Microsoft Viva Goals is here to help people track their progress

After months of private testing, Microsoft’s Viva Goals is now generally available.

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What you need to know

Microsoft Viva Goals is now generally available. It’s a management solution that supports the Objectives and Key Results (OKR) framework that’s popular at several large companies. In other words, it’s a tool for tracking goals and progress.

Viva Goals integrates with Microsoft Viva, allowing organizations to follow the progress of people and teams within a single hub. It’s built in a way that makes it easy to attach daily tasks to long-term goals.

Microsoft outlined how Viva Goals works in itsTech Community postannouncing general availability:

People can share progress to keep others up to date as well. Viva Goals supports shareable links for various items.

There are two SKUs that include Viva Goals: Microsoft Viva Goals SKU and Microsoft Viva SKU. To use the Viva Goals application in Teams, one of the following licenses is required: Microsoft 365 F1, F3, E3, A3, E5, A5; Office 365 F3, E1, A1, E3, A3, E5, A5; Microsoft 365 Business Basic, Business Standard, Business Premium; or Microsoft SharePoint K, Plan 1, or Plan 2 license.

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