Microsoft 365 Information Architecture Training Course (United States & Canada)

Microsoft 365 Information Architecture Training Course (United States & Canada)2026-08-06T15:54:26+01:00

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Gain hands-on experience and practical knowledge to effectively design an information architecture within your Microsoft 365 environment.

What you will achieve after going on the course

  • Implement Robust Information Governance:
    You’ll learn to establish and enforce policies that ensure data integrity and compliance with regulatory requirements. This means you’ll be able to create a structured and secure information environment that supports your organisation’s governance needs.
  • Optimise Data Accessibility:
    You’ll gain the skills to structure information in a way that makes it easily accessible to those who need it. This reduces the time spent searching for documents and improves decision-making speed, leading to more efficient operations.
  • Enhance Collaboration:
    By organising data effectively, you’ll facilitate better collaboration within your teams and with external partners. This ensures that everyone has access to the information they need when they need it, fostering a more collaborative and productive work environment.

The problems that customers are facing

Problem 1

Problem: Lack of clear policies and procedures for managing information can lead to data breaches and non-compliance with regulatory requirements.

Solution: By implementing robust information governance, you’ll establish and enforce policies that ensure data integrity and compliance, reducing the risk of data breaches and regulatory penalties

Problem 2

Problem: Employees spend too much time searching for information, leading to inefficiencies and delays in decision-making.

Solution: Optimising information accessibility will structure information in a way that makes it easily accessible, reducing the time spent searching for documents and improving decision-making speed

Problem 3

Problem: Poorly organised information can hinder collaboration within teams and with external partners, leading to miscommunication and inefficiencies.

Solution: Enhancing collaboration by organizing information effectively will facilitate better teamwork and ensure that everyone has access to the information they need, fostering a more collaborative and productive work environment.

Microsoft 365 Information Architecture

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Led by a live instructor, learn virtually (via Microsoft Teams) alongside a small group of other students. Find and book a scheduled course date below.

Duration

4 days (4.5 hours each day)

Certification

18 CEUs & Certificate of Completion

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About this course

You will learn key principles of Information Architecture for the governance of information within Microsoft 365.

This course will take you through a process of developing an Information Architecture from discovery and strategy to embedding Information Architecture into your business. It considers how Information Architecture is used in an Information Management context.

On this course we will explore how Information Architecture is practically applied the Microsoft 365, considering factors such as hubs, sites, structures, columns, content types and term sets.

During the course you will get the opportunity to work through a scenario based on real life information architecture development projects.

The course is best suited for practitioners who have some working knowledge of Microsoft 365, particularly SharePoint and Teams. For those unfamiliar with Microsoft 365 we recommend you attend the Microsoft 365 SharePoint Fundamentals or Microsoft 365 SharePoint Super User training before joining this course.

The course will cover the following topics:

Section 1

  • Introduction to Information Architecture
  • Planning and governance
  • Understanding organisational context: governance, strategy, current state
  • Conducting Information Audits
  • Embedding Information Architecture governance

Section 2

  • Introduction to information design
  • Principles of Information Architecture
  • M365 strategic design decisions
  • Documenting designs

Section 3

  • Practical application of Information Architecture to Microsoft 365
  • Hands on build using M365 design feature
  • Avoiding common design errors

Section 4

  • Testing Information Architecture
  • Implementation strategies for Information Architecture
  • Migration strategies for Information Architecture
  • Monitoring, reporting and compliance

Section 5

  • Business as usual Governance
  • Roles and responsibilities for IT, Information Management, Data managers etc
  • Sustainability and the Microsoft 365 evergreen model
  • To get an understanding of the basic principles of information Architecture
  • To understand how information architecture is applied within a M365 environment
  • To gain hands on experience applying information architecture methods to your organisation’s M365 environment
  • To consider how information architecture may be used within your organisation
This course is for Records Managers/Officers or any staff with information management responsibilities. Delegates might would include Records Management staff, Information Governance Officers and Information Managers.

Features and functionality excluded from this course include:

Foundation Courses
  • Microsoft 365 SharePoint Fundamentals
  • Microsoft 365 SharePoint Super User
  • Microsoft 365 Teams Information Governance & Protection
  • Microsoft 365 Purview eDiscovery​
Intermediate Courses​
  • Microsoft 365 Information Architecture​
  • Microsoft 365 Purview Records Management
  • Microsoft 365Audit & Investigation
  • Microsoft 365 Purview Information Protection & Data Loss Prevention
Advanced Courses​
  • Microsoft 365 SharePoint Premium​

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Reviews

Loved the overall structure of the course, it was logical and completely made sense to me! Got a lot of good ideas from the Information Audit section.

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