check before: 2025-04-01
Product:
Copilot, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Microsoft Viva, Workplace Analytics
Platform:
Android, iOS, Mac, Online, Web, Windows Desktop, World tenant
Status:
Launched
Change type:
Feature update, User impact, Admin impact
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Details:
Summary:
Microsoft Viva Pulse will soon allow organizations to customize and display internal usage guidelines for survey authors and respondents. This feature will be available across various platforms and is expected to roll out from late April to mid-May 2025. Admins can configure these guidelines in the Pulse admin experience.
Details:
Coming soon for Microsoft Viva Pulse: Organizations will be able to provide their employees with customized internal usage guidelines for all survey authors and respondents (according to your company policies), in addition to existing default Pulse privacy guidance.
This message applies to Pulse for Windows desktop, Pulse for Mac desktop, Pulse on the web, and Pulse for iOS/Android.
Viva Pulse is available for users with a license for Microsoft Viva Suite, Viva Workplace Analytics and Employee Feedback, or for tenants who are using a Pulse admin-led trial. Users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license may also be able to access Viva Pulse, if admins have enabled access using their Copilot subscription.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 488105.
[When this will happen:]
General Availability (Worldwide): We began rolling out late April 2025 and expect to complete by mid-May 2025.
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General Availability
Created:
2025-04-23
updated:
2025-04-23
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summary for non-techies**
Microsoft Viva Pulse is introducing a feature that allows organizations to create and display customized internal usage guidelines for survey authors and respondents, available across multiple platforms, with configuration options for admins to align with company policies.
Direct effects for Operations**
Lack of Custom Usage Guidelines
Without preparation, users may be confused about the survey process and privacy expectations, leading to potential misuse of the tool and decreased trust in the feedback process.
- roles: Pulse Admin, Survey Respondent
- references: https://learn.microsoft.com/viva/pulse/setup-admin-access/set-up-in-app-pulse-experience, https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?searchterms=488105
User Experience Degradation
If users are not informed about the new guidelines, they may experience frustration or uncertainty when using the Pulse tool, negatively impacting their engagement and feedback quality.
- roles: Survey Author, Pulse Admin
- references: https://learn.microsoft.com/viva/pulse/setup-admin-access/set-up-in-app-pulse-experience, https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?searchterms=488105
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