Request your free Microsoft Places readiness assessment
See how far along you are on your journey to Places with our free readiness report.
WHAT IT DOES
Get a clear view of how ready your Microsoft 365 environment is for Microsoft Places – before you start building maps or rolling out desk and room booking.
Our readiness assessment reviews how your workspace resources are structured, named, and configured behind the scenes, so you can avoid common issues that impact booking, visibility, and user experience.
Developed by Nigel Newell
Technical Consultant
WHAT WE CHECK
These are just some of the scores you’ll get
- Workspace and resource structure across your environment
- Naming conventions for desks, rooms, and spaces
- Booking policies and configuration settings
- Capacity, metadata, and missing information
- Privacy settings (e.g. exposed meeting details)
- Conflicts such as double booking or inconsistent rules.
WHAT TO EXPECT
This is a no-obligation assessment
This is a free assessment designed to help you understand your current setup. You’re free to take the findings and implement changes yourself, or we can support you if needed.
- A short, guided review of your Microsoft 365 workspace setup
- No changes made to your environment
- A clear readiness score showing how prepared you are for Places
- A list of alerts highlighting issues such as booking conflicts, naming inconsistencies, and privacy risks
- Practical recommendations to help you move forward.
FAQ: What does the free Microsoft Places readiness assessment actually review?
Our assessment reviews how your Microsoft 365 environment is set up for Microsoft Places behind the scenes. That includes things like resource structure, naming conventions, booking policies, privacy settings, capacity data, and other configuration issues that could affect rollout, booking behaviour, and user experience.
FAQ: What will I get back from the assessment?
You will receive a clear readiness percentage along with a list of alerts highlighting issues that may need attention. These alerts are designed to be practical and actionable, so you can quickly see what needs fixing before moving ahead with Microsoft Places.
FAQ: What kinds of issues can the assessment uncover?
The assessment can highlight issues such as inconsistent booking windows, resources that allow double booking, privacy settings that expose meeting details, missing or incomplete metadata, and other configuration inconsistencies that could affect how Microsoft Places works in practice.
FAQ: Will you make any changes to our environment?
No. The readiness assessment is a review process only. We do not make changes to your environment as part of the free assessment. The purpose is to help you understand your current position and identify any issues before rollout.
FAQ: Do we need to be fully set up in Microsoft Places already?
No. In fact, the assessment is most useful before you go live. It is designed to help you identify gaps early, so you can address them before they create problems for users or slow down your rollout.
FAQ: Is the assessment really free?
Yes. The assessment is free and gives you a practical view of how ready your Microsoft 365 environment is for Microsoft Places. There is no obligation to buy anything afterwards.
FAQ: Will this just turn into a sales call?
No. The purpose of the assessment is to give you useful insight into your current setup. You are free to use the findings however you wish, whether you decide to fix things internally or ask for further support.
FAQ: What if the assessment shows we are not ready?
That is exactly what the assessment is there to uncover. Most organisations have some gaps to address before rolling out Places fully. Finding them early helps you avoid user frustration, booking issues, and rework later on.
FAQ: Can we fix the issues ourselves after the assessment?
Yes. The findings are intended to help you understand what needs attention. Some organisations choose to make the changes themselves, while others ask us to help. Either way, the assessment gives you a clearer starting point.
