Microsoft Viva Connections

 




Microsoft Viva Connections is an employee experience platform introduced by Microsoft. It is part of the broader Microsoft Viva suite, which aims to enhance employee engagement, well-being, and productivity within organizations. Viva Connections focuses specifically on improving communication, collaboration, and access to company resources for employees. 

With Viva Connections, organizations can create a customized and branded employee portal within Microsoft Teams. This portal serves as a central hub where employees can access company news, announcements, policies, and other relevant information. It provides a single entry point for employees to discover and engage with various resources and tools they need to do their jobs effectively. 

Viva Connection vs Microsoft teams 

Microsoft Viva Connections focuses on improving the employee experience by providing a personalized and branded employee portal within Microsoft Teams. It serves as a centralized hub for company information and resources. On the other hand, Microsoft Teams is a broader collaboration and communication platform that facilitates teamwork and integrates with various Microsoft 365 services. While Viva Connections is a component of Teams, Teams itself offers a wider range of collaboration features beyond the employee portal aspect. 


Some key features of Microsoft Viva Connections include: 

Personalized dashboard: Each employee can have a personalized dashboard within the Viva Connections portal, displaying relevant information and updates tailored to their role, department, or interests. 




News and announcements: Companies can share news, updates, and important announcements through the portal, ensuring that employees stay informed about the latest developments. 
 

Policies and procedures: Viva Connections allows organizations to centralize their policies, procedures, and guidelines within the portal, making it easy for employees to find and reference them when needed. 
 

Integration with SharePoint: Viva Connections integrates with Microsoft SharePoint, allowing organizations to surface and access SharePoint content, sites, and documents directly from the employee portal. 


Access to other Microsoft 365 apps: Employees can easily access other Microsoft 365 apps, such as Outlook, Yammer, and SharePoint, directly from the Viva Connections portal, streamlining their workflow. 


How SharePoint home sites and Viva Connections work together  

Viva Connections and home sites are two complementary methods to creating powerful employee experiences that can be viewed on the web and in Teams. A Sharepoint home site is an employee experience that serves as a landing destination, news hub, and the main entry point to your organization’s intranet. Both Viva Connections and home site experiences are designed to unite and empower your organization and automatically integrate with each other to form a cohesive and branded experience. 



In short – Viva Connections merges your SharePoint Intranet and Teams and embeds your Intranet into Teams application. Once configured, it adds the Link to your Intranet as a button on the left-hand-side panel of Teams. So accessing the Intranet with its navigation is now just a click of a button away. 

 

To configure the viva connection please follow the below link:  





















 

 

 




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