Managing Microsoft 365 User Roles

by Brian Alderman

Explore Microsoft 365 related administrative roles, how to manage them using the different admin centers as well as PowerShell, and how to create a security roadmap to secure your Microsoft 365 deployment.

What you'll learn

As a global administrator in Microsoft 365 you’ll quickly discover managing your company’s tenant and it’s associated services can be a daunting task. In this course, Managing Microsoft 365 User Roles, you will learn to recruit some help to manage not just your Microsoft 365 but also the associated workloads like SharePoint, Teams, etc. First, you will learn how to introduce the available admin roles you can use to delegate administrative tasks to others. Next, you will discover how to explore the different interfaces that can be used for managing this delegation. Finally, you will delve into the PowerShell cmdlets that can be used to delegate administrative tasks. When you are finished with this course, you will have the skills and knowledge of strategies for implementing a security roadmap after deploying your Microsoft 365 tenant.

Table of contents

Course Overview
2mins
Course and Module Introduction
5mins
Planning User Role Members, Workloads, and Security and Compliance Roles
9mins
Configuring Microsoft 365 Administrator Accounts
6mins
Managing Administrator Role Members
8mins
Managing Microsoft 365 User Roles Course Review
7mins

About the author

Brian Alderman is a Microsoft MVP, and has his Master's in Computer Information Systems. Since 1995, he has held several Microsoft certifications that currently include; MCT, MCSE for SharePoint, MCSA for Office 365, MCITP for SQL Server(R), MCSA and MCSE for Windows Server(R), and also his PMP certification. As a Senior Technical Instructor and Consultant, he has 30 years of experience in networking, SQL Server databases, SharePoint technologies, and project management. Brian's publications inc... more

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