Simon Hudson
Serial entrepreneur, Maturity Model Practitioner | Microsoft MVP
North Ferriby, United Kingdom
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I am an entrepreneur in the technology and health sectors, with a background in physics and medical devices, wound care and strategic marketing, plus Microsoft and related technologies. I'm down to 1 active company, Novia Works Ltd., having exited Kinata Ltd and Cloud2 Ltd on my road to semi-retirement.
I am fascinated by the impacts that technology has on people, business and society. I'm frequently an early adopter but have little time for marketing fluff and manipulative bandwagons.
I am a Microsoft MVP and Entrepreneur in Residence at the University of Hull. I'm also a lead author on the growing Maturity Model for M365 (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/community/index_mm4m365/?WT.mc_id=M365-MVP-5004811)
I'm interested in far too many things to keep up with them all.
My articles and editorials have been published in a variety of knowledge management, clinical benchmarking and health journals as well as PC Pro magazine. I am a co-facilitator of the M365 North User Group. Other musings appear in my blog at https://noviaworks.co.uk.
I am passionate about rather too many things, including science, music (I write and play guitar & mandola), skiing, classic cars and sustainability and technology.
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The Maturity Model for Microsoft 365
Gain expertise with the Microsoft Maturity Model for M365 (MM4M365) in this pragmatic session.
Understand the principles behind MM4M365 and what the dozen or so competencies, guides and tools are.
Learn how to apply them to assess and benchmark current organisational level & priorities. Leverage the model to plan projects and transformation, focusing on the real needs rather than technical features.
Gain access to further tools, practitioner sessions and direct involvement so that you can become a transformation or strategy star.
Complete with a live MM4M365 workshop segment!
No code will be injured in this session, but preconceptions and technical prejudices may be put out to pasture.
Pre reading (yeah - right) is here: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/community/
The Customisation and Development Comeptency is teh one to focus on: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/community/microsoft365-maturity-model--customization-and-development
RPG and MVP
You might not think that the (fantasy) worlds of Dungeons and Dragons and being a Microsoft MVP would overlap that much. Desktop Role Playing Games and the Microsoft stack are not obvious bedfellows. But, if you are geeky enough, you will find a way.
In this session we'll have fun disclosing all the ways a completely normal set of real world needs can be supported by the tech we know and love.
We'll start with extended online role playing via Teams, create automatic session write ups, build a Linux VM on Azure for Virtual Table Top hosting (and do some nifty things to start and stop the server via Teams), explore content management, collaboration and, inevitably, use Copilot Chat, dedicated Agents and ideation.
You might not be a gamer; but this session aims to show how Microsoft tools can easily extend beyond the obvious knowledge worker roles to improve productivity in unexpected places.
40 - 60 minutes
The forgotten features - Copilot, Teams and SharePoint (and Stream Deck)
A smorgasboard of little tweaks, handy tools, hidden gems and arcane or archaic knowledge across our favourite applications.
- Show the Title column in SharePoint ✔️
- Make Copilot understand your jargon ✔️
- Show your teams areas alphabetically ✔️
- Have Stream Deck show your favourite actions as buttons ✔️
Dozens of things you ought to know or shouldn't have forgotten in one massive brain dump.
Plus, a handy takeaway guide
Simon Hudson
Serial entrepreneur, Maturity Model Practitioner | Microsoft MVP
North Ferriby, United Kingdom
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