In today’s digital world, remote work changes how organizations interact with employees. Employees can work from different countries with ease, and organizations need to ensure productivity. This is where Microsoft Viva comes in. This article dives into the dynamic tool for organizations called Microsoft Viva.
What is Microsoft Viva?
Microsoft Viva is a digital employee engagement platform that integrates communications, information, learning, and workplace data. Microsoft Viva is powered by Microsoft 365. It helps workers and employees learn new skills. With it, managers can make better decisions using data-driven insights. Viva helps organizations create inclusive, healthy communities where people can thrive. It is integrated into the workflow to help people and teams perform better.
Microsoft Viva helps management make better business decisions. It also improves remote work experiences by integrating essential functionalities from Microsoft Teams to engage employees.
How does Viva work?
Microsoft Viva is integrated into Microsoft 365 tools into a flexible, expandable, and global platform. It is integrated into apps like Teams and Outlook. Microsoft Viva provides insights on employee status on Teams.
Microsoft Viva gives insights on the percentage of meetings, emails, chats and calls. With Viva, you can get emails about your productivity or for your employees.
The Role of Microsoft Viva and Benefits of Microsoft Viva
- Workforce empowerment
Microsoft Viva lets workers manage their jobs. It empowers workers with insights on their work schedule, knowing how to manage time and increase productivity. With Viva, you can get information on how to improve flexible employment arrangements, It also enhances work-life balance. - Recognize personal development’s value
This tool meets the needs of employees by encouraging personal growth, and suggesting skills to learn. - Facilitate communication and collaboration
Viva’s collaboration tools improve communication and teamwork to help people find purpose in their work. Viva provides information on how meetings overlap. With this information, organizations can properly schedule meetings to improve work balance. - Adaptive Learning
Microsoft Viva’s adaptive learning ensures that employees may learn new skills and adapt to changing situations for personal growth. - Wellness Support
The platform promotes self-care, stress management, and mental and emotional health at work. - Knowledge Sharing and cooperation
Viva Topics connects employees with relevant expertise and information to promote cooperation. - Organizational Insights and Analytics
Viva Insights helps organizations make data-driven decisions and perform better. - HR and Employee Support
Viva Topics simplifies HR by delivering intelligent, context-based employee support.
Who uses Microsoft Viva?
Microsoft Viva serves businesses in healthcare, finance, manufacturing, and technology of all sizes. From frontline workers to top leadership, Viva tailors experiences to each role’s demands and problems. Viva is useful to streamline HR processes and can be used by organizations, and schools.
Microsoft Viva Technologies
Source: Microsoft Viva Technologies
Microsoft Viva comprises of these technologies.
1. Viva Connections.
Viva Connections is an app in Microsoft Teams that allows employees to access tools, news, and resources. It is a personalized gateway to the digital workplace that allows you to access Microsoft Teams news, announcements, and resources.
2. Viva Engage.
Viva Engage is a dynamic tool to gather people from around the organization to connect with leaders, coworkers, and communities.
3. Viva Insights
Viva Insights enhances staff productivity and well-being with data-driven insights and recommendations. It provides practical information and recommendations for increasing company productivity, well-being, and collaboration.
4. Viva Pulse.
Viva Pulse empowers leaders and managers to seek and act on feedback when it is important.
5. Viva Glint.
A “voice of the employee” tool that helps firms understand and increase employee engagement to create business results.
6. Viva Learning.
Viva Learning connects content from businesses with other sources and can help integrate enterprise learning into the workflow. It compiles a library of learning resources and courses to assist employees in developing new skills and meeting company objectives.
7. Viva Goals
Align teams and employees with your organization’s strategic objectives and priorities.
8. Viva Topics
Microsoft Viva uses Microsoft AI technology to discover, organize, and distribute organizational knowledge and expertise.
Microsoft Viva Subscription
Microsoft Viva is offered in several Microsoft 365 subscription plans with customizable pricing to meet the needs of enterprises of all sizes. Microsoft Viva subscriptions provide significant tools and capabilities to improve employee experience and company results.
Microsoft Viva Subscription has four major plans and pricing.
- Microsoft Viva in Microsoft 365
- Microsoft Viva Workplace Analytics and Employee Feedback $6.00 per user, monthly
- Microsoft Viva Suite $12.00
- Microsoft Viva Employee Communications and Communities $2.00 user/month
Finally, Microsoft Viva changes how companies approach employee engagement, productivity, and well-being. Using AI, analytics, and collaboration, Viva helps organisations maximise employee potential, driving innovation, growth, and success in the digital era.
How to use Microsoft Viva
To Use Microsoft Viva, follow these steps.
1. Sign in to Office.com. Ensure you have the Viva license in your Microsoft 365 or the other subscriptions.
2. Click on Apps.
3. Find Engage, Insights, Learning. This shows Viva technologies you can access and use to interact with employees
Conclusion
Microsoft Viva transforms the modern workplace by boosting employee experience, collaboration, and productivity. Viva helps organizations build a more connected and engaged workforce by integrating communication, insights, learning, and information discovery. Viva Connections, Insights, Learning, and Topics offer many benefits and enable many use cases, making it an essential tool for digital-age enterprises.
Evolve Connect plays a pivotal role in enabling successful implementations for organizations with Microsoft Viva. We leverage expertise in Microsoft technologies and dedication to innovation, to ensure smooth integration, customization, and ongoing support for Microsoft Viva deployments.
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