With so many Viva capabilities available to organizations, it can be a challenge knowing which should be piloted together or what patterns and practices work best when piloting Viva Connections, Viva Learning, Viva Topics, Viva Goals, Viva Insights, Viva Pulse, Viva Amplify, and more. How do organizations get started successfully, overcome challenges in piloting and rolling out these experiences, and eventually scale to organization-wide deployments?
Join internationally recognized industry expert and Microsoft MVP Richard Harbridge as he shares insight into the lessons learned and proven approaches with Microsoft Viva. Together you will explore unique and vital challenges with Viva deployments, such as challenges with multiple tenants or multiple organizations in one tenant or challenges with experiences designed for scale – determining if an organization is large enough or has enough content for a great experience with Viva Topics and more.
Masterclass On Improving & Measuring Onboarding, Retention & Wellbeing With M...Richard Harbridge
85% of leaders say the shift to hybrid work has made it challenging to have confidence that employees are productive. 92% of employees have identified enhancing the employee experience as an essential priority.New challenges are always presented to HR from all sides, and we’re here to help you target critical areas of the employee experience at our free event.Whether you’re looking for strategic guidance or help to achieve technical excellence, our event is full of sessions from world-renowned thought leaders.On February 10th, from 10 AM to 4 PM, learn to avoid new and old challenges, build on existing success, and leverage the latest technology to facilitate your efforts. One lucky winner will walk away with a free $15,000 POC!2toLead CTO and 7X Microsoft MVP Richard Harbridge and 2toLead CEO and 13X Microsoft MVP Kanwal Khipple will lead the event.Together, they helped over 200 digital workplaces globally, plan for and increase the employee experience, keynoted conferences, published books, and published blogs for some major publications like Forbes.Join specialized sessions (business or deep dive tech breakouts) designed for HR leaders or the technical team that supports the digital employee experience.The business and general sessions aim to provide insight into the apparent and hidden value of tackling onboarding, retention, and well-being.The optional tech deep dive breakout sessions aims to walk through how to use and implement Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Viva to improve onboarding, retention, and well-being.Walk away from the event with a greater understanding of the following:- How to identify the most critical areas of the employee experience- How to improve the onboarding experience before and during the process- Building experiences to enable better onboarding- Measure for success- Creating digital employee experiences that help retain top talent- How to track employee well-being- And much more
Proactive Governance & Adoption In Microsoft 365 - M365OttawaRichard Harbridge
Proactive governance of Microsoft 365 is critical as organizations continue to depend more and more on the competitive advantage and productivity it can provide. Microsoft 365’s value and impact are dependent on whether it is leveraged (adopted) and how efficiently it is leveraged (governance). However Microsoft 365 can be daunting to tackle around governance and management. Where do you start? Is Microsoft Teams governance what should be prioritized first? What part of Teams governance? The Microsoft Teams lifecycle and the Microsoft Teams lifecycle management? What do the business stakeholders lead, and what does IT lead? How do we drive adoption pro-actively while improving coordination, management, and end-user experiences with effective governance?
Join Richard Harbridge, a Microsoft MVP and internationally recognized expert on Microsoft 365 and the Digital Workplace, as he shares proven approaches to getting started with and succeeding in establishing and improving Microsoft 365 Governance. In shifting from a reactive approach to Microsoft 365 governance to a pro-active one and from a reactive approach to adoption to a pro-active approach to adoption that drives better results, accomplishes more with less, and empowers the organization to maximize the value of their digital workplace.
Masterclass On Improving & Measuring Onboarding, Retention & Well-beingRichard Harbridge
85% of leaders say the shift to hybrid work has made it challenging to have confidence that employees are productive. 92% of employees have identified enhancing the employee experience as an essential priority.New challenges are always presented to HR from all sides, and we’re here to help you target critical areas of the employee experience at our free event.Whether you’re looking for strategic guidance or help to achieve technical excellence, our event is full of sessions from world-renowned thought leaders.On February 10th, from 10 AM to 4 PM, learn to avoid new and old challenges, build on existing success, and leverage the latest technology to facilitate your efforts. One lucky winner will walk away with a free $15,000 POC!2toLead CTO and 7X Microsoft MVP Richard Harbridge and 2toLead CEO and 13X Microsoft MVP Kanwal Khipple will lead the event.Together, they helped over 200 digital workplaces globally, plan for and increase the employee experience, keynoted conferences, published books, and published blogs for some major publications like Forbes.Join specialized sessions (business or deep dive tech breakouts) designed for HR leaders or the technical team that supports the digital employee experience.The business and general sessions aim to provide insight into the apparent and hidden value of tackling onboarding, retention, and well-being.The optional tech deep dive breakout sessions aims to walk through how to use and implement Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Viva to improve onboarding, retention, and well-being.Walk away from the event with a greater understanding of the following:- How to identify the most critical areas of the employee experience- How to improve the onboarding experience before and during the process- Building experiences to enable better onboarding- Measure for success- Creating digital employee experiences that help retain top talent- How to track employee well-being- And much more
Microsoft Viva Essential in 45 minutes - Collabdays Bletchley 2022Chirag Patel
Delivered in-person at Collabdays Bletchley Park conference on 05 October 2022.
Want to unlock more value from your existing Microsoft 365 services such as Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, Exchange and more? Microsoft Viva helps us to empower employee experiences and searching across various content services. This demo packed session will explore how to best design & implement your Microsoft Viva covering all modules such as Viva Connections, Viva Topics, Viva Insights and Viva Learning, Viva Goals and Viva Engage.
SharePoint Tutorial and SharePoint Training - IntroductionGregory Zelfond
Are you new to SharePoint and want to learn more about it? You are in luck. This FREE SharePoint tutorial is an excellent resource and will let you learn SharePoint in no time. It explains in basic and non-technical terms what SharePoint is all about. With this tutorial, you will learn the following key concepts:
• SharePoint Sites
• SharePoint Pages
• SharePoint Web Parts
• SharePoint Views
• SharePoint Security
• SharePoint Navigation
Training more about Document Library, OneDrive, Sharepoint Designer, Webpart and how to Deploy custom Webpart solution into Sharepoint 2019 On Premiese
Getting The Most Out Of Microsoft 365 Employee Experience Today & Tomorrow SH...Richard Harbridge
There has never been a time where improving the employee experience has been more critical. Today, every organization shares a need to enhance how we communicate and engage, collaborate and connect, and manage and develop employees.
Join internationally recognized industry expert and Microsoft MVP Richard Harbridge as he shares insight into the future of employee experiences, how Microsoft 365 is changing, and perhaps more importantly, what organizations are doing today to prepare for it.
Masterclass On Improving & Measuring Onboarding, Retention & Wellbeing With M...Richard Harbridge
85% of leaders say the shift to hybrid work has made it challenging to have confidence that employees are productive. 92% of employees have identified enhancing the employee experience as an essential priority.New challenges are always presented to HR from all sides, and we’re here to help you target critical areas of the employee experience at our free event.Whether you’re looking for strategic guidance or help to achieve technical excellence, our event is full of sessions from world-renowned thought leaders.On February 10th, from 10 AM to 4 PM, learn to avoid new and old challenges, build on existing success, and leverage the latest technology to facilitate your efforts. One lucky winner will walk away with a free $15,000 POC!2toLead CTO and 7X Microsoft MVP Richard Harbridge and 2toLead CEO and 13X Microsoft MVP Kanwal Khipple will lead the event.Together, they helped over 200 digital workplaces globally, plan for and increase the employee experience, keynoted conferences, published books, and published blogs for some major publications like Forbes.Join specialized sessions (business or deep dive tech breakouts) designed for HR leaders or the technical team that supports the digital employee experience.The business and general sessions aim to provide insight into the apparent and hidden value of tackling onboarding, retention, and well-being.The optional tech deep dive breakout sessions aims to walk through how to use and implement Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Viva to improve onboarding, retention, and well-being.Walk away from the event with a greater understanding of the following:- How to identify the most critical areas of the employee experience- How to improve the onboarding experience before and during the process- Building experiences to enable better onboarding- Measure for success- Creating digital employee experiences that help retain top talent- How to track employee well-being- And much more
Proactive Governance & Adoption In Microsoft 365 - M365OttawaRichard Harbridge
Proactive governance of Microsoft 365 is critical as organizations continue to depend more and more on the competitive advantage and productivity it can provide. Microsoft 365’s value and impact are dependent on whether it is leveraged (adopted) and how efficiently it is leveraged (governance). However Microsoft 365 can be daunting to tackle around governance and management. Where do you start? Is Microsoft Teams governance what should be prioritized first? What part of Teams governance? The Microsoft Teams lifecycle and the Microsoft Teams lifecycle management? What do the business stakeholders lead, and what does IT lead? How do we drive adoption pro-actively while improving coordination, management, and end-user experiences with effective governance?
Join Richard Harbridge, a Microsoft MVP and internationally recognized expert on Microsoft 365 and the Digital Workplace, as he shares proven approaches to getting started with and succeeding in establishing and improving Microsoft 365 Governance. In shifting from a reactive approach to Microsoft 365 governance to a pro-active one and from a reactive approach to adoption to a pro-active approach to adoption that drives better results, accomplishes more with less, and empowers the organization to maximize the value of their digital workplace.
Masterclass On Improving & Measuring Onboarding, Retention & Well-beingRichard Harbridge
85% of leaders say the shift to hybrid work has made it challenging to have confidence that employees are productive. 92% of employees have identified enhancing the employee experience as an essential priority.New challenges are always presented to HR from all sides, and we’re here to help you target critical areas of the employee experience at our free event.Whether you’re looking for strategic guidance or help to achieve technical excellence, our event is full of sessions from world-renowned thought leaders.On February 10th, from 10 AM to 4 PM, learn to avoid new and old challenges, build on existing success, and leverage the latest technology to facilitate your efforts. One lucky winner will walk away with a free $15,000 POC!2toLead CTO and 7X Microsoft MVP Richard Harbridge and 2toLead CEO and 13X Microsoft MVP Kanwal Khipple will lead the event.Together, they helped over 200 digital workplaces globally, plan for and increase the employee experience, keynoted conferences, published books, and published blogs for some major publications like Forbes.Join specialized sessions (business or deep dive tech breakouts) designed for HR leaders or the technical team that supports the digital employee experience.The business and general sessions aim to provide insight into the apparent and hidden value of tackling onboarding, retention, and well-being.The optional tech deep dive breakout sessions aims to walk through how to use and implement Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Viva to improve onboarding, retention, and well-being.Walk away from the event with a greater understanding of the following:- How to identify the most critical areas of the employee experience- How to improve the onboarding experience before and during the process- Building experiences to enable better onboarding- Measure for success- Creating digital employee experiences that help retain top talent- How to track employee well-being- And much more
Microsoft Viva Essential in 45 minutes - Collabdays Bletchley 2022Chirag Patel
Delivered in-person at Collabdays Bletchley Park conference on 05 October 2022.
Want to unlock more value from your existing Microsoft 365 services such as Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, Exchange and more? Microsoft Viva helps us to empower employee experiences and searching across various content services. This demo packed session will explore how to best design & implement your Microsoft Viva covering all modules such as Viva Connections, Viva Topics, Viva Insights and Viva Learning, Viva Goals and Viva Engage.
SharePoint Tutorial and SharePoint Training - IntroductionGregory Zelfond
Are you new to SharePoint and want to learn more about it? You are in luck. This FREE SharePoint tutorial is an excellent resource and will let you learn SharePoint in no time. It explains in basic and non-technical terms what SharePoint is all about. With this tutorial, you will learn the following key concepts:
• SharePoint Sites
• SharePoint Pages
• SharePoint Web Parts
• SharePoint Views
• SharePoint Security
• SharePoint Navigation
Training more about Document Library, OneDrive, Sharepoint Designer, Webpart and how to Deploy custom Webpart solution into Sharepoint 2019 On Premiese
Getting The Most Out Of Microsoft 365 Employee Experience Today & Tomorrow SH...Richard Harbridge
There has never been a time where improving the employee experience has been more critical. Today, every organization shares a need to enhance how we communicate and engage, collaborate and connect, and manage and develop employees.
Join internationally recognized industry expert and Microsoft MVP Richard Harbridge as he shares insight into the future of employee experiences, how Microsoft 365 is changing, and perhaps more importantly, what organizations are doing today to prepare for it.
You may have heard of Microsoft Viva, two of the four Viva products have shipped, but many are still confused about how it fits in with Microsoft’s initiatives. Did you know Viva is entirely built on Teams?
Teams is the fastest-growing product in Microsoft history with over 150 million active daily users. The Microsoft Viva product lines are the killer apps for “Teams as a Platform”.
In this information webinar, we will help you understand the Teams platform investment as Microsoft’s modern workplace, digital transformation to cloud innovation, and show you how Microsoft is taking their own advice in building solutions to empower, and engage, employees.
With the collision of communication and collaboration, it’s time to catch up on how the World has changed and “Teams as a Platform”, with killer apps, has engaged the enterprise, business teams, and personal productivity.
In this informative webinar, you will learn the following:
Understand how Microsoft Viva fits into Teams as a Platform. See how Viva Connections provides the plumbing for next generation intranets, global navigation, and hubs.
Experience Modern Teamwork, enhanced by governance, and discovery, through the Valo Solutions Collaboration Stack and the Valo Productivity Stack.
See Viva in context, for clear examples, of employee engagement and employee experience systems.
Follow the latest Microsoft Directions and see the updated Microsoft 365 Roadmap.
See “Teams as a Platform” in action using the rich Valo Solutions to extend how you get to the places where you work and the people you work with.
Vivafy your SharePoint intranet in Microsoft Teams with Viva ConnectionsJoel Oleson
“VIVAFY” Your SharePoint Intranet with Teams and Viva
Most companies are using Teams for chat, meetings, and basic collaboration. SharePoint Online has been a neglected investment who have invested in Microsoft 365 with many companies still running their Intranets in classic or even in SharePoint on premise. What is to be done?
How do you take advantage of this Viva wave? Agenda: In this session we’ll break down the tactical steps to take your SharePoint Intranets in whatever phase you are in, into your modern Teams environment for an improved experience. Some may simply be ready to create the powershell package and get Viva Connections deployed to take advantage of the app bar, search, and targeting, but others will need to prepare and should prepare. Here are some of the topics: – Get Your Intranet, Corporate Communications and Org News to Modern SharePoint Online – Design your Branding, Header/Footer, Site Design & Look Strategy – Design your Global Navigation, Information Architecture, and Hubs – Create and Deploy Powershell Package including Icons – Set your Root site and Official News – Manage your Taxonomy, M365 Groups, and Audience Targeting
Audience: Marketing, Communications, HR IT, IT Managers, Directors, Microsoft 365 Admins, and Teams Administrators Level: 100 & 200 Introduction and Assumes Basic Microsoft Teams Experience
Everything you need to know to create a modern Intranet/Digital Employee Expe...Thomas Maeder
Everything you need to know to create a modern Intranet/Digital Employee Experience with out of the box capabilities of SharePoint Online
Masterclass SharePoint modern vs classic
Preparing for Microsoft 365 Copilot - Best Practices for Governance and Data ...Nikki Chapple
Microsoft 365 Copilot is a new technology that uses generative AI to help users create content, code, and data insights from within your Microsoft 365 Apps such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams and Loop. It can boost productivity, creativity, and skills, but it also poses some challenges for governance and data security. To prepare for Microsoft 365 Copilot, users need to follow some best practices, such as:
- Assessing their technical , and data security readiness.
- Understand the importance of “Just enough access”
-How to build your data security and governance maturity by setting up data security, governance and access controls at the tenant level, the container (Team or Group) level and at the individual user level.
By following these best practices, users can ensure that they get the most out of Microsoft 365 Copilot while protecting their data and reputation.
Transformation is not digital, it's constantAyal Levin
Many organizations focus on Digital Transformation as a key to success. There seems to be a belief that “Once we become fully digital, the transformation is complete”. However, the reality of today will not be the leading solution of tomorrow. This talk will focus on the reasons why it’s not about digital transformation, rather, it’s about building organizations that can support constant transformation -in culture, in working models, in strategic thinking, and in mindset.
Introduction to Microsoft Viva and the Employee Experience Platform with Joel...Joel Oleson
Microsoft announced Viva in February 2021, it is a movement toward employee experience that brings together communications, knowledge, learning, resources, and insights. Powered by Microsoft 365 and experienced primarily through Microsoft Teams. Viva fosters a culture where people and teams are empowered to be their best from anywhere. Viva itself has four main components: – Viva Connections – as the enabler for plugging your SharePoint Intranet into Teams formerly known as Teams Home Site App. – Viva Topics – one of the products from the Project Cortex initiative. It is focused on connecting knowledge and experts. – Viva Insights – delivers focus on employee engagement with consideration for health and wellbeing. – Viva Learning is an aggregation of your skilling across the enterprise with LMS platform integration and just-in-time delivery in the your Teams. We’ll dive into each of these tools and help you better understand availability, licensing, and enterprise positioning and roadmap. Audience: Marketing, Communications, HR IT, IT Managers, Directors, Microsoft 365 Admins, and Teams Administrators Level: 100 & 200 : Introduction and Assumes Basic Microsoft Teams Experience
Extending Collaboration with SharePoint and Microsoft TeamsChristian Buckley
Webinar presented on July 11th, 2018 for the European SharePoint, Office 365 & Azure Community that walks through the latest updates on SharePoint and Microsoft's messaging around "intelligent communications," and the role of Microsoft Teams alongside existing and future SharePoint infrastructure. Great guidance for people wondering how SharePoint and Teams should coincide.
Getting The Most Out Of Microsoft 365 Employee Experience Today & Tomorrow - ...Richard Harbridge
Getting The Most Out Of Microsoft 365 Employee Experience: Today & Tomorrow
There has never been a time where improving the employee experience has been more critical. Organizations need new and innovative approaches and solutions as work and the workforce change. Today, every organization shares a need to enhance how we communicate and engage, collaborate and connect, and manage and develop employees. The question often hard to answer is, what is the best way to meet that growing need, especially in a way that meets it faster, with less cost and risk?Join internationally recognized industry expert and Microsoft MVP Richard Harbridge as he shares insight into the future of employee communication, employee collaboration, and employee management, how Microsoft 365 is changing these digital employee experiences and perhaps more importantly, what organizations are doing today to prepare for it.
Learn about Microsoft Viva product features and the Employee Experience platform
date: February 10, 2021
#Microsoft365 #Toronto Collaboration user group
Shaping and implementing a DesignOps functionMatt Gottschalk
Matt Gottschalk and Ben Franck, both UX & DesignOps Managers at Centrica, will share the journey they have been on since setting up their DesignOps function at the beginning of 2018. They will discuss the types of problems that come with managing and supporting a de-centralised design team of 40+ User Experience designers, how they defined the role and how having a design operations function enabled them to streamline processes and drive efficiency and consistency.
Extended ecm for office 365 overview and roadmapOpenText
OpenText Extended ECM connects Microsoft Office 365 with critical enterprise information, providing users with a 360-degree view of important client data—regardless of where it resides—so they gain valuable insight into business processes and can improve their productivity.
SharePoint as an Intranet Portal for BusinessRashminPopat2
SharePoint has been one of Microsoft's frontrunners in aiding digital business growth. Companies looking to install this platform as their intranet portal may want to know more about it before investing.
Enhancing Microsoft Teams To Build A Better Digital WorkplaceRichard Harbridge
Today, many organizations have brought the intranet, or the hub of their digital workplace, into Microsoft Teams via Viva Connections. But what else are organizations doing to further enhance, improve upon, and embrace Teams as a hub for not just teamwork, but corporate communication, social collaboration, networking, and more?
Join Microsoft MVP and 2toLead CTO Richard Harbridge as he shares the unique opportunity Teams apps and solutions provide. Be prepared to explore examples, patterns, and practices for how lines of business in any organization can leverage, extend, and integrate Teams to create business-oriented solutions.
Preparing, Piloting & Paths to Success with Microsoft CopilotRichard Harbridge
Preparing, Piloting & Paths to Success with Microsoft Copilot
In the modern post generative AI era, leveraging innovative tools is crucial for enhancing productivity and improving performance. This workshop will explore how to get the most out of Microsoft 365 Copilot, Microsoft Viva Copilot and Microsoft Copilot experiences. Join Microsoft MVP and industry expert Richard Harbridge as we delve into challenges surrounding its adoption including initial preparation, user training, support, governance and integration into existing workflows. We will start with an overview highlighting the critical to understand elements that make Copilot so impactful in organizations today along with plenty of data and industry insights. As we transition into guidance around piloting Microsoft 365 Copilot, participants will explore its robust features through rich examples. Engaging with real-world scenarios will unveil common hurdles and provide a clear roadmap towards optimizing Microsoft 365 Copilot for your organizational needs.
SharePoint Upgrade & Migration Planning: From Strategy To ExecutionRichard Harbridge
How do organizations successfully migrate or upgrade SharePoint to SharePoint Online, Microsoft Teams, & Modern SharePoint From Classic SharePoint Or Legacy Versions Of SharePoint Server?
In this session, MVP and expert Richard Harbridge will discuss what important considerations should be understood and planned before an upgrade/migration, what approaches have successfully worked for other companies, and practical guidance on how best to succeed with your modernization or migration project.
This Toolkit was created by ex-McKinsey, Deloitte and BCG Management Consultants after more than 3,000 hours of work. It shares our combined 100+ years of experience advising executive teams around the world. It includes all the Frameworks, Best Practices & Templates required to successfully implement an operating model and organization design initiative, and make your strategy happen.
7 Ways to Lead Digital Transformation Without Being an IT SpecialistVistage UK
SMEs should be embracing the digital transformation to grow their businesses. This slideshare shows how non-IT business leaders can use strategic thinking and leadership excellence to drive innovation and change.
You can receive our Powerpoint slides by sharing this presentation and submitting your email at www.slidebooks.com | Digital Transformation Strategy Template and Training | By ex-Deloitte and McKinsey Consultants
Migrating on premises and cloud contents to SharePoint Online at no cost with...Juan Carlos Gonzalez
Presentation delivered at M365 Philly virtual that took place on the 23rd of July 2020. In my session I talked about the migration tools provided by Microsoft to move On-Premises and Cloud contents to SharePoint Online and OneDrive For Business.
Piloting & Scaling Successfully With Microsoft VivaRichard Harbridge
Piloting & Scaling Successfully With Microsoft Viva
With so many Viva capabilities available to organizations, it can be a challenge knowing which should be piloted together or what patterns and practices work best when piloting Viva Connections, Viva Learning, Viva Topics, Viva Goals, Viva Insights, Viva Pulse, Viva Amplify, and more. How do organizations get started successfully, overcome challenges in piloting and rolling out these experiences, and eventually scale to organization-wide deploymentsJoin internationally recognized industry expert and Microsoft MVP Richard Harbridge as he shares insight into the lessons learned and proven approaches with Microsoft Viva. Together you will explore unique and vital challenges with Viva deployments, such as challenges with multiple tenants or multiple organizations in one tenant or challenges with experiences designed for scale - determining if an org is large enough or has enough content for a great experience with Viva Topics and more.
Getting The Most Out Of Microsoft 365 Employee Experience Today & TomorrowRichard Harbridge
There has never been a time where improving the employee experience has been more critical.
Today, every organization shares a need to enhance how we communicate and engage, collaborate and connect, and manage and develop employees.
Join internationally recognized industry expert and Microsoft MVP Richard Harbridge as he shares insight into the future of employee experiences, how Microsoft 365 is changing, and perhaps more importantly, what organizations are doing today to prepare for it.
You may have heard of Microsoft Viva, two of the four Viva products have shipped, but many are still confused about how it fits in with Microsoft’s initiatives. Did you know Viva is entirely built on Teams?
Teams is the fastest-growing product in Microsoft history with over 150 million active daily users. The Microsoft Viva product lines are the killer apps for “Teams as a Platform”.
In this information webinar, we will help you understand the Teams platform investment as Microsoft’s modern workplace, digital transformation to cloud innovation, and show you how Microsoft is taking their own advice in building solutions to empower, and engage, employees.
With the collision of communication and collaboration, it’s time to catch up on how the World has changed and “Teams as a Platform”, with killer apps, has engaged the enterprise, business teams, and personal productivity.
In this informative webinar, you will learn the following:
Understand how Microsoft Viva fits into Teams as a Platform. See how Viva Connections provides the plumbing for next generation intranets, global navigation, and hubs.
Experience Modern Teamwork, enhanced by governance, and discovery, through the Valo Solutions Collaboration Stack and the Valo Productivity Stack.
See Viva in context, for clear examples, of employee engagement and employee experience systems.
Follow the latest Microsoft Directions and see the updated Microsoft 365 Roadmap.
See “Teams as a Platform” in action using the rich Valo Solutions to extend how you get to the places where you work and the people you work with.
Vivafy your SharePoint intranet in Microsoft Teams with Viva ConnectionsJoel Oleson
“VIVAFY” Your SharePoint Intranet with Teams and Viva
Most companies are using Teams for chat, meetings, and basic collaboration. SharePoint Online has been a neglected investment who have invested in Microsoft 365 with many companies still running their Intranets in classic or even in SharePoint on premise. What is to be done?
How do you take advantage of this Viva wave? Agenda: In this session we’ll break down the tactical steps to take your SharePoint Intranets in whatever phase you are in, into your modern Teams environment for an improved experience. Some may simply be ready to create the powershell package and get Viva Connections deployed to take advantage of the app bar, search, and targeting, but others will need to prepare and should prepare. Here are some of the topics: – Get Your Intranet, Corporate Communications and Org News to Modern SharePoint Online – Design your Branding, Header/Footer, Site Design & Look Strategy – Design your Global Navigation, Information Architecture, and Hubs – Create and Deploy Powershell Package including Icons – Set your Root site and Official News – Manage your Taxonomy, M365 Groups, and Audience Targeting
Audience: Marketing, Communications, HR IT, IT Managers, Directors, Microsoft 365 Admins, and Teams Administrators Level: 100 & 200 Introduction and Assumes Basic Microsoft Teams Experience
Everything you need to know to create a modern Intranet/Digital Employee Expe...Thomas Maeder
Everything you need to know to create a modern Intranet/Digital Employee Experience with out of the box capabilities of SharePoint Online
Masterclass SharePoint modern vs classic
Preparing for Microsoft 365 Copilot - Best Practices for Governance and Data ...Nikki Chapple
Microsoft 365 Copilot is a new technology that uses generative AI to help users create content, code, and data insights from within your Microsoft 365 Apps such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams and Loop. It can boost productivity, creativity, and skills, but it also poses some challenges for governance and data security. To prepare for Microsoft 365 Copilot, users need to follow some best practices, such as:
- Assessing their technical , and data security readiness.
- Understand the importance of “Just enough access”
-How to build your data security and governance maturity by setting up data security, governance and access controls at the tenant level, the container (Team or Group) level and at the individual user level.
By following these best practices, users can ensure that they get the most out of Microsoft 365 Copilot while protecting their data and reputation.
Transformation is not digital, it's constantAyal Levin
Many organizations focus on Digital Transformation as a key to success. There seems to be a belief that “Once we become fully digital, the transformation is complete”. However, the reality of today will not be the leading solution of tomorrow. This talk will focus on the reasons why it’s not about digital transformation, rather, it’s about building organizations that can support constant transformation -in culture, in working models, in strategic thinking, and in mindset.
Introduction to Microsoft Viva and the Employee Experience Platform with Joel...Joel Oleson
Microsoft announced Viva in February 2021, it is a movement toward employee experience that brings together communications, knowledge, learning, resources, and insights. Powered by Microsoft 365 and experienced primarily through Microsoft Teams. Viva fosters a culture where people and teams are empowered to be their best from anywhere. Viva itself has four main components: – Viva Connections – as the enabler for plugging your SharePoint Intranet into Teams formerly known as Teams Home Site App. – Viva Topics – one of the products from the Project Cortex initiative. It is focused on connecting knowledge and experts. – Viva Insights – delivers focus on employee engagement with consideration for health and wellbeing. – Viva Learning is an aggregation of your skilling across the enterprise with LMS platform integration and just-in-time delivery in the your Teams. We’ll dive into each of these tools and help you better understand availability, licensing, and enterprise positioning and roadmap. Audience: Marketing, Communications, HR IT, IT Managers, Directors, Microsoft 365 Admins, and Teams Administrators Level: 100 & 200 : Introduction and Assumes Basic Microsoft Teams Experience
Extending Collaboration with SharePoint and Microsoft TeamsChristian Buckley
Webinar presented on July 11th, 2018 for the European SharePoint, Office 365 & Azure Community that walks through the latest updates on SharePoint and Microsoft's messaging around "intelligent communications," and the role of Microsoft Teams alongside existing and future SharePoint infrastructure. Great guidance for people wondering how SharePoint and Teams should coincide.
Getting The Most Out Of Microsoft 365 Employee Experience Today & Tomorrow - ...Richard Harbridge
Getting The Most Out Of Microsoft 365 Employee Experience: Today & Tomorrow
There has never been a time where improving the employee experience has been more critical. Organizations need new and innovative approaches and solutions as work and the workforce change. Today, every organization shares a need to enhance how we communicate and engage, collaborate and connect, and manage and develop employees. The question often hard to answer is, what is the best way to meet that growing need, especially in a way that meets it faster, with less cost and risk?Join internationally recognized industry expert and Microsoft MVP Richard Harbridge as he shares insight into the future of employee communication, employee collaboration, and employee management, how Microsoft 365 is changing these digital employee experiences and perhaps more importantly, what organizations are doing today to prepare for it.
Learn about Microsoft Viva product features and the Employee Experience platform
date: February 10, 2021
#Microsoft365 #Toronto Collaboration user group
Shaping and implementing a DesignOps functionMatt Gottschalk
Matt Gottschalk and Ben Franck, both UX & DesignOps Managers at Centrica, will share the journey they have been on since setting up their DesignOps function at the beginning of 2018. They will discuss the types of problems that come with managing and supporting a de-centralised design team of 40+ User Experience designers, how they defined the role and how having a design operations function enabled them to streamline processes and drive efficiency and consistency.
Extended ecm for office 365 overview and roadmapOpenText
OpenText Extended ECM connects Microsoft Office 365 with critical enterprise information, providing users with a 360-degree view of important client data—regardless of where it resides—so they gain valuable insight into business processes and can improve their productivity.
SharePoint as an Intranet Portal for BusinessRashminPopat2
SharePoint has been one of Microsoft's frontrunners in aiding digital business growth. Companies looking to install this platform as their intranet portal may want to know more about it before investing.
Enhancing Microsoft Teams To Build A Better Digital WorkplaceRichard Harbridge
Today, many organizations have brought the intranet, or the hub of their digital workplace, into Microsoft Teams via Viva Connections. But what else are organizations doing to further enhance, improve upon, and embrace Teams as a hub for not just teamwork, but corporate communication, social collaboration, networking, and more?
Join Microsoft MVP and 2toLead CTO Richard Harbridge as he shares the unique opportunity Teams apps and solutions provide. Be prepared to explore examples, patterns, and practices for how lines of business in any organization can leverage, extend, and integrate Teams to create business-oriented solutions.
Preparing, Piloting & Paths to Success with Microsoft CopilotRichard Harbridge
Preparing, Piloting & Paths to Success with Microsoft Copilot
In the modern post generative AI era, leveraging innovative tools is crucial for enhancing productivity and improving performance. This workshop will explore how to get the most out of Microsoft 365 Copilot, Microsoft Viva Copilot and Microsoft Copilot experiences. Join Microsoft MVP and industry expert Richard Harbridge as we delve into challenges surrounding its adoption including initial preparation, user training, support, governance and integration into existing workflows. We will start with an overview highlighting the critical to understand elements that make Copilot so impactful in organizations today along with plenty of data and industry insights. As we transition into guidance around piloting Microsoft 365 Copilot, participants will explore its robust features through rich examples. Engaging with real-world scenarios will unveil common hurdles and provide a clear roadmap towards optimizing Microsoft 365 Copilot for your organizational needs.
SharePoint Upgrade & Migration Planning: From Strategy To ExecutionRichard Harbridge
How do organizations successfully migrate or upgrade SharePoint to SharePoint Online, Microsoft Teams, & Modern SharePoint From Classic SharePoint Or Legacy Versions Of SharePoint Server?
In this session, MVP and expert Richard Harbridge will discuss what important considerations should be understood and planned before an upgrade/migration, what approaches have successfully worked for other companies, and practical guidance on how best to succeed with your modernization or migration project.
This Toolkit was created by ex-McKinsey, Deloitte and BCG Management Consultants after more than 3,000 hours of work. It shares our combined 100+ years of experience advising executive teams around the world. It includes all the Frameworks, Best Practices & Templates required to successfully implement an operating model and organization design initiative, and make your strategy happen.
7 Ways to Lead Digital Transformation Without Being an IT SpecialistVistage UK
SMEs should be embracing the digital transformation to grow their businesses. This slideshare shows how non-IT business leaders can use strategic thinking and leadership excellence to drive innovation and change.
You can receive our Powerpoint slides by sharing this presentation and submitting your email at www.slidebooks.com | Digital Transformation Strategy Template and Training | By ex-Deloitte and McKinsey Consultants
Migrating on premises and cloud contents to SharePoint Online at no cost with...Juan Carlos Gonzalez
Presentation delivered at M365 Philly virtual that took place on the 23rd of July 2020. In my session I talked about the migration tools provided by Microsoft to move On-Premises and Cloud contents to SharePoint Online and OneDrive For Business.
Piloting & Scaling Successfully With Microsoft VivaRichard Harbridge
Piloting & Scaling Successfully With Microsoft Viva
With so many Viva capabilities available to organizations, it can be a challenge knowing which should be piloted together or what patterns and practices work best when piloting Viva Connections, Viva Learning, Viva Topics, Viva Goals, Viva Insights, Viva Pulse, Viva Amplify, and more. How do organizations get started successfully, overcome challenges in piloting and rolling out these experiences, and eventually scale to organization-wide deploymentsJoin internationally recognized industry expert and Microsoft MVP Richard Harbridge as he shares insight into the lessons learned and proven approaches with Microsoft Viva. Together you will explore unique and vital challenges with Viva deployments, such as challenges with multiple tenants or multiple organizations in one tenant or challenges with experiences designed for scale - determining if an org is large enough or has enough content for a great experience with Viva Topics and more.
Getting The Most Out Of Microsoft 365 Employee Experience Today & TomorrowRichard Harbridge
There has never been a time where improving the employee experience has been more critical.
Today, every organization shares a need to enhance how we communicate and engage, collaborate and connect, and manage and develop employees.
Join internationally recognized industry expert and Microsoft MVP Richard Harbridge as he shares insight into the future of employee experiences, how Microsoft 365 is changing, and perhaps more importantly, what organizations are doing today to prepare for it.
There is a growing trend of organizations embracing new capabilities in “the cloud” to meet their digital workplace and Intranet needs. While some organizations are running their Intranets “on premise,” most are transitioning or have migrated to cloud-based solutions or run them on platforms like Microsoft 365.
The question for many companies is not “should our intranet be built with Microsoft 365?” but “how should we integrate or build our Intranets with Microsoft 365”. This is even more true today with the emergence of new modern Intranet capabilities and continued innovation from Microsoft that must be reconciled with enterprise Intranet/Digital Workplace needs.
In this session Richard Harbridge will explore:
• The benefits new Office 365 features bring to an intranet
• Where the issues and challenges will lie
• Practical guidance on when and how you may integrate Office 365 with your existing intranet today
Modern HR, Communication, & Leadership Best Practices With Microsoft 365Richard Harbridge
Today Intranets are about more than just getting key corporate messaging out. Communications have changed just as IT and HR have changed. Communications leaders have shifted from editors to enablers. Communication leaders are moving from enforcing messaging to empowering and amplifying excellent communications and great ideas throughout the business. Human Resources leaders are shifting from hiring/firing and policy enforcement to performance and engagement. From preboarding to offboarding, HR's challenges are harder today than they have ever been before. Naturally, how these leaders leverage the digital workplace has changed, especially in how they leverage technology to achieve more with less. Join Richard Harbridge, a Microsoft MVP and internationally recognized expert on Microsoft 365 and the Digital Workplace, as he explores ideas and solutions that HR and Corporate Communications have embraced to improve how, where, and when they engage with employees. We will discuss how to best leverage SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, and Yammer for modern communications and take advantage of AI and Microsoft technology to accelerate and improve key communication and content. The technology, best practices, and approach can make all the difference, and it has, for some organizations, led to more significant HR, Intranet, and communications success.
Piloting & Scaling Successfully With Microsoft VivaRichard Harbridge
Getting The Most Out Of Microsoft 365 Employee Experience: Today & Tomorrow
There has never been a time where improving the employee experience has been more critical. Organizations need new and innovative approaches and solutions as work and the workforce change. Today, every organization shares a need to enhance how we communicate and engage, collaborate and connect, and manage and develop employees. The question often hard to answer is, what is the best way to meet that growing need, especially in a way that meets it faster, with less cost and risk?Join internationally recognized industry expert and Microsoft MVP Richard Harbridge as he shares insight into the future of employee communication, employee collaboration, and employee management, how Microsoft 365 is changing these digital employee experiences and perhaps more importantly, what organizations are doing today to prepare for it.
Solving Today's HR, Communication & Leadership Challenges With Microsoft 365 ...Richard Harbridge
Microsoft 365 Intranets are capable of a lot more than just getting key corporate messaging out.
Internal Communications leaders have shifted from editors to enablers. With that shift comes a change from enforcing messaging to empowering and amplifying excellent communications and great ideas throughout the business. From preboarding to offboarding, HR's challenges are harder today than they have ever been before. Naturally, how these leaders leverage the digital workplace has changed as well, especially in how they leverage technology to achieve more with less.
Join our Product Offering Lead, Anders Fagerlund, and the CTO of 2toLead, Richard Harbridge, a Microsoft MVP and internationally recognized expert on Microsoft 365 and the Digital Workplace. This webinar will explore ideas and solutions that HR and Corporate Communications have embraced to improve how, where, and when they engage with employees.
We will discuss:
How to best leverage SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, and Yammer for modern communications.
How to take advantage of AI and Microsoft technology to accelerate and improve key communication and content.
Microsoft Intranet's best practices and approach that can make all the difference.
There will also be a short Q&A session at the end of the webinar.
Target audience
This event is primarily aimed at roles like CIO, CCO, CTO, Digital Workplace or Intranet Managers or similar roles within organizations planning to improve their digital workplace based on Microsoft technology.
Getting The Most Out Of Microsoft 365 Employee Experience Today & Tomorrow - ...Richard Harbridge
Getting The Most Out Of Microsoft 365 Employee Experience: Today & Tomorrow
There has never been a time where improving the employee experience has been more critical. Organizations need new and innovative approaches and solutions as work and the workforce change. Today, every organization shares a need to enhance how we communicate and engage, collaborate and connect, and manage and develop employees. The question often hard to answer is, what is the best way to meet that growing need, especially in a way that meets it faster, with less cost and risk?Join internationally recognized industry expert and Microsoft MVP Richard Harbridge as he shares insight into the future of employee communication, employee collaboration, and employee management, how Microsoft 365 is changing these digital employee experiences and perhaps more importantly, what organizations are doing today to prepare for it.
Getting The Most Out Of Microsoft 365 Employee Experience Today & Tomorrow - ...Richard Harbridge
There has never been a time where improving the employee experience has been more critical. Organizations need new and innovative approaches and solutions as work and the workforce change. Today, every organization shares a need to enhance how we communicate and engage, collaborate and connect, and manage and develop employees. The question that is often hard to answer is, what is the best way to meet that growing need?
Join industry expert and Microsoft MVP Richard Harbridge and award-winning Digital Workplace strategist Brandon Pittman as they share insight into the future of employee communication, employee collaboration, and employee management, and perhaps more importantly, what organizations are doing today to prepare for it.
Intranets & Digital Hubs With Microsoft 365: What You Need To KnowRichard Harbridge
There is a growing trend of organizations embracing new capabilities in “the cloud” to meet their digital workplace and Intranet needs. While some organizations are running their Intranets “on premise,” most are transitioning or have migrated to cloud-based solutions or run them on platforms like Microsoft 365.
The question for many companies is not “should our intranet be built with Microsoft 365?” but “how should we integrate or build our Intranets with Microsoft 365”. This is even more true today with the emergence of new modern Intranet capabilities and continued innovation from Microsoft that must be reconciled with enterprise Intranet/Digital Workplace needs.
In this session Richard Harbridge will explore:
• The benefits new Microsoft 365 features bring to an intranet
• Where the issues and challenges will lie
• Practical guidance on when and how you may integrate Microsoft 365 with your existing intranet today
INT303 Beyond The Intranet Digital Workplace Apps, Solutions n Bots #365EDUConKanwal Khipple
How to respond to the ever-increasing demand for powerful and integrated solutions that support users' needs across their digital workplace and beyond. Leveraging Office 365 means that you have access to entirely new ways of building solutions faster than ever before. The best part? It's not just IT that can build these great solutions!
Tackling Teams & SharePoint Site Sprawl: Why It Matters & What You Need To KnowRichard Harbridge
Without an effective governance strategy in place, Microsoft Teams and SharePoint Sites can quickly go from an organized and effective workspace to an out-of-control, sprawling digital wasteland. Sound familiar?
It’s very common for organizations to experience Microsoft Teams & SharePoint Sites sprawl. But, when it does happen, how can you tackle it?
Join Microsoft MVP & 2toLead CTO, Richard Harbridge, as he explores:
* Challenges organizations face with Microsoft Teams & SharePoint Sites sprawl.
* Solutions to tackle Microsoft Teams & SharePoint Sites sprawl.
* Best practices to get more from Microsoft Teams & SharePoint.
* Real-world guidance on out-of-the-box solutions and custom approaches.
* How Microsoft 365 can improve experiences, management and organizational outcomes.
Csharptek tries to excel in delivering Microsoft teams services as we ensure seamless collaboration and communication. Our expertise encompasses setup, customization, and training for leveraging teams' capabilities in enhancing teamwork, productivity, and remote collaboration. benefit from our solutions for efficient meetings, file sharing, and improved connectivity across your organization.
Best Practices For Getting The Most Out Of Your Intranet & Digital Workplace ...Richard Harbridge
What’s the best way to improve a successful Intranet or Digital Workplace? With intelligence, analytics and targeted insight!
Modernizing your Intranets and Digital Workplaces with the latest version of SharePoint or Office 365 is necessary but not sufficient. The question for many organizations is how we get even more value out of the Intranet after it has been upgraded, migrated and modernized. To achieve greater levels of success you need greater insight and to understand the importance of engagement, analytics and how these can improve employee experiences and content within the organization.
Join Richard Harbridge, Office 365 MVP & Intranet expert, as he shares engagement & analytics real world examples and best practices. These practices have helped successful customers get more from Office 365, SharePoint, their Intranets and their Digital Workplaces.
Tackling Employee Experience Today As We Embrace The Future WorkplaceRichard Harbridge
Tackling Employee Experience Today As We Embrace The Future Workplace
The future workplace needs to take into account how the employee experience landscape is changing and the importance of digital experiences throughout the employee journey. The employee experience journey starts before the employee is hired and lasts after they depart. Focusing on the employee experience can feel like a daunting task when reviewing the many different stages of an employee’s journey, but we know understanding and improving these stages can lead to a much more positive employee experience, and maximize the retention, impact, engagement, and performance of the employee.
Beyond the Intranet: Digital Workplace Apps, Solutions n Bots #spc19Kanwal Khipple
Many organizations have already established a powerful Office 365 Intranet, but they haven't answered the question What's next . In this session we will respond to the ever-increasing demand for powerful and integrated solutions that support users' needs across their digital workplace and beyond. Leveraging Office 365 means that you have access to entirely new ways of building solutions faster than ever before. The best part? It's not just IT that can build these great solutions!
Join Kanwal Khipple as he shares real world examples, and best practices for how organizations can deliver more value with integrated solutions built by the business, by IT, or a combination of both. In this session, we will talk about Bots, Microsoft Flow, PowerApps, Microsoft Forms, Integrations, Office 365 development, industry innovation and more!
What's Changed with SharePoint in the Past Few Years and Why It MattersRichard Harbridge
Office 365 and SharePoint are evolving fast. A few years ago many of us may have begun modernizing our SharePoint environments - planning an upgrade or a migration to SharePoint 2013 or even SharePoint Online. Since that time many things have changed in both SharePoint Server and Office 365, not to mention within our organizations. New services have been added, and many of those services are improving with each passing month. What approaches, strategies and rollout models are other organizations using? What can we learn from their successes?
Join us for this facilitated and interactive discussion where instead of just looking forward, we look back into key changes that we all need to understand better. This discussion will be facilitated by Richard Harbridge, a Microsoft MVP, and internationally recognized expert on Office 365 and SharePoint. Together we will discuss what has changed in the past few years for developers, IT professionals, and SharePoint leads while exploring how organizations are leveraging these services in different ways today.
INT103 Intranets With Office 365 What You Need To Know #365EDUConKanwal Khipple
What's more organizations are challenging the Intranet to be more of an interactive and engaging digital hub for their digital workplace than just a communication centric portal.
The top two questions for many companies is “should our intranet be built with Office 365?” and "how should we best leverage it with Office 365?"
In this session we will explore:
• The benefits Office 365 brings to an intranet...
• Where the issues and challenges will lie...
• When and how you may integrate Office 365 with your existing intranet and digital workplace today.
STRATEGY & SUCCESS WITH MICROSOFT 365: Practical Tools & Techniques For Strat...Richard Harbridge
People are complex. Office 365 is complex. Add the two together and you get some of the most challenging, difficult, and stressful situations, especially if you are responsible for facilitating shared understanding between them.
Join Richard Harbridge to learn about actionable techniques to improve, simplify and amplify your leadership, business analysis and information architecture efforts with Office 365. Walk away with improved confidence when dealing with business and non-technical related challenges of Office 365, and be familiarized with effective tools and techniques that make Office 365 implementations more successful.
Topics will include:
• Aligning with the Microsoft Roadmap
• Planning & Implementing For Scale
• Aligning With Industry Trends
• Pro-Active Planning (Estimates, Roadmaps, Adoption, Etc.)
• Visualizing & Communicating Better (Many Tips & Tricks)
Intranets With Office 365: What You Need To Know #INT103 #365EduCon 20211214Kanwal Khipple
There is a growing trend of organisations moving to “the cloud” to meet their intranet needs. While many organisations are running their Intranets “on premise”, many are considering entirely cloud-based solutions or running them on platforms like Office 365. What's more organizations are challenging the Intranet to be more of an interactive and engaging digital hub for their digital workplace than just a communication centric portal.
The top two questions for many companies is “should our intranet be built with Office 365?” and "how should we best leverage it with Office 365?"
In this session we will explore:
• The benefits Office 365 brings to an intranet...
• Where the issues and challenges will lie...
• When and how you may integrate Office 365 with your existing intranet and digital workplace today.
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Bridging The Gap: How AI Is Transforming Both Customer Experience & Employee ...Richard Harbridge
In the post-pandemic and hybrid world, the importance of effective conversations in both customer experience (CX) and employee experience (EX) has surged.
Historically, voice data has primarily enhanced customer support, but with the integration of advanced recording, transcription, and AI-driven tools, there's a newfound potential to elevate all employee interactions.
AI copilot agents stand at the forefront of this transformation, offering streamlined customer interactions, real-time insights for support agents, and organizational agility. The transition from chat to voice calls presents both an opportunity and a challenge.
While analytics have been a mainstay in , their application in remains largely untapped. This disparity offers organizations a chance to holistically understand operations and create a seamless synergy between CX and EX.
However, the utilization of AI and analytics brings forth challenges, especially concerning data anonymization and de-anonymization in the context of employee data. As privacy norms evolve, organizations must tread carefully, balancing the promise of AI with ethical considerations.
Join industry experts , Chief Executive Officer of and Chief Technology Officer at as they share insights, best practices and lessons learned that can help your organization navigate forward faster with AI.
Mastering Microsoft 365: The Winning Trio Of Automation, Governance & AdoptionRichard Harbridge
Mastering Microsoft 365: The Winning Trio of Automation, Governance, and Adoption
In today's rapidly evolving digital landscape, mastering Microsoft 365 is no longer just a luxury—it's a necessity. Join us for an enlightening webinar presented by Microsoft MVP and renowned industry expert, Richard Harbridge, as we delve deep into how automation, governance and adoption can not only improve the management, but the employee experience of Microsoft 365.
What we'll cover:
Governance and Lifecycle Mastery: Understand the critical nuances of the governance and lifecycle of SharePoint sites and teams. Navigate the complexities with ease and ensure your organization's digital assets are managed effectively and securely.
Tackling Sprawl: With the proliferation of digital tools and platforms, sprawl has become a pressing concern. Learn actionable strategies to manage and mitigate sprawl, ensuring your digital ecosystem remains organized and efficient improving both the management and employee experience.
The Power of Automation: Discover how automation and programmatic improvements not only streamline operations but also lead to proactive management. Unleash the potential of Microsoft 365 by leveraging automation to its fullest.
The Symbiotic Relationship of Governance and Adoption: Dive into the intricate relationship between governance and adoption. Understand how a robust governance framework can bolster adoption rates and how fostering adoption can, in turn, reinforce governance.
In a world where efficiency, security, and adaptability are paramount, mastering Microsoft 365 can set your organization leagues ahead of the competition. Equip yourself with the knowledge and strategies to make the most of this powerful suite and drive your organization towards unparalleled success.
Elevate Your Microsoft 365 Experience The Winning Trio Of AI, Analytics & Aut...Richard Harbridge
Let Microsoft MVP Richard Harbridge guide you through the exciting world of AI, analytics, and automation in Microsoft 365.
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Elevate Your Microsoft 365 Experience The Winning Trio Of AI, Analytics & Rec...Richard Harbridge
Redefine and elevate your SaaS experience.
In today's rapidly evolving digital landscape, Software as a Service (SaaS) platforms are no longer just about providing tools; they're about enhancing user experiences, driving efficiency, and ensuring that businesses stay ahead of the curve. Enter the transformative trio: AI, Analytics, and Recommendations. This session delves deep into the synergistic relationship between these three pillars, illustrating how they can be harnessed to elevate your SaaS experience to unprecedented heights.
Join Richard Harbridge, Microsoft MVP and leading industry expert as he shares best practices and real-world examples from Microsoft 365, SharePoint Online, Microsoft Teams, and Microsoft Viva that advance your SaaS experience.
Together attendees will gain insights into:
Analytics - Understand your user behavior, workflow efficiencies, and areas of improvement. Dive into how Microsoft 365's robust analytics can offer actionable insights to optimize your business processes.
AI - Beyond just data, discover how AI can be a game-changer in action management. Learn how Microsoft's AI capabilities not only predict but proactively address challenges, ensuring a seamless and enhanced user experience.
Recommendations - Personalization is key in today's SaaS world. Explore how Microsoft 365 tailors recommendations based on user behavior, ensuring that each interaction is relevant, timely, and actionable.
By the end of this session, participants will be equipped with the knowledge and inspiration to leverage the power of AI, analytics, and recommendations, transforming their SaaS platforms from mere tools to dynamic, adaptive, and optimized experiences. Join us for this first session of this series and embark on a journey to redefine and elevate your SaaS experience.
Metaverse & The Employee Experience: What You Need To KnowRichard Harbridge
Back in the day we would use 'who installed a browser' that wasn't the default as an 'indirect signal' that denoted a level of individual interest in improving their digital productivity or experience. Nowadays we are swimming in indirect signals - from who organizes the most meetings (named if you use Audit log etc) to dynamics around networking (Viva Insights) to who uses Teams Apps (another great indirect signal of expanding productivity/investing in digital experiences).
What still works best though is direct signals like comments, nominations, champion programs (yearly and NON MANAGER & NON IT focused) and more that help identify people and map them/amplify their visibility as potential super collaborators, those with high amounts of digital debt and those who would better benefit from greater digital fitness or digital experience investments.
Elevate Your Microsoft 365 Experience The Winning Trio Of AI, Analytics & Aut...Richard Harbridge
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Ideas & Inspiration: Getting Started & Driving Success With Power Platform At...Richard Harbridge
Understanding the many capabilities of the Microsoft Power Platform is essential for any technology leader in today's world. Yet, the more significant challenge for many business leaders is understanding how they can drive meaningful impact in their own business based on these technologies.Power Platform makes incredible things possible at a fraction of the cost. Still, the focus often is on the plumbing or ways Power Platform supports that future state instead of envisioning future states powered by them. This session will focus on the best strategies to leverage when building business momentum around the Microsoft Power Platform. We will explore how organizations inspire and grow their usage of these tools and ideas/examples of Power Platform solutions that drive success for other customers.Join Richard Harbridge, a Microsoft MVP and internationally recognized expert on Microsoft 365 and the Employee Experience, as he shares insight on how to better plan for, prepare for and benefit from the future of the Microsoft Power Platform.
Smarter, Not Harder How AI Is Changing Employee Experience - Reworked Connect...Richard Harbridge
Over the past few years, rapid changes have disrupted how companies lead, enable, empower, and engage around employee experience. Leaders in communications and human resources are all tackling new challenges in connecting with employees and may be overwhelmed with increased communication and collaboration volume, velocity, and variety. To help combat this challenge, rapid innovations in automation and artificial intelligence technology have created new tools for employees and leaders to use and master.
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Whether you’re a leader in communications, technology, or human resources, this masterclass will provide valuable insights and tools to help you empower and enable your employees more effectively and prepare for the future of work. Join us as we explore proven employee experience strategies to help you stay ahead of the curve.
Smarter, Not Harder How AI Is Changing Communication - Ragan EventsRichard Harbridge
These past few years have accelerated changes and disrupted how companies lead, enable, empower, and engage around communications. Leaders in communications and human resources are all tackling new challenges in connecting with employees and may be overwhelmed with increased communication volume, velocity, and variety. To help combat this challenge, rapid innovations in automation and artificial intelligence technology have created new tools for communicators to use and master, but becoming an early adopter of emerging tech is not without its risks. Join Richard Harbridge, a Microsoft MVP and leading industry expert on employee experience, as he shares insights on the implications of OpenAI for communications strategies, the tech innovations to prepare for today, and how ChatGPT is already changing the playing field forever. * This session description was not written by ChatGPT.
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Today, many organizations have brought the Intranet, or the digital hub of their digital workplace, into Microsoft Teams via Viva Connections. But what else are organizations doing to enhance further, improve upon, and embrace Teams as a hub for not just teamwork, but also corporate communication, social collaboration, networking, and more?
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The future workplace needs to take into account how the employee experience landscape is changing and the importance of digital experiences throughout the employee journey. The employee experience journey starts before the employee is hired and lasts after they depart. Focusing on the employee experience can feel like a daunting task when reviewing the many different stages of an employee’s journey, but we know understanding and improving these stages can lead to a much more positive employee experience, and maximize the retention, impact, engagement, and performance of the employee.
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Want to enable self-service to foster a collaborative environment in your organization, but are prevented by internal risk management policies?
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• Real-world guidance on out-of-the-box solutions and custom approaches.
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Watch this recorded webinar about real-time monitoring of application performance. See how to integrate Apache JMeter, the open-source leader in performance testing, with InfluxDB, the open-source time-series database, and Grafana, the open-source analytics and visualization application.
In this webinar, we will review the benefits of leveraging InfluxDB and Grafana when executing load tests and demonstrate how these tools are used to visualize performance metrics.
Length: 30 minutes
Session Overview
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During this webinar, we will cover the following topics while demonstrating the integrations of JMeter, InfluxDB and Grafana:
- What out-of-the-box solutions are available for real-time monitoring JMeter tests?
- What are the benefits of integrating InfluxDB and Grafana into the load testing stack?
- Which features are provided by Grafana?
- Demonstration of InfluxDB and Grafana using a practice web application
To view the webinar recording, go to:
https://www.rttsweb.com/jmeter-integration-webinar
Transcript: Selling digital books in 2024: Insights from industry leaders - T...BookNet Canada
The publishing industry has been selling digital audiobooks and ebooks for over a decade and has found its groove. What’s changed? What has stayed the same? Where do we go from here? Join a group of leading sales peers from across the industry for a conversation about the lessons learned since the popularization of digital books, best practices, digital book supply chain management, and more.
Link to video recording: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/selling-digital-books-in-2024-insights-from-industry-leaders/
Presented by BookNet Canada on May 28, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
Accelerate your Kubernetes clusters with Varnish CachingThijs Feryn
A presentation about the usage and availability of Varnish on Kubernetes. This talk explores the capabilities of Varnish caching and shows how to use the Varnish Helm chart to deploy it to Kubernetes.
This presentation was delivered at K8SUG Singapore. See https://feryn.eu/presentations/accelerate-your-kubernetes-clusters-with-varnish-caching-k8sug-singapore-28-2024 for more details.
Epistemic Interaction - tuning interfaces to provide information for AI supportAlan Dix
Paper presented at SYNERGY workshop at AVI 2024, Genoa, Italy. 3rd June 2024
https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
As machine learning integrates deeper into human-computer interactions, the concept of epistemic interaction emerges, aiming to refine these interactions to enhance system adaptability. This approach encourages minor, intentional adjustments in user behaviour to enrich the data available for system learning. This paper introduces epistemic interaction within the context of human-system communication, illustrating how deliberate interaction design can improve system understanding and adaptation. Through concrete examples, we demonstrate the potential of epistemic interaction to significantly advance human-computer interaction by leveraging intuitive human communication strategies to inform system design and functionality, offering a novel pathway for enriching user-system engagements.
Software Delivery At the Speed of AI: Inflectra Invests In AI-Powered QualityInflectra
In this insightful webinar, Inflectra explores how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming software development and testing. Discover how AI-powered tools are revolutionizing every stage of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), from design and prototyping to testing, deployment, and monitoring.
Learn about:
• The Future of Testing: How AI is shifting testing towards verification, analysis, and higher-level skills, while reducing repetitive tasks.
• Test Automation: How AI-powered test case generation, optimization, and self-healing tests are making testing more efficient and effective.
• Visual Testing: Explore the emerging capabilities of AI in visual testing and how it's set to revolutionize UI verification.
• Inflectra's AI Solutions: See demonstrations of Inflectra's cutting-edge AI tools like the ChatGPT plugin and Azure Open AI platform, designed to streamline your testing process.
Whether you're a developer, tester, or QA professional, this webinar will give you valuable insights into how AI is shaping the future of software delivery.
GraphRAG is All You need? LLM & Knowledge GraphGuy Korland
Guy Korland, CEO and Co-founder of FalkorDB, will review two articles on the integration of language models with knowledge graphs.
1. Unifying Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs: A Roadmap.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
2. Microsoft Research's GraphRAG paper and a review paper on various uses of knowledge graphs:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/graphrag-unlocking-llm-discovery-on-narrative-private-data/
Search and Society: Reimagining Information Access for Radical FuturesBhaskar Mitra
The field of Information retrieval (IR) is currently undergoing a transformative shift, at least partly due to the emerging applications of generative AI to information access. In this talk, we will deliberate on the sociotechnical implications of generative AI for information access. We will argue that there is both a critical necessity and an exciting opportunity for the IR community to re-center our research agendas on societal needs while dismantling the artificial separation between the work on fairness, accountability, transparency, and ethics in IR and the rest of IR research. Instead of adopting a reactionary strategy of trying to mitigate potential social harms from emerging technologies, the community should aim to proactively set the research agenda for the kinds of systems we should build inspired by diverse explicitly stated sociotechnical imaginaries. The sociotechnical imaginaries that underpin the design and development of information access technologies needs to be explicitly articulated, and we need to develop theories of change in context of these diverse perspectives. Our guiding future imaginaries must be informed by other academic fields, such as democratic theory and critical theory, and should be co-developed with social science scholars, legal scholars, civil rights and social justice activists, and artists, among others.
DevOps and Testing slides at DASA ConnectKari Kakkonen
My and Rik Marselis slides at 30.5.2024 DASA Connect conference. We discuss about what is testing, then what is agile testing and finally what is Testing in DevOps. Finally we had lovely workshop with the participants trying to find out different ways to think about quality and testing in different parts of the DevOps infinity loop.
Essentials of Automations: Optimizing FME Workflows with ParametersSafe Software
Are you looking to streamline your workflows and boost your projects’ efficiency? Do you find yourself searching for ways to add flexibility and control over your FME workflows? If so, you’re in the right place.
Join us for an insightful dive into the world of FME parameters, a critical element in optimizing workflow efficiency. This webinar marks the beginning of our three-part “Essentials of Automation” series. This first webinar is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills to utilize parameters effectively: enhancing the flexibility, maintainability, and user control of your FME projects.
Here’s what you’ll gain:
- Essentials of FME Parameters: Understand the pivotal role of parameters, including Reader/Writer, Transformer, User, and FME Flow categories. Discover how they are the key to unlocking automation and optimization within your workflows.
- Practical Applications in FME Form: Delve into key user parameter types including choice, connections, and file URLs. Allow users to control how a workflow runs, making your workflows more reusable. Learn to import values and deliver the best user experience for your workflows while enhancing accuracy.
- Optimization Strategies in FME Flow: Explore the creation and strategic deployment of parameters in FME Flow, including the use of deployment and geometry parameters, to maximize workflow efficiency.
- Pro Tips for Success: Gain insights on parameterizing connections and leveraging new features like Conditional Visibility for clarity and simplicity.
We’ll wrap up with a glimpse into future webinars, followed by a Q&A session to address your specific questions surrounding this topic.
Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your FME expertise and drive your projects to new heights of efficiency.
2. My Twitter is @RHarbridge, I’m super friendly & proud to work at @2toLead.
Richard Harbridge
2toLead Chief
Technology Officer &
Microsoft MVP
Speaker & Author
Super Friendly
3. PHASE 1 - Modernize
0-6 months
PHASE 2 – Connect & Integrate
6-12 months
PHASE 3 – Intelligent & Automated
12-24 months
A summary of the initiatives planned over the next 24 months
Employee Experience Roadmap Sample
Digital Workplace
Strategy & Roadmap
Modern Navigation
(Custom Header & Footer)
Employee Preboarding
Portal(s)
Migrate & Develop
Intranet Content
Establish Digital
Workplace Backlog
Intranet Site, Page &
Team Template Design
Intranet Governance
Design & Planning
Viva Engage Premium Pilot
(For Leaders)
LEGEND
Foster Collaboration,
Connection & Engagement
Improve Communication,
Navigation & Search
Migrate
& Modernize
Establish An
Effective Foundation
Facilitate Governance
& Responsibly Empower
Viva Amplify Pilot
(For Leaders)
Employee Onboarding
Organization Portal(s)
Employee Onboarding
Departmental Site(s)
Digital Workplace
Directory (Release 1)
Digital Workplace
Directory (Release 2)
Viva Pulse Pilot
(For Leaders)
Viva Amplify Rolling Pilots
(For Everyone)
Targeted Search Experience
& Search Refiners
Intranet Navigation
& Search Design
Intranet Integration
& Solution Design
Intranet Content Design
& Migration Planning
Build Of Sites, Pages,
Teams & IA
Automating & Improving Onboarding,
Transfers & Offboarding Solution(s) (Release 1)
Viva Topics Pilot
(For Curators)
Bring Knowledge To Users In The Context
Of Their Work (Topics Broader Rollout)
Enhanced Intranet
Insights (Release 1)
My Links, Alerts &
Subscriptions (Release 1)
Digital Center Of
Excellence (Release 1)
Digital Center Of
Excellence (Release 2)
Targeted Viva
Learning (Pilot)
Viva Connections & Modern Intranet Launch
4. Paid
Free*
You don’t even need significant budget to advance Viva workloads to improve the employee
experience and showcase new ways to work. See what you have in the Viva service description
Microsoft Viva Has Free Value & Premium Value
*May require suite licensing, or for larger scenarios
licensing (such as 3+ home sites for Connections) or
represent a subset of functionality such as Learning,
Insights and Engage.
Copilot
For Viva
Included
5. The challenge consistently is one of strategy and tactics. Not “is this valuable”, but how do we
implement this in way that leads to better return on the investment and greater success.
How Do We Get Started?
6. Piloting & Scaling Successfully With Microsoft Viva
Viva Connections
Viva Topics & People In Viva
Viva Learning & Skills In Viva
Viva Goals
Viva Amplify & Viva Engage
Viva Insights
Viva Pulse
Viva GLINT
7. Bringing The
Intranet To Where
Employees Work
We will be bringing more
personalization and
integration to our Intranet
while making it easier to
access in the flow of work by
being available directly from
within Microsoft Teams
desktop and mobile.
EXAMPLE PILOT
YOUR EXPERIENCE MAY VARY…
Estimated Duration:
Educate & Plan For Viva
Connections
Implement Connections
& Pin The App
Empower Better Intranet
Experiences
8. Viva Connections Planning Working Session(s)
Bringing The Intranet To Where Employees Work
SERVICES
HOW WILL WE DO IT?
Viva Connections Overview
Enable Viva Connections
Current State Analysis Planning Workshops
Activities Touchpoints
Estimated Duration: 3 Days
Implementation
Target: Day 1
Target: Day 2
Pilot & Use Viva Connections Adopt & Optimize
Target: Day 3
Configure Viva Connections
Begin Planning Broader Org Rollout
ENABLED VIVA CONNECTIONS
STARTER DASHBOARD CARDS &
“PERSONALIZED” FEED
OUTCOMES
9. Bringing The Intranet To Where Employees Work
EXAMPLE PILOT
CROSS-INDUSTRY
IMPROVED COMMUNICATIONS
EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT
SIMPLIFICATION
BUSINESS IMPACT
INDUSTRIES
INTRANETS
CORPORATE COMMUNICATION
DIGITAL WORKPLACE
VIVA CONNECTIONS
MICROSOFT TEAMS APPS
SOLUTION AREAS
Educate Corporate Communications, Marketing & IT teams on capabilities
your organization already owns, but has yet to maximize.
Discuss key industry trends, patterns, and practices that Viva Connections
addresses, such as how Microsoft Teams is becoming the digital hub of most
digital workplaces, how intelligent boosting can lead to better
communication, how unified feeds can bring more personalized, relevant,
and engaging content to employees, how targetable and integrated
dashboards can improve access to services and more.
Support and implement Viva Connections.
Establish a foundation to further evolve your communications strategy and
employee experience over time based on Teams, SharePoint, Yammer,
Microsoft Viva and Microsoft 365 as a platform.
WHAT WILL WE DO?
Except... It’s often not that simple is it?
10. Example Approach
Typical work breakdown activities for a Viva Connections Pilot.
Activities
Pre-Pilot Planning
Review Existing Intranet
Project Kick-Off
Pilot Project Plan
Microsoft Viva Connections
Enablement & Deployment
Planning
Viva Engage & Integration
Planning
Gather & Analyze Usage Data
Preparing for Next Steps
Outcomes
Responsible Enablement
Configure Home Site, App Bar,
& Teams Policy
Pilot Planning & Support
Design & Configure Initial
Dashboard Cards
Train the Trainer Sessions
Viva Connections Pilot Documentation
Outcomes
Executive Summary
Outcomes
Review Findings & Pilot Results
Pilot Alignment Pilot Planning & Execution Pilot Review
11. The challenge isn’t the optimal
approach for Viva Connections
it’s addressing gaps and aligning
new capabilities with existing
approaches.
Viva Connections
19. Intranet Evolution & Transformation
Arguably the Intranet has undergone a few major transformations. Are we in the midst of another major
transformation? How impactful is the change that Microsoft Teams, Loop and Viva have on Intranets?
Intranet 0.1
•Portals
•Links
•Simple News
•Technical To Update
Intranets 1.0
•Search
•More Content
•Services
•Audience Targeting
•Updatable By
Business
Intranets 2.0
•Enterprise Social
•Engagement 1.0
•Personalization
•Mobile
•Digital Workplace
Intranets 3.0?
•Engagement 2.0?
•AI Powered & More
Intelligent?
•More Dynamic?
•Richer Integration?
•Where You Work?
32. A new out
of the box
experience.
For “getting
started” or
for smaller
orgs.
33. While larger organizations may be tempted to wait for multiple home sites it’s much better for some
people to benefit NOW from having a Viva Connected experience today.
Starting With One Viva Connections Experience
Modern
Homepage
Multiple Home
Site Connection
Experiences
Business Unit
Or Department
Portal
Target Users For Initial Rollout Value Now Is Better Than No Value Until Later
34. Piloting & Scaling Successfully With Microsoft Viva
Viva Connections
Viva Topics & People In Viva
Viva Learning & Skills In Viva
Viva Goals
Viva Amplify & Viva Engage
Viva Insights
Viva Pulse
Viva GLINT
35. Piloting & Scaling Successfully With Microsoft Viva
Viva Connections
Viva Topics & People In Viva
Viva Learning & Skills In Viva
Viva Goals
Viva Amplify & Viva Engage
Viva Insights
Viva Pulse
Viva GLINT
36. Bringing The
Intranet To Where
Employees Work
While it’s important to start with
bringing the Intranet experience
into Teams with Viva Connections,
you can also bring the Intranet
into context where people work
whether that be in their inbox, IM
messages, Teams, Yammer,
SharePoint pages or in the office
applications like Word.
EXAMPLE PILOT
YOUR EXPERIENCE MAY VARY…
Estimated Duration:
Educate & Plan Viva
Topics Pilot “Curators”
Enable & Explore Topics
With Curators
Enhance Intranet “Curated”
Content Based On Topics Insight
37. Identification Of Pilot Topics & Curators
Bring The Intranet To Users Where They Work
EXAMPLE PILOT
HOW WILL WE DO IT?
Viva Topics Overview & Enablement
Optimize “Intranet” Content
Current State Analysis Planning Workshops
Activities Touchpoints
Estimated Duration: 3 Weeks
Explore & Optimize
Target: Week 1
Target: Week 2
Confirm & Publish Viva Topics Curate & Organize
Target: Week 3
Coaching Sessions With Curators
Enhance Targeted Topic Pages
ENABLED VIVA TOPICS
CURATED VIVA TOPICS
OUTCOMES
38. Bringing The Intranet To Where Employees Work
EXAMPLE PILOT
CROSS-INDUSTRY
IMPROVED COMMUNICATIONS
EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT
SIMPLIFICATION
BUSINESS IMPACT
INDUSTRIES
INTRANETS
CORPORATE COMMUNICATION
DIGITAL WORKPLACE
VIVA TOPICS
MICROSOFT TEAMS APPS
SOLUTION AREAS
Educate your Intranet and content owning stakeholders (optimal pilot group)
on how Microsoft 365 & Viva Topics can bring the Intranet (and knowledge)
to users where they work. More importantly, how Viva Topics does this in a
dynamic, integrated, and always up to date way.
Plan an effective pilot of Viva Topics aligned with your own Intranet,
departmental and content leads where they can use the ‘insights’ provided
by topics to empower better traditional ‘curated’ content they manage today.
Together we can coach on how to better use Microsoft 365 capabilities like
SharePoint, Teams and Topics to improve communication, add more
dynamism and content connectedness.
This will lead to valuable topics slowly being curated effectively and
responsibly (seeding future value and educating key stakeholders).
Governance is established and with seeded champions want to use topics for
the pages they don’t curate, or to transition some of their curated pages.
WHAT WILL WE DO?
39. Example Approach
Typical work breakdown activities for a Viva Topics Pilot.
Activities
Pre-Pilot Planning
Run Topics &
Review Insights
Project Kick-Off
Pilot Project Plan
Pilot Stakeholder,
Scope/Exclusion & Success
Planning
Roles, Responsibilities &
Management Planning
Gather Usage Data & Surveys
Preparing for Next Steps
Outcomes
Responsible Enablement
Topic Stakeholder Optimization
& Guidance Sessions
Pilot Planning & Support
Curate-a-thon
Coordination Support
Train the Trainer Sessions
Viva Topics Pilot Documentation
Outcomes
Executive Summary
Outcomes
Review Feedback & Pilot Results
Pilot Alignment Pilot Planning & Execution Pilot Review
40. The challenge is to rarely start
with Topics for everyone, and
instead improve curated content
based on the insight topics
brings.
Viva Topics
41. Viva Topics itself can be easy to implement,
but most organizations don’t have a
knowledge team or governance readiness.
42. Contextualized navigation and discovery based on where and how users work benefiting from
cloud scale AI, digital behavior capture & continual content analysis.
Improved Knowledge With Viva Topics
In emails, instant messages,
team messages, pages, news,
documents and more… the
knowledge, people, digital
spaces, and more are
available in context.
43. Improve Skills, Understanding & Alignment
People In Viva, Viva Topics, Skills In Viva & Viva Goals as well as countless other experiences further enrich the
ways we communicate, align and connect. All elements of a good employee experience strategy.
44. By focusing on the curators and content leaders this group of people already understand how
curation works, what governance rules exist around “Intranet” content, and the value of knowledge.
Starting With “Curators” Keeps Initial Licensing Low (& Sustained)
Steering
Committee
Intranet
Working
Group
Administrators Champions
Content
Owners
Content
Authors
Support
45. Microsoft Viva Navigation
From Viva Connections dashboards to Viva Topics navigation can be targeted, dynamic and
integrated where users already work (Microsoft Teams, Outlook, Teams Mobile App & More)
46. Microsoft Viva Navigation
From Viva Connections dashboards to Viva Topics navigation can be targeted, dynamic and
integrated where users already work (Microsoft Teams, Outlook, Teams Mobile App & More)
47. Microsoft Viva Navigation
From Viva Connections dashboards to Viva Topics navigation can be targeted, dynamic and
integrated where users already work (Microsoft Teams, Outlook, Teams Mobile App & More)
48. Microsoft Viva Navigation
From Viva Connections dashboards to Viva Topics navigation can be targeted, dynamic and
integrated where users already work (Microsoft Teams, Outlook, Teams Mobile App & More)
49. Microsoft Viva Navigation
From Viva Connections dashboards to Viva Topics navigation can be targeted, dynamic and
integrated where users already work (Microsoft Teams, Outlook, Teams Mobile App & More)
50. Microsoft Viva Navigation
From Viva Connections dashboards to Viva Topics navigation can be targeted, dynamic and
integrated where users already work (Microsoft Teams, Outlook, Teams Mobile App & More)
51. Microsoft Viva Navigation
From Viva Connections dashboards to Viva Topics navigation can be targeted, dynamic and
integrated where users already work (Microsoft Teams, Outlook, Teams Mobile App & More)
52. Microsoft Viva Navigation
From Viva Connections dashboards to Viva Topics navigation can be targeted, dynamic and
integrated where users already work (Microsoft Teams, Outlook, Teams Mobile App & More)
53. Microsoft Viva Navigation
From Viva Connections dashboards to Viva Topics navigation can be targeted, dynamic and
integrated where users already work (Microsoft Teams, Outlook, Teams Mobile App & More)
54. Microsoft Viva Navigation
From Viva Connections dashboards to Viva Topics navigation can be targeted, dynamic and
integrated where users already work (Microsoft Teams, Outlook, Teams Mobile App & More)
55. Microsoft Viva Navigation
From Viva Connections dashboards to Viva Topics navigation can be targeted, dynamic and
integrated where users already work (Microsoft Teams, Outlook, Teams Mobile App & More)
56. Microsoft Viva Navigation
From Viva Connections dashboards to Viva Topics navigation can be targeted, dynamic and
integrated where users already work (Microsoft Teams, Outlook, Teams Mobile App & More)
57. Microsoft Viva Navigation
From Viva Connections dashboards to Viva Topics navigation can be targeted, dynamic and
integrated where users already work (Microsoft Teams, Outlook, Teams Mobile App & More)
58. Microsoft Viva Navigation
From Viva Connections dashboards to Viva Topics navigation can be targeted, dynamic and
integrated where users already work (Microsoft Teams, Outlook, Teams Mobile App & More)
59. Microsoft Viva Navigation
From Viva Connections dashboards to Viva Topics navigation can be targeted, dynamic and
integrated where users already work (Microsoft Teams, Outlook, Teams Mobile App & More)
60. Contextualized insights based on the topic discovery that includes people, resources, sites,
communities and more can improve our curated assets and support our extended team of content
leads and departmental stakeholders.
Source More Insight With Viva Topics
Content leaders can
leverage the insights
provided by Viva Topics by
rationalizing them with
curated resources to
improve them.
Does that product site
internally have
links/connections to the
people, resources and sites
suggested by topics?
61. While some initial topics can be driven from taxonomy and leadership many require deeper
understanding distributed across the organization through various leaders/groups. (300+ In Pilot!)
The Domain & Subject Experts Need To Lead
62. Viva Topics works best when Topics are
curated and championed. It can be
overwhelming with so many topics initially.
63. Since your goal is to publish many topics and ready future rolling pilots for topics to light up all
across your Intranet (SharePoint), Teams, Outlook and more we need to sometimes help drive this.
Topics Curate-a-thon Can Drive Broadly Useful Topics
64. Viva Topics benefits from content and signal
data, so the more content in Microsoft 365
(and connected through search) the better.
65. Microsoft Viva Topics
It’s not just Microsoft 365 content in SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams and more - but the content we
connect to Microsoft through search that enriches the value of Topics longer term.
66. Microsoft Search Connectors For Topics & Copilot
There is so much capability in Microsoft Search Connectors that most organizations have never
explored and leveraged. Start with connecting and indexing your website and go from there.
Copilot
67. Optimization
Project
Migration
Project
Migration Versus Optimization
While it’s tempting to front-load optimization into the migration pattern it is rarely the most
efficient approach. There are better tools to optimize in the cloud or modern environment.
Migration
Success
Content
Migration
Solution
Migration
(Foundational)
Restructuring
Restructure &
Optimization
Improved
Knowledge
68. Optimization
Services
Migration Versus Optimization
While it’s tempting to front-load optimization into the migration pattern it is rarely the most
efficient approach. There are better tools to optimize in the cloud or modern environment.
Migration
Success
Content
Migration
Solution
Migration
(Light)
Restructuring
Envision &
Assess
Design
Implement
Adopt
Review
Migration
Project
Migration
Success
Content
Migration
Solution
Migration
(Foundational)
Restructuring
69. Piloting & Scaling Successfully With Microsoft Viva
Viva Connections
Viva Topics & People In Viva
Viva Learning & Skills In Viva
Viva Goals
Viva Amplify & Viva Engage
Viva Insights
Viva Pulse
Viva GLINT
70. Piloting & Scaling Successfully With Microsoft Viva
Viva Connections
Viva Topics & People In Viva
Viva Learning & Skills In Viva
Viva Goals
Viva Amplify & Viva Engage
Viva Insights
Viva Pulse
Viva GLINT
71. Improve Learning
Engagement With
Viva Learning
Employees want to learn and
grow. An integrated learning
experience powered by peer
recommendations, sharing,
and connected to structured
learning and unstructured
learning leads to more
engaged learners, and a more
engaged workforce.
EXAMPLE PILOT
Estimated Duration: Educate On Learning As A
Shared & Connected
Experience
Enable Viva Learning For
Pilot Group(s)
Explore Learning Engagement Analytics
& Learning Usage Patterns
YOUR EXPERIENCE MAY VARY…
72. Improve Learning Engagement With Viva Learning
EXAMPLE PILOT
CROSS-INDUSTRY
ORGANIZATION RESILIENCY
EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT
GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT
BUSINESS IMPACT
INDUSTRIES
EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT
VIVA LEARNING
EMPLOYEE RETENTION
SOLUTION AREAS
This pilot program should emphasize the importance not just of better LMS
led learning experiences but also bring your own learning, peer led learning
and socialized learning resulting in a significant increase in elective learning
vs mandatory learning.
Configure and implement Viva Learning and a pilot program that helps
employees discover, connect, share, and manage learning in different ways
further strengthening their development, the team and organization culture
and business growth.
WHAT WILL WE DO?
1% Employees use only 1% of their workweek
to focus on learning new skills1
84%
of L&D leaders think now is the time to
integrate learning into collaboration
platforms2
73. Example Approach
Typical work breakdown activities for a Viva Learning Pilot.
Activities
Pre-Pilot Planning
Pre-Pilot
Questionnaire
Project Kick-Off
Pilot Project Plan
Configure Viva Learning Service
& Teams App
Optimize Learning Content
Repositories
Gather Data & Surveys
Preparing for Next Steps
Outcomes
Responsible Enablement
Learning Pilot Planning
Working Session(s)
Pilot Planning & Support
Viva Learning Integration
Planning Working
Session(s)
Train the Trainer Sessions
Viva Learning Pilot Documentation
Outcomes
Executive Summary
Outcomes
Review Pilot Results
Create & Optimize Learning
Content Repositories
Pilot Alignment Pilot Planning & Execution Pilot Review
Adoption & Digital
Excellence Planning
74. The challenge is complimenting
and transforming traditional
learning systems with new more
connected learning experiences
(without losing the benefits).
Viva Learning
75.
76.
77.
78. Viva Learning itself can be easy to implement,
but most organizations need to learn to
adapt their growth and development plan.
79. Scenarios: Learner
In a meeting with a colleague, they mention
wanting to brush up on their data analysis
skills
Chat and conversation
Send a relevant course in a meeting or
Teams chat
Include pointers to relevant sections or add
context in chat message
Enable peer coaching or mentor relationships –
formal or informal
A sales analyst is searching Office.com for
a customer pitch deck to give in an
upcoming sales meeting
Cross-M365 discovery
Relevant learning courses like “Effective sales
pitch strategies” surface in search results
alongside pitch decks
Bookmark courses in Viva Learning to consume
later in preparation for the meeting
A marketing analyst wants to improve
her knowledge on web and social media
strategy
Search for keywords like “SEO optimization” in
the Viva Learning home page or a channel
learning tab
See search results from Microsoft, 3rd party
providers, and internal sources
Bookmark interesting courses and recommend
courses to peers
Search and recommend
80. Scenarios: Manager
A new team member will be joining
next week
A manager wants to foster a culture
of learning and growth
A team member led a presentation on Diverse
and Inclusive marketing that would be helpful
for the broader organization
Onboarding
Add a learning tab to your Teams channel for
onboarding
Add relevant courses and team-specific
resources to the tab
Curate for your team and priorities
Manage view
Recommend relevant courses to team members
Check the completion status of recommended
content in the Manage view
Give kudos to team members who prioritize
learning
Crowdsource learning content
Add the presentation to the organization’s
collaborative SharePoint folder, connected to
Viva Learning
Employees can see added content in Viva
Learning as learning content
81.
82.
83. Piloting & Scaling Successfully With Microsoft Viva
Viva Connections
Viva Topics & People In Viva
Viva Learning & Skills In Viva
Viva Goals
Viva Amplify & Viva Engage
Viva Insights
Viva Pulse
Viva GLINT
84. Piloting & Scaling Successfully With Microsoft Viva
Viva Connections
Viva Topics & People In Viva
Viva Learning & Skills In Viva
Viva Goals
Viva Amplify & Viva Engage
Viva Insights
Viva Pulse
Viva GLINT
85. Improve Team
Performance &
Alignment With
Viva Goals
Empower objective alignment
at the organizational, team
and individual level. Connect
work to outcomes with
projects and tasks aligned to
OKRs while sharing progress
and insights across your
organization with shareable
links and pinned apps.
EXAMPLE PILOT
Estimated Duration: Educate On Importance
Of Connecting Goals
To Outcomes
Expert Led Discussions On
Viva Goals & Designing
Your Pilot Program
Implementation Of Viva Goals Pilot
& Pro-Active Support
YOUR EXPERIENCE MAY VARY…
86. Improve Team Performance & Alignment With Viva Goals
EXAMPLE PILOT
CROSS-INDUSTRY
ORGANIZATION RESILIENCY
EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT
PRODUCTIVITY
BUSINESS IMPACT
INDUSTRIES
EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE
VIVA GOALS
EMPLOYEE RETENTION
VIVA INSIGHTS
HYBRID WORK
SOLUTION AREAS
This pilot program should be expert led as it will serve to demonstrate and
discuss Microsoft 365 capabilities and solutions that improve and provide
insights into employee objectives, alignment and goal management.
Configure and implement Viva Goals and a pilot program that helps
employees connect, align, and manage goals and objectives in different ways
further strengthening their performance, the team and organization culture
and business growth.
Coach, mentor and support (with experts) pilot groups on the usage and
refinement of their objectives, key results, projects and help them adopt it
meaningfully.
Explore qualitative and quantitative findings on how much value it drove
during and after the pilot period.
WHAT WILL WE DO?
87. Example Approach
Typical work breakdown activities for a Viva Goals Pilot.
Activities
Pre-Pilot Planning
Pre-Pilot
Questionnaire
Project Kick-Off
Pilot Project Plan
Configure Viva Goals Service &
Teams App
OKR Leadership Program &
Training Planning
Gather Data & Surveys
Preparing for Next Steps
Outcomes
Responsible Enablement
Goals Pilot Planning Working
Session(s)
Pilot Planning & Support
Viva Goals Integration
Planning Working
Session(s)
OKR Design Working Session(s)
Viva Goals Pilot Documentation
Outcomes
Executive Summary
Outcomes
Review Pilot Results
Create & Optimize Initial Goals
Objectives, Key Results &
Initiatives
Pilot Alignment Pilot Planning & Execution Pilot Review
Viva Goals Software
Planning & Training
OKR Coaching & Champion
Program & Training Planning
88. Sample Viva Goals Pilot Timeline
Week 1
Kickoff
Communications
Planning
Viva Goals Technical
Deployment
Week 2
OKR Leadership
Program
Week 3
OKR Coaching
Program
OKR Design
Workshop(s)
Viva Goals Software
Training
Week 4
Viva Goals Software
Training
Week 5
Dashboard &
Integration Support
Week 6
Close-out Meeting
89. 2toLead Viva Goals Pilot Timeline (High Level)
FY23 Q3 - Dec
Starting our OKR
journey
Piloted usage of OKR
methodology
Limited business
rhythm and
alignment of goals
between levels
FY23 Q3 - Jan
Validating OKRs in
your organization
Piloted usage of OKR
methodology
Department and
group learning of OKR
concepts and how
OKRs will work for
them at scale
FY23 Q4 - Feb
Evaluate and adjust
coaching and support
approach based on
initial findings.
OKRs are used in
quarterly planning
business rhythms,
becoming a mindset
of focus and
alignment
Employees feel that
Q4 has clearer
purpose and priority
FY23 Q4 - Mar
Integrate established
OKRs with automated
updates (Planner,
Project Online, ADO,
etc).
OKRs are expanding
more widely into
business rhythms
Departments and
teams of the
organization are
developing the OKR
muscle and habit
FY23 Q4 - Apr
Support quarterly
review and close-out
motions with Viva
Goals and time
investment.
OKRs are a key part of
our quarter and fiscal
close out at the
individual, team and
organizational level.
FY24 Q1 - May
Starting a new fiscal
committed to the
OKR practice/process.
OKRs are firmly
embedded in
business rhythms
throughout the
organization, from
top to bottom.
90. The challenge is it’s a business
transformation supported by
incredible technology based on a
need for greater alignment and
prioritization that goals can bring.
Viva Goals
91. Viva Goals itself can be easy to implement,
but most organizations need to learn to
adapt to using it and mature.
92. Step Task Priority Description Guidance/Links
1 Assign licenses to users and groups Required
Assign licenses for the users you want to have access to Viva
Goals features.
NA
2 Configure org creators1 Recommended
This is not a wizard step, but wondering if we should provide
guidance so that it can be addressed if it comes up
Restrict organization creation
permissions
3
Assign the Organization Administrator
role1
Recommended
Assign roles and user permissions (those who can access all
functionality vs. those who can view only).
Roles and permissions in Viva Goals
4 Configure time periods Optional
Manage OKR time periods and customize them for your
organization's requirements.
Manage OKR time periods
5 Configure notifications Optional Customize notifications settings through the admin portal. How to set reminders for check-ins
6 Configure integrations Optional
Integrate Viva Goals with industry-leading tools and platforms
you use every day,
Viva Goals integrations overview
7 Configure OKRs rules Optional Configure how you want to view objectives and key results.
Configure your OKR model in Viva
Goals
8 Configure projects Optional Keep track of all the work your org is executing with Projects. Projects in Viva Goals
9 Pin the app in Teams Recommended Pin the Viva goals app in Teams to guide users to the app.
Manage app setup policies in
Microsoft Teams
10
Plan and drive adoption of Viva Goals in
your organization
Recommended
Review, plan and apply adoption best practices to help make
your deployment a success with our variety of resources.
• Adoption guide
• OKR success toolkit
• OKR examples
• Maturity model
11
Promote Viva Goals to employees and
measure engagement
Recommended
Measure level of organizational engagement for services
deployed using resources in the MAC.
Viva Connections Teams App Usage
Report
12 Get connected to support channels Recommended
Use available resources to get technical support, ideas from
other organizations, and become aware of new features. See slide
Viva Goals Set Up Steps
1Step not included in Set Up Guide (aka Wizard)
IT Supported (Core)
93. OKR Maturity Model
Follow a phased approach to fully embrace company-wide integration
Centering
Unlocking cultural buy-in
for OKRs
• Executive Sponsorship
• Team members reference
OKRs in every decision,
big and small
• OKRs are firmly
entrenched in business
rhythms, becoming a
global mindset Of focus
and alignment
• Employees feel there is
purpose at the center of
everything they do
Beginning
1
Starting your OKR journey
• No usage of OKR
methodology
• No structured business
rhythm
• Limited alignment of goals
between levels
Piloting
Validating OKRs in your
organization
• Organizational
experimentation with OKR
methodology via pilot
group
• Small group learning OKR
concept and building into
business rhythm
• Small group trying to
understand how OKRs will
work for them at scale
Adopting
Committing to the OKR
practice
• Executive Sponsorship
• Top levels of the
organization are
developing the OKR
muscle and habit
• OKRs are expanding more
widely into business
rhythms
• OKR tool selection begins
Scaling
Rolling out OKRs broadly
• Executive Sponsorship
• OKRs are rolled out to the
rest of the company and
baked into large,
organization-wide
initiatives
• OKRs are firmly
embedded in business
rhythms throughout the
organization, from top to
bottom
• OKR tool is selected and
used across the
organization
2
3
4
5
94. Example How OKR Leadership Program Could Work
We bring your OKR Champions (and other key end users) and take them through an intensive 2-day experience to
learn about OKRs and how to embed them into your organization.
This can also be experienced digitally via MS Learn as a self-serve option for customers.
1. Role of a Champion
Day One: Role of a Champion and Writing Day Two: Software and Ensuring Program Success
Learn about the program, the why of OKRs, and
how to pitch OKRs internally at your company
2. Writing OKRs
Learn the core structure for writing effective
OKRs, and the nuances of writing and aligning
OKRs across an Org.
Day One Topics Details
3. Viva Goals Software
Learn the core functionality of Viva
Goals’ software, how to engage with others, and
how to organize and present data.
4. Ensuring Program
Success
Day Two Topics Details
Learn how to make change last, track success,
and prepare for program rollout
95. Example How OKR Coaching Program Could Work
We bring your OKR Champions and build upon the knowledge that they learned during the OKR Champion
Program to help enable others with OKRs.
This can also be experienced digitally via MS Learn.
They Key Questions of an
OKR Coach & Preparation
Day One: OKR Coaching Deep Dive Day Two: OKR Coaching Simulations
Learn about the key questions to ask an OKR
coach, and how best to prepare for an OKR
Coaching session
OKR Coaching Scenario
Observe a real scenario of where the OKR
Coaching tactics were put into practice and the
outcomes of that conversation
Day One Topics Details
Instructor Simulation
Observe the instructors simulate an OKR
Coaching scenario for you to replicate in groups
4. Ensuring Program
Success
Day Two Topics Details
Put your OKR Coaching learning into practice
during simulations
96. Piloting & Scaling Successfully With Microsoft Viva
Viva Connections
Viva Topics & People In Viva
Viva Learning & Skills In Viva
Viva Goals
Viva Amplify & Viva Engage
Viva Insights
Viva Pulse
Viva GLINT
97. Piloting & Scaling Successfully With Microsoft Viva
Viva Connections
Viva Topics & People In Viva
Viva Learning & Skills In Viva
Viva Goals
Viva Amplify & Viva Engage
Viva Insights
Viva Pulse
Viva GLINT
98. Engaged &
Empowered Leader
Communications
Go beyond the Intranet and
enhance engagement in your
company communications
across Communities,
Storylines, AMA events,
Teams, Intranet, Email, and
more. Driving a more
engaged and informed
employee experience.
EXAMPLE PILOT
YOUR EXPERIENCE MAY VARY…
Estimated Duration:
Educate & Plan For Viva
Amplify & Engage Leaders
Pilot
Implement Viva Amplify &
Viva Engage Leadership
Corner
Engage & Empower
Communicators & Leaders
99. Engaged & Empowered Leader Communications
SERVICES
CROSS-INDUSTRY
IMPROVED COMMUNICATIONS
EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT
SIMPLIFICATION
BUSINESS IMPACT
INDUSTRIES
INTRANETS
CORPORATE COMMUNICATION
DIGITAL WORKPLACE
MICROSOFT TEAMS APPS
SOLUTION AREAS
Educate Corporate Communications, Marketing & IT teams on capabilities
your organization already owns, but hasn't maximized such as Viva Engage,
Viva Connections, Microsoft Teams & SharePoint for company
communications.
Discuss key industry trends, patterns and practices with an emphasis on
marketing/communication best practices and how multi channel
communication can amplify and funnel people towards key content.
Demonstrate and map organization needs to Microsoft 365, Viva Engage,
Viva Amplify, Copilot, SharePoint and Teams app experiences.
Support and implement Viva Amplify and Viva Engage premium features for
leaders to orchestrate and empower new levels of engagement and
communication.
Establish a foundation to further evolve your communications strategy based
on Teams, SharePoint, Email, AI, Viva and Microsoft 365 as a platform.
WHAT WILL WE DO?
100. Viva Amplify & Viva Engage Setup
Engaged & Empowered Leader Communications
SERVICES
HOW WILL WE DO IT?
Viva & M365 Demonstrations
Train Leaders & Communication Staff
Current State Analysis Planning Workshops
Activities Touchpoints
Estimated Duration: 3 Weeks (Or 3 Days)
Implementation
Target: Week 1 (Day 1)
Target: Week 2 (Day 2)
Pilot & Test Amplify & Engage Adopt & Optimize
Target: Week 3 (Day 3)
Deploy Amplify & Engage Premium
Explore Analytics & Insights
ENABLED VIVA AMPLIFY & VIVA
ENGAGE LEADERS CAPABILITIES
ESTABLISHED USE CASES FOR
LEVERAGING MORE OF
MICROSOFT 365 FOR COMPANY
COMMUNICATION
OUTCOMES
101. Example Approach
Typical work breakdown activities for a Viva Amplify & Viva Engage Leaders Pilot.
Activities
Pre-Pilot Planning
Review Existing
Social Experiences
Project Kick-Off
Pilot Project Plan
Configure Viva Engage Service &
Teams App
Configure Viva Amplify Roles
& Campaign Settings
Gather Data & Surveys
Preparing for Next Steps
Outcomes
Responsible Enablement
Viva Engage Optimization
Planning Working Session(s)
Pilot Planning & Support
Viva Amplify Planning
Working Session(s)
Leader Enablement & Support
Session(s)
Viva Engage & Amplify Leaders Pilot Documentation
Outcomes
Executive Summary
Outcomes
Review Pilot Results
Prepare & Upload
Organizational Data
Pilot Alignment Pilot Planning & Execution Pilot Review
Communication,
Adoption & Training
Planning
Sensitivity Protection, Retention
& Governance Planning
102. Viva Amplify is a game changer for
communications, but it requires and
understanding of how internal multi-
channel communication is best amplified.
103. Communication Is Changing
How do we communicate more effectively? Especially as we think about the enterprise channels
and employee experience landscape that exists today?
Intranet
•Boosted Until
•Personalization
•Targeting
•Content Mixture
Email
•Newsletters
•Priority Messages
•Personalized
Integration
Social / Engage
•Polls
•Q&A (Bots later)
•Storylines
Teams / Slack
•Targeted Individuals
•Targeted
Channels/Teams
Knowledge Tools
•Search Optimization
•Associated Topics
•“Books” Of Content
•Videos Of Popular
Content
Goals / Learning
•OKR Connection &
Alignment
•Learning Resource
AI, Profiles, Work Modes, Mobile & Digital Excellence
104. Communication Is Changing
How do we communicate more effectively? Especially as we think about the enterprise channels
and employee experience landscape that exists today?
Intranet
•Boosted Until
•Personalization
•Targeting
•Content Mixture
Email
•Newsletters
•Priority Messages
•Personalized
Integration
Social / Engage
•Polls
•Q&A (Bots later)
•Storylines
Teams / Slack
•Targeted Individuals
•Targeted
Channels/Teams
Knowledge Tools
•Search Optimization
•Associated Topics
•“Books” Of Content
•Videos Of Popular
Content
Goals / Learning
•OKR Connection &
Alignment
•Learning Resource
AI, Profiles, Work Modes, Mobile & Digital Excellence
105. Improve Employee Connection
Microsoft Viva Engage Storylines enables us to have an experience that is easy to use, creates
deeper connection, and allows for easier sharing of experiences.
106. Improve Employee Connection
Microsoft Viva Engage Storylines enables us to have an experience that is easy to use,
creates deeper connection, and allows for easier sharing of experiences.
107. Improve Employee Connection
Microsoft Viva Engage Storylines enables us to have an experience that is easy to use, creates
deeper connection, and allows for easier sharing of experiences.
108. Using Copilot With Viva Engage Leads To Better Experiences
With Viva Engage you can help inspire and aid leaders to connect with their employees more
effectively through assistive prompts, inclusive communications, and valuable insights.
109. Improve Employee Connection
Microsoft Viva Engage Leadership Corner enables us to have an experience that is easy to use,
creates deeper connection, and allows for easier sharing of experiences for leaders.
110. Automation For Everyone
While we can use AI to generate posts, we can also use the leader system in Viva
Engage to publish announcements out to multiple channels as an example.
111. Improve Communications
Microsoft Viva Amplify further helps bring capabilities that help collaborate, coordinate,
distribute, measure and manage communication campaigns.
Campaigns Exist
Because Of This Need
112. The challenge is that the business
isn’t using Teams for
communication campaigns and
hasn’t maximized Yammer and
Email communication patterns.
Viva Amplify
113. Piloting & Scaling Successfully With Microsoft Viva
Viva Connections
Viva Topics & People In Viva
Viva Learning & Skills In Viva
Viva Goals
Viva Amplify & Viva Engage
Viva Insights
Viva Pulse
Viva GLINT
114. Piloting & Scaling Successfully With Microsoft Viva
Viva Connections
Viva Topics & People In Viva
Viva Learning & Skills In Viva
Viva Goals
Viva Amplify & Viva Engage
Viva Insights
Viva Pulse
Viva GLINT
115. Improve Employee
Connectivity With
Microsoft 365
Empower insights that enable
employees to be more
connected. Identify expertise
and align it with employees.
Enable employees to extend
and strengthen their networks
within the organization with
solutions that improve
retention, connection and
engagement.
EXAMPLE PILOT
Estimated Duration: Educate On Importance
Of Connected Employees
Expert Led Discussions On
Viva Insights, Viva Pulse &
M365 Solutions
Provide Recommendations
& Next Steps
YOUR EXPERIENCE MAY VARY…
116. Improve Employee Connectivity With Microsoft 365
SERVICES
CROSS-INDUSTRY
ORGANIZATION RESILIENCY
EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT
PRODUCTIVITY
BUSINESS IMPACT
INDUSTRIES
HYBRID WORK
EMPLOYEE NETWORKING
EMPLOYEE RETENTION
VIVA INSIGHTS
WORKPLACE ANALYTICS
VIVA PULSE
SOLUTION AREAS
Together we will demonstrate and discuss Microsoft 365 capabilities and
solutions that improve and provide insights into employee connectivity,
networking and organization resiliency.
We will share insight into how to successfully engage and connect your
employees even in hybrid or entirely remote environments.
Provide ready to deploy and implement solutions that your organization can
implement that integrate and are built into Microsoft Teams, Outlook and
SharePoint that help employees connect in different ways further
strengthening their networks, increasing productivity and collaboration and
improving retention.
WHAT WILL WE DO?
The difference isn’t (optimally) to just do Insights (or Glint/Pulse) but to
actually combine it with campaigns, solutions and more that should
nudge/change employee experience for the better.
117. Example Approach
Typical work breakdown activities for a Viva Insights Pilot. Emphasis on 3 layers of value from
personal insights, to team/leader insights and finally to organizational insights.
LEGEND
Activities
Pre-Pilot Planning
Pre-Pilot
Questionnaire
Project Kick-Off
Pilot Project Plan
Deploy Trial Licenses
Configure Viva Insights Service
& Teams App
Gather Usage Data & Surveys
Preparing for Next Steps
Outcomes
Responsible Enablement
Privacy, Governance &
Management Planning
Pilot Planning & Support
Curate-a-thon
Coordination Support
Train the Trainer Sessions
Viva Insights Pilot Documentation
Outcomes
Executive Summary
Outcomes
Review Feedback & Pilot Results
Prepare & Upload
Organizational Data
Run Advanced Queries &
Configure Advanced Insights
(Templates)
Pilot Alignment Pilot Planning & Execution Pilot Review
118. Example Approach
Typical work breakdown activities for a Viva Glint & Viva Pulse Pilot.
Activities
Pre-Pilot Planning
Current State
Analysis
Project Kick-Off
Pilot Project Plan
Viva Glint & Pulse Overview
Adoption & Communication
Planning
Gather Data & Surveys
Preparing for Next Steps
Outcomes
Responsible Enablement
Integration Planning Working
Session(s)
Pilot Planning & Support
User Roles & Access
Configuration Planning
Train the Trainer Session(s)
Viva Glint & Pulse Pilot Documentation
Outcomes
Executive Summary
Outcomes
Review Pilot Results
Prepare Employee Data File,
Setup Attributes & Support
Initial Upload Of Employee
Data
Question Library Setup
Pilot Alignment Pilot Planning & Execution Pilot Review
Survey Deployment &
Management Working
Session(s)
Setup & Configuration
Planning
Reports Planning
Working Session(s)
119. The challenge is change takes
time and while insights and
feedback matter it’s what we do
with that information that matters
most.
Viva Insights/Pulse
120. Viva Insights and Viva Pulse both provide
wonderful complimentary insight and feedback
(continually). Both have recommendations that
can be acted on. So act on the insight.
157. Piloting & Scaling Successfully With Microsoft Viva
Viva Connections
Viva Topics & People In Viva
Viva Learning & Skills In Viva
Viva Goals
Viva Amplify & Viva Engage
Viva Insights
Viva Pulse
Viva GLINT
158. PHASE 1 - Modernize
0-6 months
PHASE 2 – Connect & Integrate
6-12 months
PHASE 3 – Intelligent & Automated
12-24 months
A summary of the initiatives planned over the next 24 months
Employee Experience Roadmap Sample
Digital Workplace
Strategy & Roadmap
Modern Navigation
(Custom Header & Footer)
Employee Preboarding
Portal(s)
Migrate & Develop
Intranet Content
Establish Digital
Workplace Backlog
Intranet Site, Page &
Team Template Design
Intranet Governance
Design & Planning
Viva Engage Premium Pilot
(For Leaders)
LEGEND
Foster Collaboration,
Connection & Engagement
Improve Communication,
Navigation & Search
Migrate
& Modernize
Establish An
Effective Foundation
Facilitate Governance
& Responsibly Empower
Viva Amplify Pilot
(For Leaders)
Employee Onboarding
Organization Portal(s)
Employee Onboarding
Departmental Site(s)
Digital Workplace
Directory (Release 1)
Digital Workplace
Directory (Release 2)
Viva Pulse Pilot
(For Leaders)
Viva Amplify Rolling Pilots
(For Everyone)
Targeted Search Experience
& Search Refiners
Intranet Navigation
& Search Design
Intranet Integration
& Solution Design
Intranet Content Design
& Migration Planning
Build Of Sites, Pages,
Teams & IA
Automating & Improving Onboarding,
Transfers & Offboarding Solution(s) (Release 1)
Viva Topics Pilot
(For Curators)
Bring Knowledge To Users In The Context
Of Their Work (Topics Broader Rollout)
Enhanced Intranet
Insights (Release 1)
My Links, Alerts &
Subscriptions (Release 1)
Digital Center Of
Excellence (Release 1)
Digital Center Of
Excellence (Release 2)
Targeted Viva
Learning (Pilot)
Viva Connections & Modern Intranet Launch
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