Microsoft Teams Insider How Partners can Accelerate Copilot Success - Wesley Budd, Partner Solutions Architect at Microsoft
Oct 14, 2025
Wesley Budd, a Partner Solutions Architect at Microsoft, focuses on driving success with Microsoft 365 Copilot through the Copilot Jumpstart program. He discusses the importance of partners in ensuring readiness and security, emphasizing the need for effective adoption programs. Wesley highlights the growing relevance of ‘agents’ in business transformation, and how tools like AI Builder and Copilot Studio are shaping tailored solutions. He advocates for collaborative sessions to scale innovative ideas and shows how organizations can become AI-first firms.
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Use Jumpstart To Accelerate Partner Readiness
- Join structured partner programs like Copilot Jumpstart to accelerate readiness and go-to-market.
- Use the program tiers to plan skilling, readiness, and consulting work with customers.
Licenses Don’t Equal Adoption
- Many customers buy Copilot licenses but never fully adopt them without guided change programs.
- Partners can fill that gap by running funded workshops and structured adoption journeys.
Teach Better Prompting For Copilot Chat
- Coach users on prompting and interaction patterns for Copilot Chat to improve outcomes.
- Teach people how to ask questions effectively rather than assuming the UI is sufficient.