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Launched last February, Microsoft's platform aims to foster engagement, training, well-being and knowledge sharing within the employee work environment. Let's take a closer look at its first four modules.
In recent years, a new category of HR and productivity solutions has emerged: Employee Experience Platforms (EXP). EXP platforms provide middleware connectivity, process and knowledge management to help organizations offer employees a single place to manage work-related tasks, collaboration with colleagues, HR processes, career transitions and learning.
EXP solutions protect employees from complex and heterogeneous systems and provide them with a single place to access a wide range of services. When properly implemented, EXP platforms can also enable artificial intelligence, mobile applications and cognitive interfaces to make employees' work lives much more productive and engaging.
However, care should be taken to ensure that the integration of these tools is accompanied by an approach to making workstations safe
Microsoft Viva: first four modules
It is in this context that Microsoft launched Microsoft Viva, its platform dedicated to the employee experience, in February 2021. According to the publisher, Microsoft Viva is designed to "foster engagement, training, well-being and knowledge sharing within the employee work environment. Integrated with Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Teams, Viva is designed to accelerate business collaboration and enable every employee to grow and thrive in their work environment."
Microsoft Viva is integrated with Microsoft Teams and Microsoft 365. It offers, through four distinct modules, an experience for a new approach to company culture. Initially, Microsoft Viva includes the following four modules: Viva Connections, Viva Insights, Viva Learning and Viva Topics. Others are currently being developed.
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Viva Connections: commitment and belonging
As a result of the rise of teleworking during the health crisis and its subsequent generalization, interaction between employees has decreased significantly. The sense of belonging that employees feel towards their company, which is materialized on a daily basis by moments of conviviality, but also by extra-professional exchanges, has suffered greatly. Employees find it difficult to recapture the closeness created by general assemblies, outdoor activities and other collective events. If this situation is difficult for current employees, it has an even greater impact on new recruits.
Accessible within Microsoft Teams, the Viva Connections module provides a single point of access to employee engagement and internal communications capabilities. It leverages Microsoft 365 features such as SharePoint to provide employees with an interface that is organized in the company's colors. Managers can communicate with their teams in large-scale virtual meetings or even general assemblies. Employees can view company news, policies and benefits, or access employee resource groups and clubs through Microsoft Viva's integration with Yammer.
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