Understand AI spend and measure value in Microsoft 365

Learning Path
2 Modules

At a glance

Level

Intermediate
Skill

 
Product

Microsoft 365 Microsoft 365 Copilot Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat Microsoft Copilot Studio Microsoft 365 Admin Center
Role

Administrator Technology Manager Business Leader Business Analyst
Subject

Artificial intelligence Finance and accounting Resource management Business reporting

In this learning path, you learn how to plan, control, and optimize usage-based AI spending in Microsoft 365. Explore Copilot Credits, funding options, and consumption estimates to make spending predictable. Control consumption with spending policies and limits, and define who is responsible for monitoring and managing AI costs. Finally, you'll learn how to connect AI spending to business outcomes through cost allocation and reporting, and use that evidence to decide when to optimize, continue, or scale AI adoption.

Prerequisites

Familiarity with Microsoft 365 Copilot and Microsoft 365 Copilot licensing.
Basic understanding of AI capabilities.

Modules in this learning path

Understand and plan the economics of usage-based AI

Learn how to manage costs and optimize spending for usage-based AI solutions like Microsoft 365 Copilot.

Control usage-based AI consumption and spending

Learn how to control spend for usage-based AI in Microsoft 365 by deciding who can use which services, setting limits and alerts, managing credit requests, assigning the right admin roles, and governing agents with Agent 365.

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