Microsoft Viva Goals: An introduction

Microsoft Viva Goals helps you align your goals using an Objectives and Key Results (OKR) framework that streamlines efforts by:

  • Connecting teams to your organization’s strategic priorities, timelines, and goals.
  • Uniting people around your mission and purpose to help coordinate the work needed to reach those goals.
  • Driving business results using regular check-ins on the status of your OKRs and progress made toward achieving your goals.

Viva Goals is part of Microsoft Viva, which provides an integrated platform to enhance the experience of employees and empower them to be their best from anywhere.

To sign in to Viva Goals, go to goals.microsoft.com.

Work with OKRs in Viva Goals

The following resources detail the basics of using OKRs in Viva Goals.

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Create an OKR Create OKRs
Check in an OKR Check in OKRs
Track progress on an OKR Track progress on OKRs
Score and close an OKR Close and score OKRs

Set up and configure Viva Goals

The following resources can help you and your organization's administrators implement Viva Goals in Microsoft 365 environments.

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Roles and permissions Roles and permissions
Creating and editing teams Create and edit teams
Adding users Invite and remove users
Managing OKR time periods Manage OKR time periods
OKR configurations Configure your OKR model

Other product features in Viva Goals

The following resources detail features of Viva Goals beyond the basics of OKRs and administrative tools.

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Use review dashboards Review dashboard
Use initiatives Initiatives
Integrate other tools Viva Goals integrations overview

The OKR framework

The following resources provide more information about the OKR framework on which Viva Goals is based.

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OKRs Get to know OKRs
Defining your team Define your team
Rollout plans Determine your rollout plan