What is Microsoft Copilot?
Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365 is an AI assistant built directly into the Microsoft 365 apps your business already uses — Word, Excel, Teams, Outlook, PowerPoint, and SharePoint. It uses your business's own data, accessed via Microsoft Graph, to generate responses, summaries, and drafts in context. Copilot is not a standalone chatbot. It works inside the apps you're already in: summarising a Teams meeting you missed, drafting an Outlook reply based on your email thread, generating a PowerPoint presentation from a Word document, or analysing an Excel dataset and explaining what it means in plain English. Copilot does not train on your data — your content stays within your Microsoft 365 tenant, governed by your existing permissions and data policies.
Do you need cloud migration before deploying Microsoft Copilot?
No — if your business is already on Microsoft 365, you do not need a cloud migration before deploying Copilot. What you need is data governance in order: SharePoint permissions correctly scoped, sensitivity labels applied to confidential documents, external sharing reviewed, and MFA enforced across all accounts. Copilot surfaces whatever your users can already access via Microsoft Graph. If permissions are overly broad, Copilot will surface too much. Mycelium 365 completes a permission and governance review before enabling Copilot on any tenant — not after.
How to audit Microsoft 365 permissions before a Copilot rollout
Before enabling Copilot, complete these checks: review SharePoint site permissions and remove stale external users, check for overly permissive sharing links ("anyone with the link"), apply Microsoft Purview sensitivity labels to confidential content, review Teams channel membership and private channel access, enforce Conditional Access policies requiring MFA and compliant devices, and confirm Entra ID group membership is current. Mycelium 365 includes this governance review in every Copilot deployment engagement — contact us to discuss your environment.
What to check before you roll out Copilot
Copilot can make your people faster. It can also expose information they were never meant to see.
Before deploying Copilot broadly, it's worth understanding what it will be able to reach.
What success looks like
Copilot deployed with confidence, not crossed fingers
- Permissions remediated before rollout
- Sensitive information labelled and protected
- Licences allocated to the roles that benefit most
- Clear acceptable-use policy for staff
- Adoption support so people actually use it
- Measured productivity outcomes
The plan
How we get you Copilot-ready
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Assess
We review permissions, data exposure and identity controls.
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Remediate
We fix oversharing and apply governance and labelling.
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Enable
We deploy Copilot to the right people with the right guardrails.
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Adopt
We train, measure and expand usage.
What Microsoft 365 Copilot does — by application
Copilot is not a separate product you log into. It sits inside the applications your team already uses every day.
Copilot in Word
Draft, rewrite, and summarise documents. Ask Copilot to write a first draft from bullet points, rewrite in a different tone, or summarise a long document into key points.
Copilot in Excel
Analyse data, generate formulas, and create charts. Ask Copilot to identify trends, explain anomalies, or build a PivotTable from natural language instructions.
Copilot in PowerPoint
Create presentations from Word documents or prompts. Copilot generates slide layouts, content, and speaker notes from a brief description.
Copilot in Outlook
Summarise email threads, draft replies, and manage your inbox. Copilot reads long email chains and writes contextually appropriate responses in your tone.
Copilot in Teams
Summarise meetings, capture action items, and search conversation history. Copilot generates structured meeting summaries with decisions and owners within minutes of a meeting ending.
Copilot in SharePoint
Search and surface documents across your organisation. Ask Copilot “what does our security policy say about password requirements?” and get the relevant clause without manually searching.
What you need before deploying Microsoft 365 Copilot
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The right licence
Microsoft 365 Business Premium, E3, or E5 base licence plus the Copilot add-on at $54.20 AUD/user/month. Business Basic and Business Standard do not qualify.
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A clean Microsoft 365 environment
Copilot accesses everything the user can access. Overpermissioned SharePoint, missing sensitivity labels, and guest access issues become data exposure risks the moment Copilot is enabled. An AI readiness assessment identifies and remediates these before deployment.
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An AI governance policy
Staff need clear guidance on how to use Copilot responsibly, what outputs require human review, and how to handle Copilot-generated content in client communications. Mycelium 365 provides an AI acceptable use policy template as part of every Copilot deployment.
Related reading: managed SharePoint governance, Intune device management and Microsoft Copilot for construction companies.
How Mycelium 365 deploys Microsoft 365 Copilot
AI Readiness Assessment
We assess your SharePoint permissions, sensitivity labels, licensing, and AI governance readiness. You receive a written report with a readiness score and remediation plan before a single Copilot licence is purchased.
Environment remediation
We fix the gaps identified in the assessment — SharePoint permissions, DLP policies, sensitivity labels, Intune device compliance. Your environment is Copilot-ready before deployment begins.
Copilot deployment and training
We deploy Copilot licences, configure Copilot settings in the Microsoft 365 admin centre, deliver role-specific training for your team, and establish a 30-day adoption review to ensure staff are using Copilot productively.
Is your business ready for Microsoft 365 Copilot?
Ready now
Microsoft 365 Business Premium, Intune enrolled devices, SharePoint well-governed, MFA enforced for all users.
Nearly ready
Business Premium but SharePoint ungoverned, or some unmanaged devices.
Not yet
Business Basic or Standard, no Intune, unmanaged guest access in SharePoint.
More on Microsoft 365 Copilot
- AI readiness assessment guide
- Microsoft Copilot for construction companies
- Copilot for construction project management
- AI and Copilot for professional services firms
- Managed SharePoint in Australia
- Intune device management in Australia
Copilot is included in our managed AI and automation service — see packages and pricing.
Frequently Asked Questions
Explore related areas
Copilot works best on a governed Microsoft 365 environment. These services and assessments get you there.
AI Readiness Assessment
Free assessment of licensing, SharePoint governance, and AI policy readiness.
Managed AI and Automation
Ongoing Copilot governance, Power Automate monitoring, and Power Platform management.
Managed Microsoft 365
Exchange, Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, and licensing managed end to end.
Managed Endpoint and Device
Intune policy management, Autopilot, and device compliance.
Packages
Fixed per-user pricing across support, security, and cloud.
Contact
Book a discovery call to discuss Copilot for your team.
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