check before: 2025-06-01
Product:
Copilot, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Microsoft Viva, Microsoft Viva Insights, Power BI
Platform:
Online, Web, World tenant
Status:
In development
Change type:
New feature, User impact, Admin impact
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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.
Details:
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.
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Created:
2025-05-17
updated:
2025-05-17
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summary for non-techies**
Microsoft is launching the Skills Landscape report within Viva Insights using Power BI, enabling organizations to map and manage workforce skills effectively, with public preview starting in June 2025 and general availability by July 2025, requiring licenses like Microsoft 365 Copilot, Viva Suite, or Viva Insights.
Direct effects for Operations**
Lack of Preparedness for Skills Landscape Report
If the Skills landscape report is rolled out without proper preparation, users may not have the necessary People Skills data set up, leading to confusion and inability to utilize the report effectively. This can result in missed opportunities for 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 Experience Degradation Due to Unfamiliarity
Without prior training or communication about the new Skills landscape report, users may struggle to navigate the new features in Power BI, leading to frustration and decreased productivity as they attempt to understand and utilize the new insights.
- roles: Data Analysts, 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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