp; The event is scheduled for Friday, April 19, 2024, meeting in person at the Microsoft Technology Center (MTC) in Edina, MN.&nbsp; This all-day event runs from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm central time and will feature workshops focused on Security/Compliance, Administration, Adoption, Automation, AI, and Collaboration.&nbsp; Each workshop will be 2 hours and 45 minutes in length, true in-depth workshop knowledge.</p>
<p data-ms-editor="true">The Minnesota Microsoft 365 User Group was started in 2017 to provide a forum for sharing Microsoft ideas and questions with peers. We meet the second Monday of the month virtually in Teams from 12:00 - 3:00 pm Central Time.&nbsp; Our Workshop Days are held bi-annually in the Spring and Fall to create a place for in-depth knowledge sharing from expert speakers around the world including Microsoft MVP's, Microsoft Regional Directors, Microsoft Product Managers and Engineers, and many subject matter experts focused on Microsoft Teams and M365. Not only do we focus on providing our community with rich technical knowledge to help them in their management of M365, but also give back every month to our local charities through the help of sponsors and our own charity giving campaigns.</p>

MN M365 12TH BI-ANNUAL SPRING WORKSHOP DAY

AI & Collaboration: Envisioning Center

Security: Turing

Automation: Hopper

Adoption: Moore

Adoption: Innovation Factory

Collaboration: LOW I

Collaboration: LOW II

Security: LOW III

Join Michelle Gilbert and Max Fritz as they cover all the latest Copilot and AI innovations in Microsoft 365, including what to expect in the future.

Keynote: AI in Microsoft 365

If you have ever done some type of communication, this session will help you make sense of where to start, what to use when and how to get your message out.  If you are working on a large-scale campaign to the entire company or sending an update to your project team, there are all types of communications that happen in an organization.  Learn how to create strategies that flow into governance guidelines and use the technology appropriately for the best results.  This session will focus on using your intranet, SharePoint, Viva Engage, Viva Connections, Amplify and Teams as well as how Copilot can interact, and you will walk away with a better sense of where to start. 

Revamp your Communications from Strategy to Technology

Are you having difficulty automating processes for managing your Teams environment and Phone System? Are you feeling frustrated with the requirement of using standard service accounts for authentication?

Learn how to use Microsoft Graph and PowerShell with App-Based Authentication to automate the provisioning and reporting of your Teams Phone System.
 
In this session you will learn:
 
Learn how to create an app registration in Entra ID and assign it the necessary roles in Entra and PIM.
Authentication to both Graph and Teams PowerShell Module using app-based authentication.
Gain important insights about your phones using Graph API queries against your team environment.
Manage your Teams Users and Dial Plan using the Teams Powershell Module.
Bonus – An exploration into Microsoft’s unpublished config API (the underlying API that powers TAP and Powershell Module)

Teams Phone Management and Automation

Purchasing a helpdesk ticketing system can be expensive not to mention most companies never use the full functionality that comes with them.  Most companies want a system that is suited to their needs and nothing more and not having a reoccurring cost is also a plus.  In this workshop we will use Microsoft Forms, Lists, Power Automate and Power BI and build a helpdesk ticketing system that is easy, low code and powerful.

Building a Helpdesk Ticketing System with M365 Apps

The often underutilized HTML visual in power bi and powerapps can push your reports and applications to the next level. 

Learn about:
-basic html & css structure
-Usage and techniques in using the Power BI HTML visual
-Usage and techniques in using the htmltext control in powerapps
-where to get ideas for your HTML visuals
-some recommended visuals to get you started
-demo of working HTML visuals with filtering and functionality
-hand-on lab building your first HTML visual  with demo dataset

HTML Visuals in Power BI and Power Apps

This is a non-technical session is for administrators, business decision makers, and end users. Participants will learn the biggest collaboration/adoption blockers in the M365 environment as well as a hands-on opportunity to learn how to foster postive alternative habits to the 7 deadly sins. Subject matter will focus on using the tools in a way that encourages org-wide collaboration and increases end-user adoption.

M365 - The 7 Deadly Collaboration Sins

Learn how to create an enterprise AI center of excellence to aid adoption of M365 Copilot, Copilot Studio, and Azure AI solutions

Building an AI Center of Excellence

Using Power Automate can be overwhelming. During this session, we will review the benefits of automation, best practices for configuration, and integration with other tools. The workflow that will be built using hands on will start from a Microsoft Form, use connectors to send emails and post an adaptive card to Teams!

Start to Finish - building your automation

In today's rapidly evolving cloud landscape, security remains a concern for organizations of all sizes. The ever-changing threat of cyberattacks, from ransomware to compromised identities, necessitates a comprehensive approach to safeguarding data and infrastructure.
Microsoft has responded to this challenge by embedding robust security features across its suite of offerings, spanning from Identity Security to Endpoint Protection and beyond. In this interactive workshop, we'll explore three key Microsoft technologies that organizations have successfully deployed to bolster their security posture in the cloud:
	1. Entra Id Security: We'll discuss into the powerful capabilities of Entra ID Security, including the use of Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), Conditional Access policies, and Identity Protection, to fortify user identities and prevent unauthorized access.
	2. Microsoft 365 Defender for Endpoint: This service provides advanced threat protection for devices across your organization's network. We'll demonstrate how Defender for Endpoint leverages artificial intelligence and machine learning to detect and respond to sophisticated threats in real-time.
	3. Microsoft Intune: Learn how Intune simplifies device management and enhances security by enforcing policies, managing updates, and securing access to corporate resources from any location.
Through practical demonstrations and real-world examples, attendees will gain actionable insights into how these tools can effectively mitigate security threats, protect user devices, and safeguard sensitive data. Moreover, we'll showcase how these components seamlessly integrate to form a cohesive security ecosystem, empowering security professionals to strengthen their organization's security posture.
Join us for an informative session that equips you with the knowledge and tools to enhance your company's security footprint in the cloud and walk away with actionable strategies that you can implement immediately in your environment.

Securing Your Cloud: Practical Strategies with Microsoft Solutions

Join Microsoft experts for an interactive Q&A about Microsoft 365, Copilot, Power Platform, SharePoint, OneDrive, Viva, Teams, Microsoft Graph and more! Bring your best questions! 

AMA - Ask Microsoft & MVP's Anything

From the dawn of computing, one story remains: our data is the same, but the way it's presented has changed. From DOS to Windows, productivity in fat clients to leveraging the cloud, and collaboration alone as humans to sharing that with artificial intelligence, we're always striving to improve efficiency with how we work and how we communicate. With the many Copilots beginning to improve our lives, the dilemma remains - with so different ways to collaborate and communicate, and with so many tools at our disposal, which is the right one to do the job?

In this session we'll journey through the Microsoft collaboration story. We'll paint the picture of "the past" of when to use what technology for job by setting our foundation in the Microsoft Office Collaboration Framework (MOCA). From there step into "the present" and see how each of the Microsoft Copilots work in the real world. Finally we'll step into "the future" with a handy guide that will help you know when to use what Copilot to connect to you and your data to others productively, efficiently, and securely.

Key Takeaways:
	• Understanding Microsoft's Office Communications framework for individual, team, community & organization collaboration
	• Understanding of Microsoft Collaboration tools and the connection to their Copilot counterparts
	• Walk through the Microsoft Copilot story across the entire product suite
	• Demo of the Microsoft Copilot tools & scenarios: Microsoft 365, customer relationship + Sales, employees + Viva, semi-custom + Copilot Studio, Development + GitHub, Data + Fabric, and fully custom + Azure AI.
	• Cheat sheet takeaway on when to use what Copilot and plus core user cases and prompts

Improving human communication by leveraging the RIGHT Copilot

The Microsoft Power Platform is a suite of low-code and no-code tools that enable users to create applications, automate workflows, analyze data, and build chatbots. It’s use and adoption in organizations of all sizes has increased significantly over the years empowers users to solve business problems and innovate faster, without relying on IT or developers. However, this also poses some challenges for organizations that need to ensure security, compliance, quality, and performance of the solutions built on Power Platform. This is where Power Platform governance comes in.
Proper Power Platform governance requires policies, processes, roles, and tools that help organizations manage and control its use in a consistent and scalable way. Power Platform governance helps organizations to:
•	Align Power Platform usage with business goals and strategies
•	Ensure security and compliance of Power Platform solutions
•	Optimize costs and resources of Power Platform licenses and environments
•	Monitor and measure the performance and impact of Power Platform solutions
•	Support and enable the Power Platform community of users and developers

Power Platform governance is a critical factor for the success and sustainability of Power Platform in your organization.  Join me in this workshop, where we will look at how your organization can implement effective Power Platform governance.  We will dive into the following key areas:
•	Strategy and vision: Define the purpose, scope, and objectives of Power Platform in your organization
•	Organization and roles: Establish the roles and responsibilities of Power Platform stakeholders, such as administrators, makers, champions, and end users
•	Policies and guidelines: Set the rules and standards for Power Platform usage, such as naming conventions, security settings, approval processes, and best practices
•	Environments and provisioning: Manage the creation, configuration, and lifecycle of Power Platform environments, such as Development, Test, and Production
•	Licensing and capacity: Manage the allocation, consumption, and optimization of Power Platform licenses and resources, such as storage and connectors
•	Security and compliance: Ensure the security and compliance of Power Platform solutions, such as data loss protection, account usage, access control, auditing, and reporting
•	Deployment and lifecycle: Manage the deployment and maintenance of Power Platform solutions, such as version control, backup, restore, and update
•	Monitoring and analytics: Monitor and analyze the performance and usage of Power Platform solutions, such as health, availability, errors, and feedback
•	Support and training: Provide support and training for Power Platform users and developers, such as help desk, community, and learning resources


Power Platform Governance:  A deep dive into managing and controlling its use in your organization

In last few years, we all hear word "Automation" a lot. In this session/workshop, i will demonstrate automation of business processes and IT service requests using the Power Automate. This will help you increase the usage of the tools and licenses you are already paying and will reduce manual work for the reoccurring requests and reports.

In this workshop, we will also talk about, automation as a production and its life cycle and best practices.

For the lab, we will use Power Automate and M365 tools to automate Microsoft Teams Recording Approval/Enable/Disable requests.

Pre-requisites: Please bring your M365 test tenant with E3/E5 license and Azure subscription.


Automate your IT Service Request using Power Automate/M365 and Azure

Microsoft Viva is a new employee experience platform that empowers employees to thrive in the digital era. It integrates seamlessly with Microsoft 365 and other tools to provide a unified and engaging experience for learning, wellbeing, collaboration, and insights.

In this session, you will learn about the different modules of Microsoft Viva. You will discover the purpose and benefits of each module, and how they can help you and your organization achieve more. You will also see some demos and examples of how to use Microsoft Viva in different scenarios and contexts.

By the end of this session, you will have a clear understanding of what Microsoft Viva is, how it works, and how to enable and access it in your tenant. You will also be able to explore and leverage the features and functionalities of Microsoft Viva to enhance your employee experience and productivity.

Microsoft Viva Inside Out

Join us for a deep dive into event production with Microsoft Teams. We'll break down the different options in Teams for events - public webinars, all-hands events, large structured meetings, and broadcast events with hundreds or thousands of attendees. We'll review the architecture and use cases of different kinds of events in Teams, and discuss how to guide your users to the best option. We'll share and solicit best practices for event planning, speaker preparation, and content lifecycle management in Microsoft 365, and then explore out-of-the-box and advanced production options. We’ll compare what's enabled with a Teams Premium license vs a standard Teams licencse and review the relevant enablement steps and policy settings in the Teams Admin Center. Finally, we'll discuss the pending retirement of Teams Live Events this fall, and how to manage the transistion.
- Feature Breakdown: Meetings vs Webinars vs Town Halls vs Live Events
- Best Practices in Microsoft 365 (Lists, Speaker Coach, Cameo, etc.)
- Advanced Production with Professional Studio Environments (NDI, RTMP, etc.)
- Teams Premium Event Capabilities (and whether you need them) 
- Teams Live Event Retirement Timeline
Readiness and Next Steps with your Users

Event Production in Microsoft Teams

Governance plays a pivotal role in continuous organizational success. It prevents clutter in digital spaces and ensures compliance, which is vital for data security and efficiency. However, even with these benefits, implementing and maintaining your Microsoft 365 environment can pose challenges over time. 

During this session we will cover:  

Clutter and its Impact – Learn about the detrimental effects of a cluttered Microsoft 365 environment on organizational productivity and efficiency. We’ll illustrate how Teams & SharePoint environments can rapidly spiral out of control without governance. Potentially leaving the 365 admin unaware of the hundreds of teams, channels and sites created causing disorganization and confusion. 

Governance Policy Essentials - Pinpoint the fundamental elements of a governance policy, including the appointment of a governance team, setting meeting frequency, and establishing a review checklist. 

Governance Reporting – Discover how to run auto-generated reports that give you and your team immediate action items that will help you maintain and even clean up your environments in this continuous project.    

Team Empowerment – Highlighting the significance, we'll stress the importance of identifying power users whom you can enable to collectively maintain your organization's Teams and SharePoint, ensuring they remain organized, clutter-free, and optimized. 

By the end of this session, you’ll be equipped with a sample governance planning sheet and strategies for establishing governance within your organization. We'll provide you with the tools and strategies necessary to empower your team towards achieving a clutter-free and optimized digital workspace.  

Untangling the Digital Chaos: Implementing Effective Governance in Microsoft 365

Dive into a transformative session designed for anyone ready to journey from beginner to winner with Microsoft 365 and Copilot. Whether you're new to the M365 suite or looking to refine your skills, this workshop is your ticket to unlocking a whole new level of productivity and collaboration.

We'll kick things off with a quick recap on the essentials of using M365 tools—Office for all your document, spreadsheet, and presentation needs; OneDrive for cloud storage and sharing; Teams for seamless communication and collaboration; and Forms for easy data collection and surveys. It's perfect for those needing a refresh or newcomers eager to get started.

Then, we shift gears to Copilot. Discover how this intelligent AI can elevate your use of M365 tools beyond what you thought possible. From drafting emails and documents with ease to analyzing data trends in Excel, Copilot is set to become your indispensable assistant. We'll explore practical ways Copilot can enhance your day-to-day tasks, automate the mundane, and inspire a new level of creativity and efficiency in your work.

To ensure you experience the power of Copilot firsthand, we're incorporating a hands-on lab segment into the session. Here, learners will actively use Copilot alongside the M365 tools allowing you to apply Copilot's capabilities to solve problems, streamline processes, and foster innovation. This practical lab experience to enhance your understanding of M365 and Copilot and give you the confidence to come back to the "real-world" and use Copilot in your day-to-day.

Join us for "From Beginner to Winner with M365 and Copilot" and transform how you work with technology. This session is more than just a learning opportunity—it's a chance to revolutionize your workflow, boost your productivity, and become a winner in the digital workplace.

From Beginner to Winner with M365 and Copilot

Let's Eat an Elephant! It is time to take a comprehensive look at what it takes for organizations to modernize their data strategies and how to make our lives easier by working with the organizations to help them understand, identify, protect and govern modern data in M365.

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