What you need to run Chief.
How setup works
- 1
Approve Chief
Your Microsoft 365 admin adds Chief to Teams and approves its permissions, mailbox by mailbox.
- 2
Choose capabilities
Every plan includes every feature. Choose the capabilities that fit your company.
- 3
Set your rules
Working hours, brands, approvers, which chats get which alerts.
- 4
Everyone says hello
Chief introduces itself to each person and learns how they work.
Microsoft 365
- Microsoft Teams and Exchange Online.
- Microsoft 365 Business Premium, E3 or E5 is recommended.
- Identity Watch and Access Watch read Microsoft Entra sign-in data, which needs Microsoft Entra ID P1 or higher.
- Sentinel & XDR Monitoring needs your own Microsoft Sentinel.
An admin who approves Chief
Your Microsoft 365 admin adds Chief to Teams and approves its permissions.
Permissions, by purpose
| Purpose | What Chief can do | Scope |
|---|---|---|
| People and Teams | Read the directory, presence, chats and teams Chief is part of | Read only |
| Read and draft in the mailboxes you choose | Granted mailbox by mailbox with Exchange RBAC for Applications | |
| Calendars | Read free time and book meetings | Scoped with Exchange RBAC |
| Security | Read alerts, incidents and sign-in logs | Read only |
| Sentinel | Read incidents and logs in your workspace | Read-only Azure roles |
| Account protection (Shield Essentials) | Sign a person out of all sessions after “I clicked a link” | Only when that person asks |
The full permission list is shared in your security review before anything is approved.
See Chief run a real day.
Book a demo with the ITSEC team. We'll show Chief working in Teams and answer your questions.