Proposed enterprise deployment timelineFor GDC to confirm
Pilot
25 users · 4 departments
19 Oct – 13 Nov 2026
Gate: Go decision issued; blocking items closed
Wave 1 · Early adopters
Approximately 150 users
23 Nov – 18 Dec 2026
Gate: Pilot success criteria met; key-repository label coverage ≥ 90%; no unintended broad access on sensitive sites
Wave 2 · Departments
Phased by department
Jan – Feb 2027
Gate: Acceptable-use policy ratified; legacy authentication removed; user training complete
Wave 3 · Enterprise
All licensed users
From Mar 2027
Gate: Operating model in place; quarterly access reviews running
Go / No-Go recommendation
Draft · validation in progress
Conditional Go for a scoped pilot
Enable Copilot for the 25-user pilot once the two blocking items are closed. Defer the wider rollout until label coverage on key repositories reaches the 90% Zertain threshold and the pilot success criteria are met.
Residual risks carried
Third-party connector governance and agent sharingMedium
Legacy file-share content outside M365Medium
End-user AI acceptable-use trainingLow
Stale and ownerless sites (recommendation: SAM site lifecycle policy)Low
Readiness review14 Oct 2026