Evi van der Velden

👋🏼 Hi, I’m Evi — your go-to person for turning Microsoft 365 chaos into smart, effective solutions. With a versatile background and a passion for variety, I help organizations translate ideas and challenges into meaningful results. From governance and adoption to technical implementation, I love bringing everything together in a way that simply works.

I thrive on collaboration, solving complex problems, and making technology easier and more enjoyable to use. The combination of strategy and hands-on execution is exactly what makes this work so exciting to me.

My personal goal? Sharing more knowledge with the community through speaking sessions, blogs, and inspiring conversations. 💬📝

May 22, 2026

Why Simplicity Wins in Microsoft 365 with Evi van der Velden [MVP]

Microsoft MVP Evi van der Velden joins the M365.fm podcast to explain why simplicity is one of the most overlooked success factors in Microsoft 365. The conversation explores how many organizations create unnecessary complexity through excessive customization, unclear governance, and overengineered solutions that ultimately reduce productivity instead of improving it.Evi shares practical insights from real-world Microsoft 365 projects, highlighting how simpler architectures, cleaner collaboration environments, and focused governance strategies often deliver better long-term results. The discussion covers Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, governance, adoption, user experience, and the growing impact of AI tools like Microsoft Copilot inside modern workplaces.A key theme throughout the episode is that technology should support people rather than force users to adapt to complicated systems. Evi explains why organizations frequently underestimate the importance of user behavior, commun…

Guests: Mirko Peters, Evi van der Velden

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