As we spend more working time physically alone than ever, virtual connections have become more important than ever. I tell people about Praise in Viva at every opportunity, and it is about to get better!
TL;DR:
The praise composer, which is accessible through the messaging extension pinned to the Teams messaging bar or through the Viva Insights app in Teams, is being refreshed to replace praise badges with emojis and introduce the ability to select gradient backgrounds for all Teams users. Also, in the Viva Insights app in Teams, praise trends are being introduced, privately surfacing analytics such as counts of praise sent and received, your top fans and top praises received. Due early November to early December 2022.
Details:
The new composer “creates a more delightful composing experience when sending praise”. Praise badges will be replaced with emoji pairings and you can select from multiple gradient backgrounds to customise the praise card.
The praise page in Viva Insights Teams App will also be updated. The praise feed will show the 6 most recent praises and you can use the dropdown to filter between recently sent and received praises. To view more, you can still go to your praise history page to see up to six months of complete history.
Availability:
Due early November to early December 2022.
Source, related links, and references:
MC448356.
Learn more about Praise with Viva Insights | Microsoft Learn (will be updated along with this release).
Check status:
Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 101161.
Page originally published:
29th October 2022 and kept up to date.
