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How to Engage Your IT Teams Around Copilot

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22 May 2025

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How to Engage Your IT Teams Around Copilot

Team Buy-In: The Real Key to Copilot Success

A powerful tool like Microsoft 365 Copilot will never reach its full potential without one key element: buy-in from IT teams and key stakeholders. Experience shows that the most successful AI projects are those that prioritize early and active engagement of internal actors.

In short: no technical success without human commitment.

Getting your people on board with Copilot means laying the foundation for effective, structured, and sustainable AI adoption across the organization.

Train, Equip, Secure: The Three Pillars of IT Engagement

“AI champions” play a central role in the deployment of Microsoft 365 Copilot. But to lead this transformation, they first need to be empowered themselves.

A well-targeted Microsoft 365 Copilot training is therefore a strategic investment — not just for usage, but for building technological ownership.

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Formation

Formation

Trained in the logic of LLMs, Microsoft Graph, and the security rules specific to AI
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Adoption

Adoption

Equipped to support other teams (HR, finance, operations...) in the adoption process
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Security

Security

Confident in the tool’s governance, data protection, and compliance
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BY THE NUMBERS
Nearly 75% of AI projects partially fail due to a lack of structured human governance.

Source: MIT Sloan, 2023

AI Readiness: A Mindset More Than a Technical State

Microsoft AI readiness isn’t just about having the right tools or access. It’s about momentum — a mindset that’s enthusiastic, strategic, and intentional.

Key stakeholders and IT teams shouldn’t just “make Copilot work.” They must:

  • Understand the “why” behind the project
  • Identify targeted use cases (by business function)
  • Recognize the risks of improper use
  • Help co-lead the upskilling of other teams

This foundational work, often underestimated, is what separates an AI project that’s merely deployed from one that’s truly adopted.

Creating Team Momentum Around Copilot

Here are some Microsoft AI best practices to help build strong team engagement around the project:

  • Set up a dedicated IT Copilot group (champions, leads, coordinators, security)
  • Run small-group demos to demystify real-world use
  • Launch small, tracked and documented pilot projects
  • Celebrate early wins: time saved, automated tasks, etc.
  • Document learnings: FAQs, use cases, internal training

Every organization has its own culture, but all share a common need: to structure a technological shift that is smooth and engaging.

How to Engage Your IT Teams Around Copilot

Aligning AI Strategy and IT Engagement: A Multiplier Effect

A successful Copilot project is one where the Microsoft 365 AI strategy is aligned with organizational goals, governance teams, IT, HR, and more. The human factor is crucial — this new performance lever can’t be implemented on the fly.

Whether you’re an SMB or a large organization, public or private, successful AI adoption requires:

  • Shared goals (business + tech)
  • A secure AI adoption plan
  • Clear governance between business and IT
  • Ongoing communication between executives, AI leads, and pilot users

Taking the time to engage IT teams around Copilot is an investment that pays off. It’s the best way to avoid roadblocks, reduce resistance, and maximize results from the very first months.

BY THE NUMBERS
A Forrester study commissioned by Microsoft found that the most effective Copilot users saved an average of 10 hours per month.

Source:
Microsoft 365 Copilot Early Impact Study, 2024

The ABCs of Engaging Your Teams for a Successful Rollout

Supporting and properly training your teams on Copilot empowers them to become its first ambassadors. That’s exactly what Precicom offers with its tailored support.

Build your adoption strategy around your people and your IT teams — after all, they’re the ones who will unlock the true added value of this investment.

Your Teams Are the Driving Force Behind Change

The best technologies only have real impact when they are embraced, embodied, and championed by your teams.

Engaging, training, and equipping your IT leaders is more than a success factor — it’s a strategic signal. One that reflects a human-centered digital transformation and an AI vision that puts talent at the heart of innovation.

Supporting change and innovation, and enabling knowledge transfer in a collaborative, business-minded approach strengthens and accelerates organizational potential. Providing expert support to those who will integrate a performance accelerator like Copilot into their daily tools is one of the smartest investments you can make — with the highest return on investment.

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Precicom: cybersecurity, governance, managed IT services, and digital innovation
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With a full range of solutions, ISO 27001 certification, and trusted teams and partners, we’ve been providing strategic support for the digital management of public and private organizations for over 25 years.

Precicom: cybersecurity, governance, managed IT services, and digital innovation
Precicom: cybersecurity, governance, managed IT services, and digital innovation
Precicom: cybersecurity, governance, managed IT services, and digital innovation
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