Establish a secure and governed Microsoft 365 foundation
This service supports organisations setting up a new Microsoft 365 enterprise tenant aligned to E1, E3 or E5 plans. We help your team confirm initial configuration decisions, governance boundaries and key integrations so that identity, collaboration and security baselines are clearly defined. This engagement provides clarity on ownership and reduces friction during the early stages of cloud rollout and adoption.
LW IT Solutions delivers Enterprise (E1/E3/E5) Setup through discovery, scoped implementation, validation and handover. We establish your tenant including domains, identities, governance and baseline security settings, then verify outcomes and provide documented acceptance criteria. Cross-links to related areas such as Managed Services and Security & Compliance preserve continuity across your cloud setup journey.
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Service Overview
Highlights
- Confirmed tenant scope and prerequisites
- Tenant configuration aligned to business needs
- Baseline governance and security settings
- Documentation and operational handover
Business Benefits
- Clear structure and governance for new tenants
- Consistent initial configuration across E1, E3 and E5
- Validated security and identity baselines
- Documentation to support ongoing cloud operations
Typical use cases
- New organisations adopting Microsoft 365 for the first time
- Teams migrating from legacy systems to cloud services
- Enterprises expanding their Microsoft 365 footprint
- IT teams requiring an operational handover after setup
Objectives & deliverables
What Success Looks Like
- Confirm scope boundaries, prerequisites and success criteria
- Establish the tenant configuration safely within governance
- Configure baseline security and identity settings
- Validate tenant readiness and operational handover
- Document decisions and provide next-steps guidance
What You Get
- Defined scope and acceptance criteria
- Configured Microsoft 365 tenant aligned to plan
- Security and governance baseline settings
- Documentation and operational handover notes
- Next-steps backlog for expansion or optimisation
How It Works
- Discovery and scoping workshop
- Design and delivery plan with baseline decisions
- Tenant configuration for identities, domains and services
- Baseline security and governance setup
- Validation and acceptance review
- Documentation and handover session
Engagement Options
- Standard Setup - Comprehensive tenant setup covering identity, domains and baseline security configuration.
- Collaborative Delivery - Joint delivery with your internal teams to support capability building.
- Enhanced Governance Add-on - Additional governance workshops and artefacts beyond baseline setup.
Additional Information
Prerequisites & licensing
Before engagement begins, ensure the following prerequisites are met so we can deliver the tenant setup effectively.
- Confirmed Microsoft 365 E1, E3 or E5 subscriptions
- Administrative access to Microsoft 365 admin centre
- Defined business domains to be added to the tenant
- Key stakeholders available for discovery and validation
Security & Compliance Notes
- Baseline security settings are aligned to recommended Microsoft guidance for identity and collaboration security.
- Configuration includes foundational identity protection and conditional access where appropriate.
- Documentation includes security and governance decisions for audit and operational purposes.
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