check before: 2025-06-01
Product:
Copilot, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Microsoft Viva, Microsoft Viva Insights, Power BI
Platform:
Online, Web, World tenant
Status:
Rolling out
Change type:
Admin impact, New feature, Updated message, User impact
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Summary:
Microsoft Viva Insights will introduce the Skills landscape Power BI report in late 2025, enabling analysts to explore organizational People Skills data, skill distribution, and hierarchy. Setup requires enabling People Skills in Viva Insights with appropriate licenses. No admin action needed for the report template itself.
Details:
Updated October 6, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience.
Coming soon for Microsoft Viva Insights: The Skills landscape report, a new Microsoft Power BI report in the advanced insights app that introduces the skills landscape in your organization, powered by People Skills data. With this report, analysts and leaders can understand People Skills data and its usage in the organization, browse commonly used skills and areas of skills specialization, see how groups of skills are distributed across your groups, and explore the skills hierarchy.
A Microsoft 365 Copilot, Viva Suite, or Viva Insights license is required to enable People Skills data in Viva Insights.
This message applies to the Viva Insights web app.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 491022.
[When this will happen]
Public Preview: We will begin rolling out late June 2025 and expect to complete by late July 2025.
General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late October 2025 (previously late September) and expect to complete by late November 2025 (previously October).
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2025-05-17
updated:
2025-10-06
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Direct effects for Operations**
Data Processing Delays
If the People Skills data is not set up properly before the rollout, analysts may experience delays in accessing the Skills landscape report, leading to missed opportunities in identifying skill gaps and optimizing workforce distribution.
- roles: Insights Analysts, HR Managers
- references: https://learn.microsoft.com/viva/insights/advanced/analyst/templates/skills-landscape, https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365copilotblog/announcing-people-skills-general-availability-and-new-skills-agent/4406364
User Confusion and Misalignment
Without proper communication and preparation, users may be unaware of the new Skills landscape report and its functionalities, leading to confusion and misalignment in utilizing the insights for workforce planning.
- roles: End Users, Team Leaders
- references: https://learn.microsoft.com/viva/insights/advanced/analyst/templates/skills-landscape, https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?searchterms=491022
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change history
| Date | Property | old | new |
| 2025-10-06 | MC Last Updated | 09/09/2025 18:13:28 | 2025-10-06T17:38:22Z |
| 2025-10-06 | MC Messages | Updated September 9, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience.
Coming soon for Microsoft Viva Insights: The Skills landscape report, a new Microsoft Power BI report in the advanced insights app that introduces the skills landscape in your organization, powered by People Skills data. With this report, analysts and leaders can understand People Skills data and its usage in the organization, browse commonly used skills and areas of skills specialization, see how groups of skills are distributed across your groups, and explore the skills hierarchy. A Microsoft 365 Copilot, Viva Suite, or Viva Insights license is required to enable People Skills data in Viva Insights. This message applies to the Viva Insights web app. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 491022. [When this will happen] Public Preview: We will begin rolling out late June 2025 and expect to complete by late July 2025. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late September 2025 (previously early August) and expect to complete by late October 2025 (previously early September). | Updated October 6, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience.
Coming soon for Microsoft Viva Insights: The Skills landscape report, a new Microsoft Power BI report in the advanced insights app that introduces the skills landscape in your organization, powered by People Skills data. With this report, analysts and leaders can understand People Skills data and its usage in the organization, browse commonly used skills and areas of skills specialization, see how groups of skills are distributed across your groups, and explore the skills hierarchy. A Microsoft 365 Copilot, Viva Suite, or Viva Insights license is required to enable People Skills data in Viva Insights. This message applies to the Viva Insights web app. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 491022. [When this will happen] Public Preview: We will begin rolling out late June 2025 and expect to complete by late July 2025. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late October 2025 (previously late September) and expect to complete by late November 2025 (previously October). |
| 2025-10-06 | MC End Time | 12/08/2025 09:00:00 | 2026-01-05T09:00:00Z |
| 2025-10-06 | MC Summary | Microsoft Viva Insights will introduce the Skills landscape Power BI report, enabling analysts to explore organizational People Skills data, skill distribution, and hierarchy. Public preview starts late June 2025; general availability begins late September 2025. Setup requires enabling People Skills data in Viva Insights with appropriate licenses. | Microsoft Viva Insights will introduce the Skills landscape Power BI report in late 2025, enabling analysts to explore organizational People Skills data, skill distribution, and hierarchy. Setup requires enabling People Skills in Viva Insights with appropriate licenses. No admin action needed for the report template itself. |
| 2025-09-10 | MC Last Updated | 08/11/2025 22:44:40 | 2025-09-09T18:13:28Z |
| 2025-09-10 | MC Messages | Updated August 11, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience.
Coming soon for Microsoft Viva Insights: The Skills landscape report, a new Microsoft Power BI report in the advanced insights app that introduces the skills landscape in your organization, powered by People Skills data. With this report, analysts and leaders can understand People Skills data and its usage in the organization, browse commonly used skills and areas of skills specialization, see how groups of skills are distributed across your groups, and explore the skills hierarchy. A Microsoft 365 Copilot, Viva Suite, or Viva Insights license is required to enable People Skills data in Viva Insights. This message applies to the Viva Insights web app. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 491022. [When this will happen] Public Preview: We will begin rolling out late June 2025 and expect to complete by late July 2025. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late August 2025 (previously early August) and expect to complete by late October 2025 (previously early September). | Updated September 9, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience.
Coming soon for Microsoft Viva Insights: The Skills landscape report, a new Microsoft Power BI report in the advanced insights app that introduces the skills landscape in your organization, powered by People Skills data. With this report, analysts and leaders can understand People Skills data and its usage in the organization, browse commonly used skills and areas of skills specialization, see how groups of skills are distributed across your groups, and explore the skills hierarchy. A Microsoft 365 Copilot, Viva Suite, or Viva Insights license is required to enable People Skills data in Viva Insights. This message applies to the Viva Insights web app. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 491022. [When this will happen] Public Preview: We will begin rolling out late June 2025 and expect to complete by late July 2025. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late September 2025 (previously early August) and expect to complete by late October 2025 (previously early September). |
| 2025-09-10 | MC End Time | 11/28/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-12-08T09:00:00Z |
| 2025-09-10 | MC Summary | Microsoft Viva Insights will introduce the Skills landscape report in Power BI, enabling analysts to explore organizational People Skills data, identify skill gaps, and optimize workforce distribution. Public preview starts late June 2025; general availability begins late August 2025. Setup requires enabling People Skills data in Viva Insights. | Microsoft Viva Insights will introduce the Skills landscape Power BI report, enabling analysts to explore organizational People Skills data, skill distribution, and hierarchy. Public preview starts late June 2025; general availability begins late September 2025. Setup requires enabling People Skills data in Viva Insights with appropriate licenses. |
| 2025-08-12 | MC Messages | Updated July 18, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience.
Coming soon for Microsoft Viva Insights: The Skills landscape report, a new Microsoft Power BI report in the advanced insights app that introduces the skills landscape in your organization, powered by People Skills data. With this report, analysts and leaders can understand People Skills data and its usage in the organization, browse commonly used skills and areas of skills specialization, see how groups of skills are distributed across your groups, and explore the skills hierarchy. A Microsoft 365 Copilot, Viva Suite, or Viva Insights license is required to enable People Skills data in Viva Insights. This message applies to the Viva Insights web app. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 491022. [When this will happen] Public Preview: We will begin rolling out late June 2025 and expect to complete by late July 2025. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early August 2025 and expect to complete by early September 2025. | Updated August 11, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience.
Coming soon for Microsoft Viva Insights: The Skills landscape report, a new Microsoft Power BI report in the advanced insights app that introduces the skills landscape in your organization, powered by People Skills data. With this report, analysts and leaders can understand People Skills data and its usage in the organization, browse commonly used skills and areas of skills specialization, see how groups of skills are distributed across your groups, and explore the skills hierarchy. A Microsoft 365 Copilot, Viva Suite, or Viva Insights license is required to enable People Skills data in Viva Insights. This message applies to the Viva Insights web app. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 491022. [When this will happen] Public Preview: We will begin rolling out late June 2025 and expect to complete by late July 2025. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late August 2025 (previously early August) and expect to complete by late October 2025 (previously early September). |
| 2025-08-12 | MC Last Updated | 07/18/2025 20:05:36 | 2025-08-11T22:44:40Z |
| 2025-08-12 | MC Summary | Microsoft Viva Insights will soon introduce the Skills landscape report in the advanced insights app, available via Power BI. This report helps analysts and leaders understand People Skills data, browse skills, and explore skills distribution and hierarchy. Public preview starts in late June 2025, with general availability in August 2025. A relevant license is required. | Microsoft Viva Insights will introduce the Skills landscape report in Power BI, enabling analysts to explore organizational People Skills data, identify skill gaps, and optimize workforce distribution. Public preview starts late June 2025; general availability begins late August 2025. Setup requires enabling People Skills data in Viva Insights. |
| 2025-07-19 | MC Messages | Coming soon for Microsoft Viva Insights: The Skills landscape report, a new Microsoft Power BI report in the advanced insights app that introduces the skills landscape in your organization, powered by People Skills data. With this report, analysts and leaders can understand People Skills data and its usage in the organization, browse commonly used skills and areas of skills specialization, see how groups of skills are distributed across your groups, and explore the skills hierarchy.
A Microsoft 365 Copilot, Viva Suite, or Viva Insights license is required to enable People Skills data in Viva Insights. This message applies to the Viva Insights web app. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 491022. [When this will happen] Public Preview: We will begin rolling out late June 2025 and expect to complete by late July 2025. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late July 2025 and expect to complete by late August 2025. | Updated July 18, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience.
Coming soon for Microsoft Viva Insights: The Skills landscape report, a new Microsoft Power BI report in the advanced insights app that introduces the skills landscape in your organization, powered by People Skills data. With this report, analysts and leaders can understand People Skills data and its usage in the organization, browse commonly used skills and areas of skills specialization, see how groups of skills are distributed across your groups, and explore the skills hierarchy. A Microsoft 365 Copilot, Viva Suite, or Viva Insights license is required to enable People Skills data in Viva Insights. This message applies to the Viva Insights web app. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 491022. [When this will happen] Public Preview: We will begin rolling out late June 2025 and expect to complete by late July 2025. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early August 2025 and expect to complete by early September 2025. |
| 2025-07-19 | MC Title | Microsoft Viva Insights: People Skills insights for analysts | (Updated) Microsoft Viva Insights: People Skills insights for analysts |
| 2025-07-19 | MC Last Updated | 05/17/2025 00:18:26 | 2025-07-18T20:05:36Z |
| 2025-07-19 | MC MessageTagNames | New feature, User impact, Admin impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact, Admin impact |
| 2025-07-19 | MC Summary | Microsoft Viva Insights will soon introduce the Skills landscape report in the advanced insights app, available via Power BI. This report helps analysts and leaders understand People Skills data, browse skills, and explore skills distribution and hierarchy. Public preview starts in late June 2025, with general availability in late July 2025. A relevant license is required. | Microsoft Viva Insights will soon introduce the Skills landscape report in the advanced insights app, available via Power BI. This report helps analysts and leaders understand People Skills data, browse skills, and explore skills distribution and hierarchy. Public preview starts in late June 2025, with general availability in August 2025. A relevant license is required. |
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