Microsoft Places Consulting
Design a purposeful hybrid workplace with Microsoft Places. Al Rafay Consulting helps enterprises coordinate in-person collaboration, optimize office space, and build workplace strategies that align people, spaces, and business priorities.
Microsoft Places Services
From hybrid strategy design to platform comparison, we help organizations build purposeful workplaces.
Microsoft Places Consulting for Hybrid Work
Enable a well-coordinated, efficient, and future-ready hybrid workplace with Microsoft Places Consulting Services from Al Rafay Consulting.
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Why Microsoft Places
Coordinated In-Office Days
Teams see who plans to be in office and coordinate meaningful in-person collaboration days instead of random attendance.
Smart Space Utilization
Analytics reveal how office spaces are actually used so you can right-size real estate and optimize desk-to-employee ratios.
Desk & Room Booking
Employees reserve desks near teammates and book meeting rooms directly from Teams and Outlook without third-party tools.
Workplace Analytics
Leadership dashboards show workplace patterns, attendance trends, and space utilization to inform hybrid policy decisions.
Seamless M365 Integration
Places integrates natively with Teams calendars, Outlook scheduling, and Viva Insights for a unified hybrid work experience.
Reduced Real Estate Costs
Data-driven workspace optimization helps organizations reduce office footprint by 20-30% without impacting employee experience.
Our Approach
A structured path to hybrid workplace excellence.
Hybrid Strategy
Assess current workplace patterns, define hybrid work policies, and design your Places implementation roadmap
Configuration
Set up Places in your M365 tenant, configure buildings, floors, desk pools, and integration points
Pilot & Feedback
Launch with pilot teams, gather real-world usage data, and refine configurations based on feedback
Scale & Measure
Roll out across the organization, enable analytics dashboards, and optimize based on workplace data
Why Enterprises Choose ARC
Client Retention Rate
Every client who works with us comes back
Projects Delivered
Since 2013, across 4 industries
Microsoft Designations
Digital & App Innovation, Infrastructure, Data & AI
Every Solution Enhanced
AI embedded in every service we deliver
What Our Clients Say
“Al Rafay Consulting was an outstanding partner in developing our internal pipeline tracker. They took a detailed upfront inventory of the team's existing tools and processes, as well as areas our overall system could improve. ARC was extremely communicative throughout the development process and instrumental in the successful launch.”
Adam Goldblatt
Director, Investments
BioMed Realty
“BioMed Realty engaged ARC 7 years ago originally to kick start an internal SharePoint campaign with the goal of increasing productivity through workflow automation. We've now grown our work with SharePoint into a full blown Business Intelligence platform that has created tremendous efficiency and value for our organization.”
David Hsiao
Senior Vice President, CIO
BioMed Realty
“When we were looking to design and implement our new website, ARC was an invaluable partner. ARC assisted us in selecting a flexible platform and implementing our design ideas into a website that we can easily manage and update as we grow our business.”
Catherine Hastings
Chief Financial Officer
Innovative Industrial Properties
“Al Rafay Consulting went above and beyond to give us the Event Management tool that we needed to take our organization to the next level. Ali and his team developed an events management platform for San Diego Theatres, sat side by side with us while learning our industry and business model, and through it all exhibited patience, collaboration, and resolve to get it done.”
Kelly Bargabos
CFO/COO
San Diego Theatres
“Working with ARC over the past 3 years has been nothing short of exceptional. The team has everything that you would look for in a consultant and then some. A vast knowledge of their core business as well as a hunger to learn new industries and skills has proven to be a critical aspect of our partnership.”
Mark Zikra
Director of Technology
CA Ventures
Frequently Asked Questions
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Ready to Build a Smarter Workplace?
Let us help you design a hybrid work strategy with Microsoft Places that coordinates teams, optimizes space, and improves employee experience.