Henri Fourie, Head of Delivery at Mint Group says “The Viva Employee Experience platform from Microsoft really assists organizations connect with employees, at all levels, across any device and wherever they may be, ensuring that their daily activities are aligned with the strategic goals of the organization, and that they have the necessary skills to drive and achieve the specific objectives and goals set out for them.”
Microsoft Viva was launched in 2021 as a solution for companies wanting to engage with their employees on a deeper level and build out more powerful employee experiences. Since then, the platform has gained more than 66 million active monthly users and has had an AI injection designed to support employees and help them get the most out of the Microsoft ecosystem1.
But what is Viva? And how does it work? In this part of our Introducing series, we look at Microsoft Viva and how companies can access it, use it, and optimize it to achieve real value.
An Integrated Experience
Microsoft Viva is built into Microsoft Teams and 365 with the goal of providing companies with an integrated employee experience platform that connects tools, insights, applications, and people into one space. It taps into the growing need to create workplaces that go beyond just the daily grind, offering people digital solutions that enhance wellbeing, purpose, and career growth. Viva comes in four pillars, each one designed to give the business an extra edge.
1. Connection
Microsoft Viva Amplify and Viva Engage power the connection pillar, helping people to connect and communicate seamlessly throughout the business regardless of location or time zones. These two solutions are designed to help leaders and managers connect more effectively and to provide people with accessible information through vibrant communities within your business ecosystem.
Viva Amplify helps you to centralize communication in a central space, leverage professional writing guidance to create clear messages, measure communication outcomes, and elevate your messaging. Viva Engage helps you to build personalized views of leaders and employees, drive two-way communication across communities, and build relationships.
2. Insight
Viva Insights and Viva Pulse provide you with valuable analytics and insights into your employee behaviours and feedback. Combined, they empower you to make data-driven decisions while interacting more effectively with your teams.
Viva Insights provides you with personalized insights to improve your work and wellbeing. Viva Pulse gives you the tools you need to use these insights, analytics, and trends more effectively so you can truly connect with people and get results.
3. Purpose
Viva Goals helps you to align individual aspirations with organizational objectives so you can foster a sense of purpose and direction in your employees. This alignment creates a more engaged workforce that understands their role in your success as a company. You can use Viva Goals to connect your objectives and key results (OKR) into your workflows across all the Microsoft 365 apps and really transform visibility.
4. Growth
Leveraging Viva Learning and Viva Topics, employees can access personalized learning pathways and content which are designed to drive professional development and knowledge sharing across the business. Viva Learning comes with LinkedIn Learning and Answers in Viva so you can build a unique learning experience for your employees that fits your business and your needs.
Viva with Mint
Microsoft Viva transforms your business approaches employee engagement by:
- Building an inclusive and vibrant culture that transcends physical boundaries.
- Providing coherent and consistent tools that enhance productivity.
- Enabling transparent communication between leadership and employees.
- Offering actionable insights that drive meaningful change.
- Delivering personalised learning experiences that foster growth.
Mint helps you achieve this transformation with hands-on expertise. We know how to build the Microsoft Viva solution that your business and your people need.
