AFFIRMATIC

Workspace Management

Lifecycle governance for Microsoft Teams, Groups, SharePoint sites, and every collaboration space in your tenant.

Microsoft 365 makes it easy to create workspaces, but without governance you get sprawl, inconsistent naming, unclear ownership, and security risks. Affirmatic Workspace Management brings order without blocking productivity.

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The cost of uncontrolled workspace creation

When anyone can create a Team, Group, or SharePoint site, governance becomes reactive and audit risk grows.

Workspace sprawl

Duplicate Teams and orphaned Groups expand without visibility.

Ownership gaps

Creators leave, and no one is accountable for cleanup.

Inconsistent standards

Naming, metadata, and policies drift across teams.

How to reduce Microsoft Teams sprawl

  1. Implement consistent naming conventions.
  2. Require accountable owners from day one.
  3. Set expiry and review policies for inactive spaces.
  4. Monitor duplicates and exceptions with reporting.
  5. Act quickly on inactive or orphaned workspaces.
  6. Automate archival and cleanup once policies are met.

Complete lifecycle governance for M365 collaboration

Affirmatic gives you visibility into every collaboration object and the controls to govern them throughout their lifecycle, from creation to retirement.

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One module for all your collaboration objects

Microsoft Teams

Provisioning, ownership, metadata, and lifecycle status.

M365 Groups

Full lifecycle actions including archive, lock, and delete.

SharePoint Sites

Governed provisioning aligned with Teams and Groups.

Channels

Standard, Private, and Shared channel governance.

Viva Engage

Community oversight with consistent policies.

Security Groups

Provisioning and membership management.

Distribution Lists

Lifecycle governance for legacy collaboration objects.

Capabilities that matter for enterprise governance

Standardized workspace setup

Consistent naming, metadata, and ownership from day one.

Ownership accountability

Always know who is responsible for each workspace.

Lifecycle controls

Archive, lock, or retire inactive workspaces automatically.

Directory views & reporting

Search, filter, and export workspace data instantly.

Channel governance

Manage standard, private, and shared channels consistently.

Multi-tenant oversight

Centralize governance across multiple M365 tenants.

Visibility and reporting at scale

What changes when governance works

Reduce workspace sprawl

Surface inactive and duplicate spaces before they create risk.

Standardize collaboration

Keep Teams consistent with approved structures and rules.

Audit-ready oversight

Answer auditor questions with clear data, not guesswork.

Govern across tenants

Maintain consistent governance even in complex environments.

Governance that fits your rollout pace

  1. Connect your tenant(s) securely to Affirmatic.
  2. Gain visibility into existing workspaces and ownership gaps.
  3. Apply consistent standards and lifecycle rules.
  4. Monitor progress and act on insights with reporting.

Common deployment scenarios

Enterprise Teams rollout

Launch collaboration at scale with governance in place from day one.

M&A tenant consolidation

Unify governance across newly acquired tenants.

Regulated collaboration programs

Keep sensitive workspaces controlled and visible.

Managed service providers

Govern multiple client tenants with consistent standards.

Built for the teams responsible for M365

FAQ

Which Microsoft 365 objects are covered?

Teams, Groups, SharePoint sites, channels, Viva Engage communities, security groups, and distribution lists.

How does it reduce workspace sprawl?

It surfaces inactive and duplicate spaces so you can retire them before they create risk.

Can we govern multiple tenants?

Yes. Workspace Management supports centralized oversight across multiple M365 tenants.

Does it replace Microsoft admin centers?

No. It complements native tools with governance and visibility designed for enterprise scale.

What about existing workspaces?

Affirmatic inventories existing workspaces and helps bring them into consistent governance.

Ready to bring order to M365 collaboration?

Book a tailored demo for your environment.

Powered by the Affirmatic Governance Framework

Four governance pillars keep every module aligned. Expand each pillar to see what it delivers.

Ownership

Ensure every workspace, guest, and resource has clear ownership, escalation paths, and audit-ready accountability.

  • Designated owners are assigned at creation.
  • Ownership gaps trigger escalation workflows.
  • Ownership changes are fully audited.

Lifecycle

Automate expiry, renewal, archiving, and cleanup to prevent sprawl and maintain security over time.

  • Expiry policies align with business needs.
  • Owners receive renewal prompts before expiry.
  • Actions are configurable: archive, lock, or delete.

Request approval

Route creation and access changes through governed workflows with the right approvers and audit trails.

  • Approval chains align with risk and sensitivity.
  • Requests create full audit records.
  • Self-service is enabled with guardrails.

Templates

Standardize provisioning with templates for naming, metadata, sensitivity labels, and policy enforcement.

  • Naming and metadata standards are enforced at creation.
  • Templates apply policies consistently across object types.
  • Templates are versioned and governed.
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Three Decades of Security & Governance for Business Collaboration

Experience

  • 30 years in security, compliance and governance
  • From on-prem systems to Microsoft 365

Trust

  • 800+ enterprise customers in Germany, Austria & Switzerland
  • Across highly regulated industries

Made in Germany

  • Headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany
  • Subsidiary in UK
  • Operating across Europe and North America