So, just what is Microsoft Viva?
You may well have heard the name before and wondered just what exactly is Viva? Let alone the benefits of the platform and how it can help your business.
The people and culture are the driving force of any business, therefore it’s paramount to invest in their wellbeing and development.
Here are a few quickfire stats that prove looking after your employees really does pay for itself!
With that in mind, what exactly is an engaged employee, you might ask.
It is said that there are 6 key elements that come into play, when developing a highly engaged worker.
- Wellbeing – feeling safe at work, physically, mentally and emotionally.
- Empowerment – to understand exactly what is required for success and being able to effectively use tools to achieve that. Feeling in control and being able to make decisions
- Growth – ensuring that you are consistently progressing towards your goals – whether that be training, learning new skills or broadening your experience.
- Purpose – knowing that the part you play in your working community means something more than just turning up to your 9-5 every day.
- Focus – being on track with your priorities and knowing exactly what you need to do to succeed.
- Connection – feeling as if you belong and are an integral part of your working community.
60% of employees said that they felt less connected to their team after moving to remote working
Microsoft developed Viva in order for businesses to empower their employees, and encourage them to be their best selves in, and out, of the workplace. Microsoft describes the platform as an ‘Employee Experience Platform’, which brings together an array of different experiences for users, in order to develop a thriving culture in the workplace. Communications, Company Resources, Insights, Knowledge, Communities, Wellbeing and Growth & Development all make up a different cog of the platform – within the Microsoft Viva platform, these elements fall under the following titles:
Connections – keep all your employees connected, make it easy for them to contribute and unite and inspire your organisation. In ‘Connections’, employees can discover relevant communications and communities within the workplace.
Insights – Insights allows individuals, teams, and organisations to build more effective work habits, better business outcomes and achieve balance. Data from Insights provides visibility into how work affects wellbeing, productivity, and results.
Topics – gain knowledge and expertise on an ecosystem and turn content into actionable knowledge. Organise knowledge into different topic pages and provide users with relevant topic cards within apps people use every day.
Learning – Learning is integrated into Microsoft Teams, to ensure that it becomes a natural part of an employee’s day, simplify the learning process by having all learning content available in one place, and align learning with the goals of the business.
Take a look at Microsoft’s video, giving you a deeper understanding of Viva
What makes Microsoft Viva unique to other employee experience platforms?
- An integrated system of employee experiences, rather than fragmented point solutions.
- It delivers personalised experiences, by putting people in the center. These experiences are embedded into apps that are used everyday, such as Office and Teams.
- The Microsoft Graph provides deep insights for employees, teams and leaders.
- Privacy and security you can trust, for example, you are the only person who can view your own data.
- Microsoft Viva provides an open and extendable platform, with a vast array of partners, in order to work with your existing ecosystems and tools.
So, what now?
Why not book a 1:1 session with our Viva experts today. Completely free of charge and no obligation to commit to any purchases.
Contact us via 0300 303 2044 or enquiries@risual.com to enquire about a 1:1 session.
Want to find out more about Microsoft Viva?
Why not register for our Employee Experience Workshop and benefit from:
✅ A prioritised list of business scenarios that can be addressed by deploying Microsoft Viva.
✅ Recommended preparation in terms of skills and best practices.
✅ A roadmap outlining potential workstreams and dependencies with clear next steps.
✅ An adoption framework.
