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Course Outline

Administrating Office 365

MS560 | Day | 5 Days
Bootcamp day course times are 9am - 6pm. Bootcamp night course times are 6pm - 10pm

Office 365 is part of Microsoft 365. You can license Office 365 alone or as part of a Microsoft 365 subscription.

Microsoft 365 includes additional Security and compliance features as well as Windows licenses on top of Office 365. Whilst this course focuses on the features in the Office 365 component, it is also applicable to organizations deploying and administering Microsoft 365.

This five-day course describes how to set up, configure and manage an Office 365 tenant including identities, and the core services of Microsoft 365. In this five-day course, you will learn how to plan the configuration of an Office 365 tenant including integration with existing user identities; plan, configure and manage core services; and report on key metrics.

Although this course and the associated labs are written for Office 365 with Windows 11, the skills taught will also be backwards compatible with Windows 10. This course is based on the features available in the Office 365 E3 license as these are the core features in Office 365 and Microsoft 365 plans.

Upcoming Dates:

  • Jan 25, 2027 - Jan 29, 2027
  • Feb 15, 2027 - Feb 19, 2027
  • Mar 15, 2027 - Mar 19, 2027
  • Apr 12, 2027 - Apr 16, 2027
  • May 17, 2027 - May 21, 2027

Who should take this course

This course is intended for IT professionals who are responsible for planning, configuring, and managing an Office 365 environment. Students who attend this course are expected to have a fairly broad understanding of several on-premises technologies such as Domain Name System (DNS) and Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS).

In addition, they should have a general understanding of Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft Teams, and Microsoft SharePoint.

Course Objectives

Course Outline

Module 1: Planning and Provisioning Office 365

In this module, you will learn about setting up an Office 365 tenant for a trial or for a full deployment including the key technical decision points in both pilot and deployment phases. This module introduces the core services of Office 365 and how to configure DNS settings to add custom/vanity domains for use with all Office 365 services.

Lessons for module 1 Lab 1: Provisioning Office 365 After completing module 1, students will be able to: Module 2: Managing Users and Groups in Office 365

After setting up your Office 365 tenant, the next stage is to give access to users. In this module, you will learn how to create, manage and license users in Office 365, via PowerShell and using synchronization with on-premises directory services. This module also introduces the different types of groups available in Office 365 and how they are used.

You will then learn how to manage administrative access using Role Based Access Control (RBAC).

Lessons for module 2 Lab 1: Managing Users and Groups in Office 365 Lab 2: Planning and Configuring Directory Synchronization After completing module 2, students will be able to: Module 5: Planning and Managing SharePoint Online

This module introduces SharePoint Online and its role in providing other Office 365 services such as Microsoft Teams and OneDrive. In this module, you will learn how to plan and configure SharePoint Online including controlling External Sharing.

Lessons for module 5 Lab 1: Planning and Managing SharePoint Online After completing module 5, students will be able to: Module 6: Planning and Managing Microsoft Teams

This module explains how to plan and configure Microsoft Teams for communication and collaboration within your organization and how to control external communications. You will learn to use Microsoft Teams policies to configure Teams user settings.

Lessons for module 6 Lab 1: Planning and Managing Microsoft Teams After completing module 6, students will be able to: Module 7: Planning and Managing Other Office 365 Services

In this module, you will learn about the other Office 365 services including their purpose, and an introduction to the use and administration of each service. You will then learn about selected Add-ins to extend Office 365.

Lessons for module 7 Lab 1: Planning and Managing Office 365 Services After completing module 7, students will be able to: Module 8: Security and Compliance in Office 365

This module introduces the Security and Compliance features in Office 365. Whilst Microsoft 365 plans include extended security and compliance features, this module will focus on those products available in the core plans without the extended licensing.

Lessons for module 8 Lab 1: Configure Security and Compliance in Office 365 After completing module 8, students will be able to: Module 9: Reporting, Monitoring and Troubleshooting Office 365

This module looks at techniques for troubleshooting issues with Office 365 focusing on the core services. You will also learn about the reporting and monitoring tools and features available.

Lessons for module 9 Lab 1: Reporting, Monitoring and Troubleshooting in Office 365 After completing module 9, students will be able to: