Ownerless Groups Governance Policy for Microsoft 365 groups is now available in GCC Tenants

We are excited to announce that Ownerless Groups Governance Policy for Microsoft 365 groups is now available in GCC tenants. The policy will help you automate the management of ownerless Microsoft 365 groups in your tenant. 

 

Teams, Communities, Outlook groups, Team Sites etc. powered by M365 Groups support two roles: members and owners. Members can collaborate with others in the group through files, emails, messages etc. Owners manage the group membership and monitor content & conversations. 

  

When employees leave an organization or switch projects internally, it results in their existing user accounts getting deleted. If such employees were group owners, keeping track of their groups becomes critical to ensure accountability within the organization. 

 

The Ownerless Groups Governance Policy helps automate the management of ownerless groups by requesting active members to become owners of the group. Admins can define who is eligible for these notifications and configure what notifications and how often these notifications are sent to active group members. Users, who are members of the ownerless groups can simply accept or decline request via the actionable email message.   

 

To learn more, check out: Manage ownerless Microsoft 365 groups and teams