What is Microsoft Viva?
Microsoft Viva is a comprehensive Employee Experience Platform developed specifically for Microsoft 365 customers. This platform aims to improve...
Microsoft Viva is a comprehensive Employee Experience Platform developed specifically for Microsoft 365 customers. This platform aims to improve the work environment within Microsoft Teams through various technological services, especially in times of remote work.
Microsoft Viva Connections
Viva Connections promotes the networking of decentralized teams to strengthen communication in the remote work environment. An Employee Content Hub bundles news from SharePoint, Yammer, and Stream, customized to specific target groups. The introduction of Viva Connections in Microsoft Teams on desktops and smartphones is planned for 2021.
Microsoft Viva Topics
This component of Microsoft Viva, derived from “Project Cortex”, enables efficient knowledge management in the company. With the help of AI, topics are automatically recognized based on content and activities. Topic Pages structure this knowledge, supported by the Office Graph.
- Topics are automatically recognized by AI
- Creation of Topic Pages for comprehensive knowledge presentation
- Manual topic creation by users is possible
Microsoft Viva Insights
Viva Insights provides comprehensive analyses of work habits and well-being of teams and individual employees. These evaluations help identify best practices and make optimizations. The service uses MyAnalytics and Workplace Analytics in the Teams App.
Microsoft Viva Learning
Viva Learning enables learning directly in Microsoft Teams through microlearning. Content comes from platforms like 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 provided and can be viewed here.