Copilot vs Impact Agent
This is the most common objection, and it’s fair: Copilot is great. The difference is that Impact Agent is a purpose-built workflow for weekly reporting.
The biggest differentiator
Impact Agent is an “evidence → narrative” system that runs without you having to reconstruct the week. It proactively gathers relevant evidence, drafts a manager-ready update, and keeps traceability back to sources.
One sentence you can use: Copilot answers questions; Impact Agent makes sure the weekly update is already drafted—grounded in evidence, formatted for managers, and easy to review/send.
Why it’s not the same thing
Proactive, not prompt-based: Copilot is strongest when you ask. Impact Agent is designed so the update draft shows up on time, every week.
Manager-ready output spec: Not a generic summary blob—Impact Agent produces a consistent structure (highlights, impact, next steps) and prompts you for missing metrics.
Cross-source evidence assembly: Email, meetings, chat, and files stitched into one update, deduped and ranked by relevance to your projects and stakeholders.
Traceability: Review what informed the draft so it’s easier to trust and simpler to defend.
“Couldn’t we just build this ourselves?”
You can build a prototype — the work is making it reliable and adoptable inside a real Microsoft 365 tenant.
• permissions + security review + rollout
• relevance tuning (impact vs. noise)
• edge cases (duplicates, long threads, meeting spam, private chats)
• a consistent output spec + review UX
• ongoing maintenance as Microsoft 365 patterns and tooling evolve