Our teams are full of talent, and we’re all working amongst people with skills we never knew they had. Does your developer have a knack for design, or is your Graphic Designer secretly an Excel wiz? Tapping into that talent enigma is a challenge. So it gets you thinking, who are the people you work with, and how can you join forces to make a difference? Well, those are the exact questions Microsoft had in mind when creating People in Viva. 

What is People in Viva? 

People in Viva is a new and upcoming AI-driven platform that encourages the discovery of new connections within your organization.  

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People in Viva’s primary focus is motivating users to learn more about their peers and improve their quality of teamwork. Relationships are strengthened through shared interests, mutual transactions of knowledge, and similar goals, leading to improved collaboration, team development, and workplace success. 

 

Key features 

With a wide variety of features, users have several options to take their work experience to the next level! Users can search for the people they work with within their organization based on filters and topics such as interests, goals, work departments, and more. 

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People in Viva also offers employees the opportunity to learn from and teach their co-workers while viewing each other’s progress, goals, and success rates! 

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With this feature, you gain a better understanding of which tasks or employees require more assistance or significant support to better plan out the next steps.  

Altogether, these features build employee profiles, help users expand their connections, learn more about themselves and others, and gain greater knowledge, all while improving the hybrid work experience. 

What’s the benefit of using People in Viva? 

People in Viva is a helping hand when it comes to locating, controlling, and customizing your networks. You can now look forward to connecting with people with similar interests, goals, and shared relationships, amongst many other wonderful features. This tool also offers improved productivity and efficiency, greater collaboration, communication, and teamwork, and lastly, open communication and growth. These are just a few of the great results that People in Viva offers for your hybrid office, and it’s super exciting to see how your team will utilize and appreciate its work.