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Scaling the Impact of AI Transformation for Your Organization with Viva Goals

BrittHarper90 — Thu, 01 Feb 2024 17:53:56 GMT

As organizations begin to integrate AI solutions more heavily into their daily operations, it is essential for leaders to be able to demonstrate the business impact of digital transformation. Being able to scale the impact of AI transformation offers crucial insights into its effectiveness, enabling companies to pinpoint areas for enhancement, fine-tune their strategies, and ensure a positive return on investment. However, the question remains: How do you scale the impact of AI transformation?

Join us on February 28th, at 8:30 am PST/11:30 am EST for a Viva Goals Office Hours 60-minute session, Scaling the Impact of AI Transformation for Your Organization with Viva Goals, with Viva Goals expert, Chris Rosa. During this session, Chris will share approaches to scale AI transformation success, build organizational alignment and demonstrate how to utilize Viva Goals to track and accurately report on the business impact.

Featured in this session:

- Customer story of how one Viva Goals customer tracked AI transformation across multiple teams and utilized Viva Goals to report on the business impact and organization alignment.

- See a demo of the Copilot in Viva Goals dashboard and how you can use it to understand team productivity and how it is directly affecting the organization

- Interactive polls throughout the presentation and an opportunity to ask Viva Goals experts all your questions!

Don't miss it, register here!

How Viva Goals and AI can Help You Kick Off Your New Year

BrittHarper90 — Tue, 16 Jan 2024 16:00:39 GMT

Kick off the new year by unlocking the secrets of three transformative features within Viva Goals, designed to elevate and streamline your goal-setting process for unprecedented simplicity and efficiency.

In our upcoming session, witness firsthand how Viva Goals aligns with your current practices. Explore three upcoming product releases that empower you to seamlessly integrate your existing goal-setting terminology, craft and enhance OKRs with the advanced capabilities of Copilot, and effortlessly communicate your progress to your team via email.

Join us on January 24th, at 8 am PST/11 am EST for a Viva Goals Office Hours 60-minute session, How Viva Goals and AI can Help You Kick Off Your New Year. During this session, we will give you a preview of the top features being released this year!

Featured in this session:

- Discover the seamless adaptability of Viva Goals to your current workflow, and explore the product's recent enhancements that simplify the goal-setting process, making it effortlessly intuitive

- Product Deep Dive: Preview upcoming product enhancements, featuring a detailed exploration of goals customization, the introduction of Copilot in Viva Goals, and sharing updates efficiently via email.

- Interactive polls throughout the presentation and an opportunity to ask Viva Goals experts all of your burning questions

Don't miss it, register here!

2023 Retros and 2024 Goal Planning with Viva Goals

BrittHarper90 — Tue, 28 Nov 2023 20:51:54 GMT

A key component of setting goals for 2024 is learning from the lessons of 2023: What went well, what can be improved upon, and how can you make informed decisions for a more successful and productive year ahead?

Join us on December 13th, at 8 am PST/11 am EST for a Viva Goals Office Hours 60-minute session, 2023 Retros and 2024 Goal Planning with Viva Goals, with Viva Goals experts, Vivian Ajetunmobi and Wendy Pat Fong. During this session, they will share how you can make the goal retro and planning process more impactful with Viva Goals.

Featured in this session:

- Tactical tips for conducting your 2023 retros and embarking upon 2024 goal planning, including real-world examples and how to use Copilot in Viva Goals to make this entire process more efficient

- Viva Goals Product Deep Dive featuring Senior Product Manager Vidarth Jaikrishnan: Empower every team to plan and execute on goals more effectively in 2024. Learn how our newest feature Goal Customization can give your organization and teams the flexibility to title and structure goals in line with goal-setting preferences beyond the OKR framework. Plus, get a first glance at what enhancements are coming soon!

- Interactive polls throughout the presentation and an opportunity to ask Viva Goals experts all of your burning questions!

Don't miss this session, register here!

Viva Goals Office Hours: 3 Ways to Improve Your Goal Management Process with Copilot in Viva Goals

BrittHarper90 — Wed, 25 Oct 2023 14:08:43 GMT

AI can be a powerful tool to help optimize workflow, enhance productivity, and drive performance in organizations. Copilot in Viva Goals is now available in private preview – and we’re excited to show you how next-gen AI is making it even easier to create, refine, and share progress on goals.

Join us on November 9th at 8 am PST/11 am EST for an inspiring 60-minute session, 3 Ways to Improve Your Goal Management Process with Copilot in Viva Goals. During this webinar, Mohanraj Ganesan, Principal Product Manager, Viva Goals, and Lucy Hitz, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Viva Goals, will share tactical ways to leverage Copilot in Viva Goals to make creating, managing, and reviewing team-level and organization-level goals more efficient and more impactful.

We will feature:   

- A live demo of Copilot in Viva Goals – including generating goal recommendations, refining suggestions with conversational AI, publishing progress summaries, and more.

- What’s on the horizon for enhancements coming soon to Copilot in Viva Goals.

- Interactive polls throughout the presentation and an open Q&A session to get all your questions answered by Viva Goals experts! Plus, an opportunity for you to test the goal areas you’re planning for, live in Copilot!

You can register here for this Viva Goals Office Hours session.

How to Drive Team Performance and Results with Viva Goals

EmilyPerina — Fri, 27 Dec 2024 16:10:00 GMT

What do you really need to know to drive a high-performing team? In this conversation with Jeff Kotz, Director of the Microsoft Channel Alliance at McChrystal Group, and Kevin Cole, Implementation Program Manager, McChrystal Group on Wednesday, November 8th at 9 am PST, Jeff and Kevin will share their experience driving team performance with customers by improving strategy and goal alignment across teams, including real-world examples of how implementing Viva Goals is driving performance for organizations around the world.

Learn how the process of implementing Viva Goals creates alignment in your organization
See how organizations are using increased visibility of organizational goals to solve for downstream and cross-functional team performance
Learn tips on how to turn communicating priorities into a competency for your senior leaders

Please share any questions that you would like our experts to address in the comments below.

This will be a live stream video directly on this event page.

Art of the Possible: The future of goal-setting and management: Achieve more with Viva Goals

BrittHarper90 — Wed, 27 Sep 2023 14:12:30 GMT

The goal-setting and management process is the foundation for organizational and individual accomplishment—but only 39 percent of employees understand their organization’s goals (2023 Forrester State of Goal-Setting Report). Goals are created to define and recognize success, but they are only useful when you document them clearly and refer to them regularly. 

Your employees work in distributed, remote, and global environments. Having a single source of truth for goals that integrate with the tools they are already using and keeps organizational, team, and individual goals top-of-mind has never been more critical. Viva Goals can help with that. 

Join us for an immersive view of Microsoft Viva Goals and learn how you can take advantage of next-gen AI features to enhance productivity and increase clarity around goals in your organization.

We’ll also explore: 

-The latest trends in goal-setting and goal management from the Forrester 2023 State of Goal-Setting Report 

-The number one thing you can deliver to increase employee satisfaction, motivation, and achievement 

-Innovations coming to Viva Goals 

-Deploying objectives and key results and Viva Goals effectively in an organization—what it takes and key benefits 

-How Viva Goals can help your organization, from strategy to execution with a live in-session demo

Click here to register!

Viva Goals Office Hours: How to Build and Coach a Healthy Team with Viva Goals

BrittHarper90 — Wed, 27 Sep 2023 15:10:24 GMT

Research has revealed that Managers play a pivotal role in fostering high-performance teams by adopting coaching as a leadership strategy – but how does laying the foundation of a healthy team culture result in high-performing teams?

Join us on October 18th at 8 am PST/ 11 am EST for a 60-minute session, How to Build and Coach a Healthy Team with Viva Goals. During this webinar, featuring Vivian Ajetunmobi, Senior Program Manager, Viva Goals Growth, and Wendy Pat Fong, Senior Program Manager, Viva Goals Growth – they will share the tactical actions you can take to create an environment that fosters team culture to drive high performance for a successful OKR/Goal Program – including tips on how to utilize Viva Goals Dashboards to lead your team in achieving their goals.

We will feature:

- Deep dive into the three elements of a healthy team culture: Trust, Feedback, and Learning – and real-world examples of each.

- Why coaching is important for your team and organizational success – and tips on how to drive team engagement and high performance using Viva Goals.

- Interactive polls throughout the presentation and an open Q&A session to get all your questions answered by Viva Goals experts

Don't miss out, register here!

Viva Goals Office Hours: How to Build a High-Performing Team with Viva Goals

BrittHarper90 — Tue, 12 Sep 2023 18:20:54 GMT

Research has revealed that high-performing organizations share common practices that propel them to excellence. But where do you start and how do you know you are taking the right actions?

Join us on September 20th at 8 am PST/ 11 am EST for a 60-minute session, How to Build a High-Performing Team with Viva Goals. During this enlightening webinar, we will unveil the secrets behind high-performing organizations, featuring Lucy Hitz, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Viva Goals - as she delves deep into the tactical actions you can take to create an environment that fosters employee engagement, builds productive teams, and cultivates resilience.

We will feature:   

- Real-world examples of how Viva Goals customers created high-performing teams through focus and alignment, team collaboration, and efficient processes

- Viva Goals Product Deep Dive – Learn how to speed up integration enablement and set up organizational testing areas using the newest Viva Goals admin enhancements – plus see how Viva Goals is making sharing progress updates even easier with Review Dashboards

- Interactive polls throughout the presentation and an open Q&A session to get all your questions answered by Viva Goals experts

You can register here for this Viva Goals Office Hours session. See you there!  

How to Improve Collaboration and Results with Viva Goals and ADO

EmilyPerina — Fri, 27 Dec 2024 16:07:41 GMT

In this 45-minute YouTube Live event, Mark Myers, Senior Program Manager, Digital Security & Resilience, Microsoft, and Johnny Jones Jr., Senior Technical Program Manager, Microsoft Security Response Center, share the challenges they faced when trying to find a consistent way to track team goals and showcase cross-team collaboration – and how they utilized the Viva Goals and Azure DevOps integration to tell a better story of the work their team does to their organization and the business impact they made.

Please share any questions that you would like our experts to address in the comments below.

This will be a live stream video directly on this event page.

Driving a Healthy OKR Program with Viva Goals: Leadership Buy-In and Markers of Success

EmilyPerina — Thu, 14 Sep 2023 16:56:02 GMT

In this 45-minute YouTube Live event, Mike Berg, Partner Director of Data Science at IDEAs, Microsoft, will explain how he built a visible and successful Viva Goals program, including tactical tips on how to get buy-in from leadership, and measure and share your success as you go along.

Please share any questions that you would like our experts to address in the comments below.

This will be a livestream video directly on this event page.

Viva Goals Office Hours LIVE: What to do in your first 30 days with Viva Goals

BrittHarper90 — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 14:37:05 GMT

What can you do to make the most of Viva Goals in your first month? How does this set you up for future success as an employee, team, and entire organization?

Join us on August 23rd at 8 am PST/ 11 am EST for a 60-minute session, What to do in your first 30 days with Viva Goals. During this interactive session, you will hear from Viva Goals expert, Jake Singer, Senior Program Manager, Viva Goals Customer Success and Incubation team, as he walks through the tactical actions you should take in Viva Goals in the first 30 days to put you on the road to successfully leveraging the software.

We will feature:

A step-by-step walk-through of Viva Goals, and a checklist of exactly what you should accomplish in the first 30 days of using Viva Goals.
Viva Goals Product Deep Dive - First look at our new introductory in-product experience that will be released at the end of August.
Interactive polls throughout the presentation and an open Q&A session to get all your "just starting" questions answered by Viva Goals experts.

Viva Goals Office Hours LIVE: “Where Are We Going?”: How to Chart Your Viva Goals Journey

BrittHarper90 — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 20:43:37 GMT

There are multiple ways to prioritize and track your organizational goals. But it is crucial for your organization to understand and define the "why" behind your goal-setting and management approach. You will walk away from this session with tips and tricks on how to define your "why", influence leadership with the specific ways Viva Goals will help your organization meet its goals, and how to start creating a deployment plan for goals across your organization.

Join us on July 26th at 8 am PST/ 11 am EST for a 60-minute session, "Where Are We Going?": How to Chart Your Viva Goals Journey. During this hands-on session, you will hear from Viva Goals experts Tamara Taylor, Senior Program Manager, Viva Goals Customer Success and Incubation, and Liz Pierce, Principal Program Manager, Viva Goals CXP as they share how to find your "why" and what it means for how to drive Viva Goals adoption in your organization.

We will feature:

Examples of Viva Goals customers who approached their "why" to utilizing Viva Goals differently - and the success stories of each
Viva Goals Interactive Product Brainstorming session - During this time, we want to hear your thoughts on how you work with stakeholders to achieve goals, and what Viva Goals can do to enhance that collaboration.

Challenging Mindsets: How to use OKRs and Viva Goals to Enhance Focus and Encourage Growth

EmilyPerina — Tue, 20 Jun 2023 16:54:34 GMT

Challenging mindsets in your organization to drive towards fewer, more strategic goals can create positive change at the employee and business level.

Join us on July 25th at 7am PST/10 am EST to learn from Viva Goals experts, Maryleen Emeric, Chief of Staff, Modern Work & Business Applications Marketing, Ryan Lowdermilk, Principal Cloud Solution Architect, and Monique Little, Director of Business Programs Management, on their experience working with their internal teams as well as customers to identify the best way to cascade OKRs for maximum success, ways to continuously innovate when writing and prioritizing OKRs, and learning how to work towards actionable stretch goals, so you can elevate your team to be their best.

In this session you will:

-Hear from Viva Goals experts on how their mindset has changed since first implementing OKRs

-Hear real-world examples of how our experts challenge mindsets about OKRs at their organization, specifically through OKR creation, innovation, and stretching

-Have an opportunity to ask our experts any questions you have around beginning or improving your goal-setting and management journey, consistently challenging mindsets along the way, and benefits to employees and the benefits

Don't miss it, click here to register now!

The future of goal-setting and management: Achieve more with Viva Goals

BrittHarper90 — Mon, 12 Jun 2023 19:46:39 GMT

Your employees work in distributed, remote, and global environments. Having a single source-of-truth for goals that integrates with the tools they are already using and keeps organizational, team, and individual goals top-of-mind has never been more critical. Viva Goals can help with that.

Join us for an immersive view of Microsoft Viva Goals, and learn how you can take advantage of next-gen AI features to enhance productivity and increase clarity around goals in your organization. We’ll also explore:

-The latest trends in goal-setting and goal management from the Forrester 2023 State of Goal-Setting Report

-The number one thing you can deliver to increase employee satisfaction, motivation, and achievement

-Innovations coming to Viva Goals

-Deploying objectives and key results and Viva Goals effectively in an organization—what it takes and key benefits

Take the next step towards improving employee experience and business performance. Secure your spot now - register here!

From Theory to Results: How to Implement OKRs Successfully in Your Organization

EmilyPerina — Fri, 27 Dec 2024 16:06:14 GMT

In this 45-minute YouTube Live, Lee Downes, CRO at OKR Coaching company There Be Giants, and Enolicia Strever, Technology PMO Leader at Investec, share what it takes to bring the OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) from theory to practice and results in an organization, so you can envision this process for your own team.

Watch the on-demand video now! - From Theory to Results: How to Implement OKRs Successfully in Your Organization - YouTube

Viva Goals Office Hours LIVE: Masterclass: How to Choose the Right Key Result for Your Goals

BrittHarper90 — Mon, 05 Jun 2023 20:51:48 GMT

Key Results are measurable outcomes that contribute to the achievement of an objective. What does a great Key Result look like; and what are the three most common types of Key Results? How can you select the right Key Results for the goals you are trying to achieve?

Join us on June 21st at 8 am PST/11 am EST for a 60-minute session, Masterclass: How to Choose the Right Key Result for Your Goals. During this session, you will hear from Viva Goals OKR expert Vivian_Ajetunmobi as she identifies and defines 3 types of Key results and how to pick the right one for your organization's needs, based on leading and lagging indicators.

We will feature:

- Best practices around choosing the right metrics for your goals - with real-world examples

- Viva Goals Product Deep Dive - learn about the different Key Result types and effective utilization of phased targets within Viva Goals

- An opportunity for collaborative peer-to-peer learning in breakout rooms, where you will practices choosing the right Key Results for the scenarios provided during the session

Don't miss it, click here to register now!

Viva Goals Office Hours LIVE: Communications Planning for Your OKR Program

BrittHarper90 — Tue, 25 Apr 2023 19:51:11 GMT

The beauty of implementing an OKR (Objectives and Key Results) program is that it encourages transparency, alignment, and collaboration across teams. One key part of that equation is communication. Creating a strong and well-executed OKR communication strategy is a critical component of effective leadership - it empowers leaders to stay on track, foster alignment, and achieve shared goals.

Join us on May 24th at 8 am PST/ 11 am EST for a 60-minute session, Communications Planning for Your OKR Program. During this session, you will hear from Viva Goals OKR expert Erin Donoso as she shares the process that she uses to plan and execute team-level and leadership-level OKR planning meetings.

We will feature:

Practical tips and tricks on how to create a work back strategy for monthly reviews, quarterly closeouts, and annual financial planning - including sending out reminders, taking notes, and collecting feedback via surveys
Viva Goals Integration Deep Dive - Microsoft Teams - Add, update, and manage your OKRs directly within Microsoft Teams with the Viva Goals Microsoft Teams app
An opportunity for peer-to-peer learning in breakout rooms, so you can see how other organizations are communicating about their OKR planning sessions internally

Don't miss it, register here!

Viva Goals AMA with Kathy Krumpe, Associate Director at Accenture

EmilyPerina — Thu, 20 Apr 2023 18:33:20 GMT

Join our AMA with Kathy Krumpe, Associate Director at Accenture, as she shares, from her experience, what it takes to successfully deploy OKRs and how they can drive a business forward, especially in this business climate. During this AMA you'll have an opportunity to ask Kathy any questions you have!

An AMA is a live text-based online event similar to an “Ask Me Anything” on Reddit. This AMA gives you the opportunity to connect with Microsoft product experts who will be on hand to answer your questions and listen to feedback.

Feel free to post your questions about Viva Goals anytime in the comments below beforehand, if it fits your schedule or time zone better, though questions will not be answered until the live hour.

Beginning Your OKR Journey with Viva Goals

EmilyPerina — Wed, 31 May 2023 15:58:31 GMT

Join our AMA with Rich Gibbons, Managing Director at Cloudy with a Chance of Licensing and Michael Plettner, Managing Director at in2success GmbH as they share their experience with starting an OKR journey with Viva Goals within their organizations. Learn how they got buy-in from their leadership teams, tips for deployment based on their experience so far, and benefits they’re seeing at the beginning of their journey.

During this AMA you'll have an opportunity to ask Rich and Michael any questions you have!

An AMA is a live text-based online event similar to an “Ask Me Anything” on Reddit. This AMA gives you the opportunity to connect with Microsoft product experts who will be on hand to answer your questions and listen to feedback.

Feel free to post your questions about Viva Goals anytime in the comments below beforehand, if it fits your schedule or time zone better, though questions will not be answered until the live hour.

How to deploy OKRs and Viva Goals: Lessons from Microsoft's deployment to 200K+ employees

BrittHarper90 — Mon, 24 Apr 2023 22:05:41 GMT

Join our AMA with Don Campbell, Senior Director of the OKR Enterprise Accelerator team at Microsoft, and Scott Blackwell, Principal Program Manager for Microsoft Viva Goals as they share, the challenges and successes their team has faced while helping deploy OKRs and Viva Goals internally across the many Microsoft teams. During this AMA you'll have an opportunity to ask Don and Scott any questions you have!

Feel free to post your questions about Viva Goals anytime in the comments below beforehand, if it fits your schedule or time zone better, though questions will not be answered until the live hour.