AI Agents · Microsoft 365 · Teams Phone

Communications, AI and Microsoft 365 – from a single source.

I combine 20+ years of enterprise communications with Microsoft 365, Copilot and purpose-built AI agents – from replacing your phone system to a voice agent that answers calls, books appointments and transfers live to Teams.

  • Member of the Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program
  • AudioCodes Partner
  • Microsoft Certified AI Transformation Leader

Positioning

Three topics, one goal: less friction in everyday work.

Most mid-sized companies have been using Microsoft 365 for years – yet the value often falls short of what's possible. Copilot is licensed, but permissions and data storage are unresolved. Teams is in place, but calls still run over a phone system whose maintenance is running out. And AI remains a pilot without measurable impact.

I start where these topics meet: in communication. That's where calls, requests and appointments land – and where AI takes work off people's plates fastest. Built on a solid Microsoft 365 foundation, modern telephony and AI agents that work inside Teams and Outlook rather than next to them.

Services

Three pillars that work together.

AI Agents & Copilot

AI that takes on concrete tasks – from a voice agent on the phone to Copilot agents for internal processes.

  • Voice agents and AI front desk
  • Copilot readiness and pilots
  • Agents with Copilot Studio and Microsoft Foundry
  • AI governance and usage policies
AI agents in practice →

Microsoft 365 & Modern Workplace

A Microsoft 365 environment that is secure, well organised and ready for Copilot.

  • Microsoft 365 health check
  • Teams, SharePoint and permissions governance
  • Identity and access with Entra ID
  • Adoption and enablement
See the health check →

Teams Phone & Telephony

Replacing legacy phone systems with Microsoft Teams Phone – properly planned and without downtime.

  • Telephony future check
  • Direct Routing and Operator Connect
  • SBC design with AudioCodes
  • Number porting, pilot and cut-over
How a migration works →

AI agents in practice

What a front desk that never closes sounds like.

LIA is a phone and web assistant I built on Microsoft Azure, running in production: it answers calls, books appointments directly in the Microsoft 365 calendar and transfers live to Microsoft Teams when needed.

The same principle works internally: agents that triage requests, answer questions from SharePoint knowledge or trigger routine workflows – with clear rules for when a person takes over.

Incoming call Tue · 10:47 pm
LIA

Hi, I'm LIA, your Licina Intelligent Assistant. What's your name?

Caller

Hello, I'm Mark.

LIA

Nice to meet you, Mark! How can I help?

Initial call bookedFri, 9:30 am · Confirmation sent by email

Microsoft 365 & Modern Workplace

Foundation first, then Copilot.

Copilot sees everything a user has access to. Open teams, inherited SharePoint sharing and missing sensitivity labels quickly become a risk. The Microsoft 365 health check shows where your environment stands – and what should be resolved before a Copilot rollout.

Assessment Licences, tenant configuration, Teams and SharePoint structure and usage – a reliable picture instead of assumptions.
Permissions and data storage Sharing links, guest access and orphaned teams that should be cleaned up before Copilot goes live.
Identity and security Entra ID, Conditional Access, MFA and admin roles – checked against common Microsoft recommendations.
Governance Rules for creating, managing the lifecycle of and classifying teams, groups and documents.
Prioritised actions A clear roadmap with quick wins and the prerequisites for Copilot and AI agents.

Teams Phone & Telephony

From legacy PBX to Microsoft Teams Phone.

The replacement looks small – until fax, door intercoms, lift emergency lines and emergency location data come up. That's exactly where my 20+ years of unified communications experience lie.

Platforms replaced in practice:

Unify / OpenScape Cisco CUCM Avaya Alcatel-Lucent Skype for Business Server
Assessment Phone system, number ranges, sites, devices, queues and licences – a solid basis instead of gut feeling.
Special cases first Fax, door intercoms, lift emergency lines, alarm systems and emergency location data are resolved before they surface on cutover day.
Architecture Operator Connect or Direct Routing with a certified SBC – matched to your carrier, your sites and your operating model.
Number porting and cutover Number porting, pilot group and cutover without downtime – with a fallback plan.
AI front desk If you like, an AI assistant answers calls, books appointments and transfers live in Teams – around the clock.

Profile

Enterprise experience in communications, Microsoft 365 and AI.

I'm Alen Licina. For more than 20 years I have worked where Microsoft, unified communications and operations meet – most recently as Head of Professional Services, responsible for European consulting teams.

Today I bring that experience straight into your projects – with no hand-offs between sales, architecture and delivery. How telephony and AI work together is shown by LIA, my phone and web assistant in production.

20+ years of enterprise IT Microsoft, collaboration and unified communications projects, including at CANCOM, ACP and Alliance Technologies/Nuvias UC
Certified AI expertise Microsoft Certified AI Transformation Leader and Copilot Sales Champion – Copilot, Copilot Studio, Microsoft Foundry and AI agents
Teams Voice & UCaaS Microsoft Teams Phone, Direct Routing, Operator Connect, AudioCodes SBC and several migrations from Cisco to Microsoft Teams
Partnerships Member of the Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program and AudioCodes Partner with the Core Solutions Sales Certification
Leadership experience Leading European professional services and consulting teams, presales and service ownership

Who I work with

For mid-sized companies that want more from Microsoft 365.

50 to 2,000 employees using Microsoft 365
Copilot is planned – data and permissions are not ready yet
AI should take work off people's plates, not just be piloted
A phone system whose maintenance or hardware is running out
High call volumes that tie up staff
Know-how that currently depends on a single person

Approach

From assessment to production

  1. Assess

    Health check, telephony check or Copilot readiness – depending on where you start.

  2. Design

    Target picture, architecture and effort – with a clear recommendation instead of a list of options.

  3. Pilot

    A pilot group works productively with the solution, and lessons learned feed straight back in.

  4. Rollout & operations

    Company-wide rollout, enablement and hand-over into stable operations.

For IT service providers

Your customers want to make calls over Teams? I bring the voice expertise.

As an on-demand Teams Voice specialist, I support IT service providers and MSPs with Direct Routing, Operator Connect, SBC design and PBX replacements – under your brand if you prefer. Your customer stays your customer.

Contact

Let's talk about your next initiative.

Copilot rollout, AI agent, Microsoft 365 environment or phone system: in a 30-minute initial call we clarify where you stand and which next step is worth taking.

You can also reach me directly at alen@licina.net.