{"id":14051,"date":"2024-10-17T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/?p=14051"},"modified":"2024-10-24T09:10:30","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T16:10:30","slug":"deploying-copilot-for-microsoft-365-in-four-chapters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/deploying-copilot-for-microsoft-365-in-four-chapters\/","title":{"rendered":"Deploying Microsoft 365 Copilot in four chapters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What this guide contains<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Intro:<\/strong> Deploying Microsoft 365 Copilot<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Chapter 1:<\/strong> Getting governance right<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Chapter 2:<\/strong> Implementation with intention<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Chapter 3<\/strong>: Driving adoption to capture value<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Chapter 4: <\/strong>Building a foundation for support<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Appendix:<\/strong> Downloadable assets to support your deployment<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Download a copy of this deployment and adoption guide here.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Deploying Microsoft 365 Copilot at Microsoft<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Welcome to the new era of productivity<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Generative AI has captured the world\u2019s attention, and businesses are taking notice. According to our Work Trends Annual Report, 70% of people would delegate as much work as possible to AI to lessen their workloads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Capitalizing on this trend will mean the difference between surging ahead or getting left behind, including here at Microsoft, where we\u2019re the first enterprise to fully deploy Microsoft 365 Copilot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nathalie D\u2019Hers is corporate vice president of Microsoft Digital and leader of the team that deployed Microsoft 365 Copilot internally at Microsoft.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m inspired by the transformative power of AI,\u201d says Nathalie D\u2019Hers, corporate vice president of Microsoft Digital, the company\u2019s IT organization. \u201cI\u2019ve been impressed with how quickly our employees have put it to work for them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She would know\u2014her team just finished deploying Microsoft 365 Copilot to more than 300,000 employees and vendors across the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCustomers are looking to us to share what we\u2019ve learned as the first enterprise to deploy Copilot,\u201d D\u2019Hers says. \u201cOur team has a unique opportunity to help them deploy and get to value as quickly as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Meet Microsoft 365 Copilot<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Microsoft 365 Copilot combines the power of large language models (LLMs) with your organization\u2019s data to turn your employees\u2019 words into some of the most powerful productivity tools on the planet\u2014all within the flow of work. It works alongside the Microsoft 365 apps people use every day, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, and more, to provide real-time intelligent assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to our Work Trends annual report<\/a>, our employees and external customers who got early access found Copilot very useful:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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70%<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

of users said they were more productive at work.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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64%<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

reported they spent less time processing email.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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85%<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

shared that Copilot helps them get to a good first draft faster.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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highlighted time savings through improved document discovery.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Organizations like ours that are unlocking AI assistance within employees\u2019 everyday workflow are poised to gain a distinct advantage in terms of productivity, engagement, and innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re using it to reduce our IT expenses and to enhance our productivity,\u201d D\u2019Hers says. \u201cWe\u2019re also excited by its potential to create a lasting competitive advantage for us here at Microsoft and for our customers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our mission in Microsoft Digital is to empower, enable, and transform the company\u2019s digital employee experience across devices, applications, and infrastructure. We also provide a blueprint for our customers to follow, and as such, have created this guide for deploying and adopting Microsoft 365 Copilot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe contents of this guide are based on the lessons we\u2019ve learned deploying Microsoft 365 Copilot,\u201d D\u2019Hers says. \u201cThe tips and ideas you\u2019ll read here will help you accelerate your own time to value with Copilot so you can realize the same benefits as our employees.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Are you an executive?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

View our condensed, CIO version of the guide here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Download your own copy of our CIO version here.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Follow along<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn from our experience and capture the benefits that Copilot has to offer your employees and your organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n