By Seth Patton, General Manager, Microsoft 365 Next Gen Productivity & Employee Experience
We’re a week away from Microsoft Ignite! If you have not registered yet, secure your spot today and browse the session catalog to build your personalized schedule. Here’s a quick rundown of sessions to get you started if you’re looking to learn more about Microsoft Viva, the first employee experience platform (EXP) built for the digital era.
Keynote
The hybrid workplace by Jared Spataro
We think of 2020 as the year many of us worked from home. In fact, it’s the year that work moved to the cloud. Flexible work is here to stay. Join Jared Spataro to learn how we’re empowering people to work from home, on the go, and at the office.
Tuesday, March 2 | 9:45 – 10:15 AM PST
Tuesday, March 2 | 7:15 PM – 7:45 PM PST
Featured Session
Meet Microsoft Viva: a new kind of employee experience by Chuck Friedman
The first employee experience platform built for the digital era, Microsoft Viva brings together communications, knowledge, learning, resources, and insights into an integrated experience that empowers people and teams to be their best, from anywhere. Join us as we introduce a new approach and a new category of technology solutions. Powered by the full breadth and depth of Microsoft 365, Viva is experienced through Microsoft Teams and other Microsoft 365 apps that people use every day.
Wednesday, March 3 | 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM PST
Wednesday, March 3 | 9:30 PM – 10:00 PM PST
Ask the Experts
ATE-FS193 | Ask the Experts: Meet Microsoft Viva: a new kind of employee experience
Now that you have the basics covered, we invite you to ask the questions that may not have been answered in sessions already. There will be a team of Subject Matter Experts available to answer questions both on camera and in chat and point you in the right direction to get started on your own Microsoft Viva journey. Come with questions about all four modules – Viva Connections, Viva Topics, Viva Learning, and Viva Insights.
Wednesday, March 3 | 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM PST
On-Demand Sessions
OD369 | Introducing Microsoft Viva Connections by Adam Harmetz
Viva Connections is your gateway to a modern employee experience - are you ready to inform, engage and empower your organization? Join us as we show you how Viva Connections provides a curated, personalized and company-branded experience that centralizes relevant news and conversations. Deploy easily as it's fully integrated in the apps and devices your teams already use every day, like Microsoft Teams. Discover how you can shape culture and foster communication to help your teams thrive.
OD372 | Microsoft Viva Topics: Put knowledge to work with content and AI by Chris McNulty and Naomi Moneypenny
Viva Topics frees up time by making it easy for people to find information and put knowledge to work. And SharePoint Syntex uses advanced AI and machine teaching to amplify human expertise, automate content processing, and transform content into knowledge.
OD370 | Introducing Microsoft Viva Learning by John Mighell and Swati Jhawar
The Viva Learning app in Teams creates a central hub for learning where people can discover, share, recommend, and learn from content libraries across an organization. Join us for details on Viva Learning implementation, configuration, features, and details on public preview availability.
OD368 | Microsoft Viva Insights: Create a culture where people and business thrive by Kamal Janardhan
The success of your business hinges on the success of your people. When people feel balanced, they can bring their best. Discover how you can empower, people, teams, and organizations to improve productivity and wellbeing through data-driven, insights and actionable recommendations with Microsoft Viva Insights. You’ll also learn about the default safeguards you can rely on to protect personal privacy, such as de-identification, aggregation, and differential privacy.
Product Roundtables @ Connection Zone
If you like engaging in conversation with Microsoft product experts and peers, come join us in the Connection Zone and sign up for the Product Roundtables. Here’s one from the Microsoft Viva team:
Improving employee experiences with Microsoft Viva Connections
Join this session to hear more about Microsoft Viva Connections directly from the product team and to share your needs for employee experiences. How do employees stay up to date, communicate with leaders, find resources, and perform simple tasks (checking paystubs, taking time off, completing reimbursements)? We're especially interested in learning more about these scenarios for your mobile-first employees and frontline worker populations.
See you at Ignite on March 2-4, 2021 and follow the #MSIgnite action on Twitter: @MSIgnite, @MSTCommunity, @MSFTMechanics. Be sure to check back here on this blog for the latest product updates and news.
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“Viva Las Microsoft with Jared Spataro” – The Intrazone Podcast
In case you missed it, tune in to this special #MSFTViva episode of The Intrazone podcast with Jared Spataro.