What is Microsoft Viva?

Microsoft Viva is a comprehensive employee experience platform developed specifically for Microsoft 365 customers. This platform aims to improve the working environment within Microsoft Teams through various technological services, especially in times of remote working.

Microsoft Viva Connections

Viva Connections promotes the networking of decentralised teams in order to strengthen communication in the remote working environment. An Employee Content Hub bundles messages from SharePoint, Yammer and Stream, customised for specific target groups. The introduction of Viva Connections in Microsoft Teams on desktops and smartphones is planned for 2021.

• Learn more about Viva Connections

Microsoft Viva Topics

This component of Microsoft Viva, derived from „Project Cortex“, enables efficient knowledge management within the company. With the help of AI, topics are automatically recognised on the basis of content and activities. Topic pages structure this knowledge, supported by the Office Graph.

• Topics are automatically recognised by AI
• Creation of topic pages for comprehensive knowledge presentation
• Manual topic creation by user possible

Microsoft Viva Insights

Viva Insights offers comprehensive analyses of the working habits and well-being of teams and individual employees. These analyses help to identify best practices and make optimisations. The service uses MyAnalytics and Workplace Analytics in the Teams app.

• Detailed blog post on Viva Insights
• Functional description of the Viva Insights app for teams

Microsoft Viva Learning

Viva Learning enables learning directly in Microsoft Teams through microlearning. Content comes from platforms such as LinkedIn Learning and Microsoft Learn, but internal and external learning resources can also be integrated.

An audiovisual overview of Microsoft Viva in German has been made available and can be viewed here.