Entra ID governance reviews should start with identity risk, not dashboard noise.
For many teams, the problem is not that Entra lacks information. The problem is turning that information into a clean review workflow that shows who has access, why they have it, and what should change.
Start With Privileged Access
Review:
- Global Administrators
- Privileged Role Administrators
- Exchange Administrators
- SharePoint Administrators
- Security Administrators
- Conditional Access Administrators
- Application Administrators
- eligible and active privileged assignments
For each role, document the owner, business reason, MFA status, and whether the assignment is permanent or temporary.
Review Users And Guests
Check:
- inactive users
- blocked users
- guest accounts
- users without MFA
- accounts with weak ownership
- stale external collaboration access
- users with risky sign-in patterns
Guest access deserves special attention because it often grows quietly across projects, vendors, and one-time collaborations.
Groups And Access Paths
Review:
- security groups
- Microsoft 365 groups
- dynamic groups
- groups used for app access
- groups used in Conditional Access
- nested access paths where relevant
The key question is simple: can the team explain why this group exists and who owns it?
App Registrations And Enterprise Apps
Do not skip applications.
Check:
- app owners
- secret expiration
- certificate expiration
- API permissions
- admin consent
- unused apps
- high-privilege permissions
- unclear vendor or integration ownership
Apps can create long-lived access that outlasts projects and people.
Product Fit
For a structured review workflow, use the Entra ID Governance Review Kit:
https://store.cloudpeakify.com/products/entra-id-governance-review-kit
If you also manage on-prem identity, pair it with:
https://store.cloudpeakify.com/products/active-directory-audit-toolkit
Final Checklist
Before closing the review, confirm:
- privileged roles are reviewed
- guest accounts are documented
- MFA gaps are visible
- stale users are listed
- app registrations are checked
- group ownership is clear
- risky permissions have owners
- remediation actions are prioritized