Governance center: Introduction

  • Last update on February 7th, 2024

The Governance center provides a snapshot of the current governance posture of your Microsoft 365 environment, allowing you to identify areas where you lack control and easily improve your security. It is populated with data from playbooks and policies, enabling you to track their return on investment (ROI) over time.

What is the Governance center?

It is a set of widget-based dashboards that offer a comprehensive snapshot of the governance of your Microsoft 365 environment. 

Serving as a single pane of glass, it provides a consolidated view across all Out-of-the-Box and Custom playbooks and policies.

Why use the Governance center?

The Governance center is beneficial for various reasons, including the following:

  • To clearly identify where you lack control in your Microsoft 365 environment.
  • To easily pinpoint areas of improvement and enhance your security posture.
  • To track the effectiveness of your governance policies over time.