Marijn Somers
Microsoft MVP. Freelance Microsoft 365 expert focusing on user adoption and governance. Trainer. Licensed watchmaker.
Appears in 188 Episodes
EP97: Workshops that Define M365 Pt1
Marijn and Steve, in this episode, talk about probably the most essential aspect of all M365 projects... ‘The Workshops’ Collecting the information to build, set up an...
EP96: Exploring Value in Viva Goals
After reviewing Holidays, Injuries and their speaking scheduled for the rest of the year Steve and Marijn talk about Viva Goals and take a first look at the value it m...
A Wee Dram #5: Driving SharePoint with your own LookBook
Its Marijn’s birthday and his Girlfriend just left him, and he is feeling the soulfulness of an early morning and reaching the tender age of 40… Happy Birthday Marijn ...
EP95 by Braeburn: Summertime games with MS Teams
On this https://braeburnwhisky.com sponsored podcast Steve suggests a little fun before Marijn & Steve leave on holiday. The weather is so beautiful that the guys dec...
EP94: Transforming Hire to Retire with M365
This all started when Marijn read a great article about Business Architecture and the importance of understanding this before starting to transform the organisation wi...
EP93: Discussing the Vibe of your M365 Project
What tone of voice do you want to use that best communicates the messages for a new service or as part of an adoption program? The nugget around Intranet names was di...
EP92: MS Teams the One-Stop-Hub for Applications
After a visit to the Microsoft365 club, Marijn follows upon an idea to place MS Teams as the Hub for Applications and Steve and Marijn take time to expand on the strat...
EP91: Supporting the Back-to-Office policy
Peter Pan of the podcast becomes a man reaching the maturing point in his life of 40 years and Steve is amazed that there is no party on the horizon. Then they get se...
EP90: Workflow starts with the TALK
The boys work through the different stages in creating a workflow that starts with The Talk. Ok after 2 rehearsals for Episode 90 Steve and Marijn get started tal...
EP89: Adoption driven by Focused Usability
Mickey Mouse takes the front of the stage on EP89 with a business diagram that looks at Collaboration (face) Content (right ear) and Communications (left ear). The mo...
EP88: Where Chat meets Email
Oh dear, it’s been a long time since they had a full-length podcast and the boys do get rude. You have been warned. Steve even breaks out into song!! Steve covers...
EP87: The Last of Barcelona: The Whiskies Imbibed
Steve and Marijn’s Final episode from Barcelona as they describe the trip and the most unfriendly Whisky they tasted. They shout out to Braeburn Whisky who they vis...
EP86: Spirit of Barcelona – Maturing Reinforcement
On Monday your team delivers on the change and confirms their ability to deliver change based on the knowledge they have learned. The boys talk about ways to help con...
EP85: Spirit of Barcelona – Maturing Ability
Having the ability to change or do something is about proving yourself. Knowing something and delivering something is different. In a setting such as Adoption and Ch...
EP84: Spirit of Barcelona – Maturing Knowledge
Knowledge as training is discussed in a way that ensures people are ready for the change, what they need to do and prepare for. It is easy to describe knowledge as tr...
EP83: Spirit of Barcelona - Maturing Desire
Steve and Marijn continue their journey of shorter discussions on ADKAR focusing on this session on Desire. Within the spirit of Barcelona high on the boy’s mind, this...
EP82:Live from Barcelona: Matured Awareness
In this first “Matured” episode, Steve and Marijn go deep on the ADKAR process, taking the first A – Awareness (we didn’t have to look that up, we promise!!) and discu...
EP81:Live from Barcelona: ADKAR Distilled
In this short form podcast we are talking about the 5 components that make up the ADKAR methodology: What they are, what you need to do, what we think is necessary her...
EP80: Live from Barcelona: Distilling collaboration with Microsoft 365
In this short form 18.50 minute podcast, Steve and Marijn talk from experience about 4 principles to enhance collaboration: Digital affinity, a good adoption process (...
EP79: Live from Barcelona - PP in the sun
Coming to you live from the beach in Barcelona, Steve and Marijn are trying to wrap their heads around first principle thinking. They talk about Primero Principios...
EP78: The four questions that Drive a Migration strategy
First-principles of Migration are discussed by Steve and Marijn when they eventually boil down the basic facts that we are looking to encourage users to start using th...
EP77: Back to Basics - Change your thinking to Lists and Data
OK we know we always focus on documents and yet more and more of the company is Data-oriented. When we think about SharePoint Online, we think about migrating documen...
EP76: Back to Basics: Intranet is relevance delivered
Steve takes the high road and suggests that Intranet has changed from just Internal comms owning content. Hybrid working has changed the face of the workforce. M...
EP75: Back to Basics: Information Architecture with content types
Steve and Marijn present the 1st in a series of Back to Basics. Talking 'practical' Content types about how to plan, implement and gain value from the brave new world...
EP74: Looping the ribbon around Microsoft’s 2021 presents
Marijn and Steve open their Christmas presents from Microsoft and peek of what’s cool and what’s cooler. They touch on the complexity of collaboration, the growth of ...
EP73: Plan-to-Evolve M365 Adoption with constant improvement
Steve #ScrewsUp and tells a story to help you not Loose important OneDrive files. Then Marijn and Steve introduce the concept ‘Plan to Evolve’. This is a process for...
EP72: MOCA 2.0, Adoption tools with hidden depths
There is a new MOCA framework from Microsoft and EP72 is really Steve and Marijn standing at the bar and shooting the breeze. Marijn thinks we should do a re-visit and...
EP71: SAFe Agile M365 planning with T-Shirts
Steve is in an Obstreperous mood and Marijn has to put up with the crap that comes out of Steve's head as he tries to get a word in edgeways. Marijn asks about what ...
EP70: Steve and Marijn build a Transformation Team
The Boys look at what it takes to create a Transformation and Adoption team. Specifically, the roles required to deliver change successfully. We consider the peo...
EP Soixante-Neuf: Adoption Planning with Touchy Feely Productivity Score
Steve and Marijn cannot resist naming this episode soixante-neuf ( and yes, they might push this too far). However, they do try and look smart with Quotes and examples...
