Insights and Outlooks
The key to coming up with what’s next is reflecting carefully on the situations you face now, in the present. Here’s what we’ve seen lately — both with clients and at the Collective Insights’ office.

Fortune 500 Global Apparel and Footwear Company Streamlines MFA Protocols Across Diverse User Base
When a Fortune 500 global apparel and footwear company needed to streamline their multi-factor authentication (MFA) process, Collective Insights helped troubleshoot technical solutions that would accommodate the company’s diverse user base while controlling the number...
Fortune 500 Global Apparel and Footwear Company Streamlines MFA Protocols Across Diverse User Base
When a Fortune 500 global apparel and footwear company needed to streamline their multi-factor authentication (MFA) process, Collective Insights helped troubleshoot technical solutions that would accommodate the company’s diverse user base while controlling the number...
The Importance of Process Design and Business Process Management (BPM)
In our current corporate economic ecosystem, organizations are constantly striving to streamline business methodologies to stay current with global and corporate trends. The development and evolution of workflow trends and technologies have required organizations to...
Collective Insights Helps Healthcare Insurer Modernize Directory Services with Microsoft AD and Azure AD
When a multi-billion-dollar, privately-owned healthcare and insurance company was looking to modernize their Microsoft Active Directory (AD) environment and shift more services to Azure Active Directory (AAD), they called on Collective Insights to assess their...
Fortune 500 Global Apparel and Footwear Company Tackles Data Protection by Increasing E5 Utilization
When a Fortune 500 Global Retail company with over 35,000 employees and operating in 170 countries needed help implementing the information protection component of their Microsoft 365 E5 suite, Collective Insights stepped in to set the strategy, execute the plan and...
Maximizing Your PMO’s Potential: Best Practices for Competitive Advantage Part 2
In our first blog, we explored methodologies for strengthening the health and quality of your Project Management Offices (PMO). Now, let’s talk about clear communication – and not reinventing the wheel (or new templates) for every project. By openly sharing...
Maximizing Your PMO’s Potential: Best Practices for Competitive Advantage Part 1
In a rapidly changing market, companies are facing increased competition due to an evolving consumer base. These teams work behind the scenes to create innovative products that impact daily life worldwide. But managing portfolios and projects is a major challenge for...
Collective Insights Helps Fortune 500 Technology Company Develop App Block Plan & Upgrade E5 License
The client, a Fortune 500 enterprise technology company, adopted Microsoft E5 in 2017, relying on the default settings supplied at implementation. When presented with the option of a license upgrade in 2020, the client, concerned about the overwhelming number of...
Comparing Synchronous and Asynchronous Communication in a Hybrid Work Environment
The pandemic was a significant stress test for organizations. Employers had to quickly shift from a traditional in-person office to a fully remote work environment – while maintaining interpersonal interactions with remote employees and clients. They were also...
Hypercare: Prepare your People
The goal of this hypercare series is to provide as much practical information as possible. Too many articles share nebulous insights without clear direction or takeaways. The goal is to build out a toolbox for any software implementation. With experience in SAP,...
Top 3 Steps to Transition Successfully to Microsoft 365 E5: Part II
In this series, we’ll discuss how to best prepare for a Microsoft 365 E5 implementation. In Part I of our M365 E5 series, we reviewed the critical importance of strategic planning and inventory assessment prior to executing any implementation of Microsoft 365’s new...