Leading by Example: AvePoint’s Microsoft 365 Copilot Journey

"In AvePoint’s pilot program, 95% of participants used Microsoft 365 Copilot at least once a week, and many reported reclaiming one to three hours per week for higher-value work." 

What’s Inside

Successful AI adoption requires more than deploying a new tool. It depends on a strong data foundation, effective governance, practical use cases, tailored enablement, and measurable outcomes. This eBook shares how AvePoint approached Microsoft 365 Copilot adoption across its global organization and applied lessons from the pilot to inform its broader AI strategy. 

• Data readiness and protection: How AvePoint prepared, secured, and optimized Microsoft 365 data while supporting data integrity, compliance, and appropriate access
• Real-world employee use cases: Examples of how Microsoft 365 Copilot supported meeting summaries, email drafting, content creation, customer engagement, and financial analysis 
• Adoption and enablement insights: Lessons from selecting pilot participants, delivering role-based support, integrating Copilot into existing workflows, and addressing the learning curve 
• Analytics-led optimization: How Microsoft and AvePoint analytics helped track usage trends, understand engagement, target support, and measure pilot success

What You’ll Learn

• Prepare, secure, and optimize Microsoft 365 data to support a well-governed Copilot rollout. 
• Integrate Microsoft 365 Copilot into existing workflows through role-based use cases and tailored enablement. 
• Apply Copilot to routine activities so employees can focus more time on strategic and higher-value work. 
• Use qualitative feedback and usage analytics to measure adoption, target support, and refine the rollout strategy.

Turn Practical Lessons Into a Stronger Microsoft 365 Copilot Strategy

Discover AvePoint’s Microsoft 365 Copilot journey — how we built a strong data foundation, empowered employees, and measured adoption. Download the eBook for practical insights you can apply to your own AI rollout.

Frequently Asked Questions 

• What results did AvePoint see from its Microsoft 365 Copilot pilot?  

  Many pilot participants saved 1-3 hours a week, mostly from meeting summaries, email drafting and content creation. Adoption was strong, with 95% of participants using Microsoft 365 Copilot at least once a week.

• How did AvePoint prepare its data for Microsoft 365 Copilot?  

  AvePoint followed three steps: prepare, secure, and optimize its data. That meant removing unused workspaces, checking permissions, and maintaining governance over time.  

• How did AvePoint drive Microsoft 365 Copilot adoption among employees?  

  AvePoint ran training sessions tailored to each team's role and tracked usage data to see where employees needed more help.