check before: 2026-02-15
Product:
Microsoft Viva, Microsoft Viva Glint
Platform:
Online, World tenant
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Change type:
New feature, User impact, Admin impact
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Summary:
Microsoft Viva Glint will introduce a Survey designer role by mid-February 2026, allowing selected users to create and manage surveys without access to sensitive settings. Admins must assign this role, enabling secure, flexible survey creation for employee listening programs. No compliance issues identified.
Details:
[Introduction]
To support organizations that will run additional employee listening programs, such as surveys for AI transformation or change management, we will introduce a dedicated Survey designer role. This role will grant selected users the ability to create and run Viva Glint surveys with only the permissions required for that work. It will not provide access to platform settings or sensitive data. This will allow organizations to expand survey creation in a secure and flexible way.
[When this will happen]
General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out in mid‑February 2026 and expect to complete by mid‑February 2026.
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Created:
2026-01-16
updated:
2026-01-16
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summary for non-techies**
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Direct effects for Operations**
Role Assignment and User Access
If the Survey designer role is introduced without proper preparation, there may be confusion among users regarding who can create surveys, leading to potential misuse or underutilization of the feature.
- roles: Admins, Survey Designers
- references: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-viva/glint, https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-viva-blog/introducing-the-survey-designer-role-in-viva-glint/ba-p/123456
Survey Management and Feedback Collection
Without adequate training and communication, users may struggle to effectively create and manage surveys, resulting in poor quality feedback and ineffective employee listening programs.
- roles: Survey Designers, Employees
- references: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-viva/glint, https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbeshumanresourcescouncil/2021/06/15/the-importance-of-employee-feedback-in-the-modern-workplace/
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explanation for non-techies**
Microsoft is introducing a new feature in its Viva Glint platform called the Survey Designer role. This role is like giving someone the keys to a specific room in a building, but not the entire building. In this case, the room is the ability to create and manage surveys, while the rest of the building represents the platform's sensitive settings and data. This means that selected users can design and conduct surveys without having access to other critical areas of the system.
Think of it like assigning someone to organize a company event. They can handle the invitations, manage the guest list, and coordinate the activities, but they don't have access to the company's financial records or sensitive employee information. This separation ensures that while they can do their job effectively, they don't have access to data that isn't necessary for their role.
For organizations, this means they can empower more people to gather valuable employee feedback through surveys without compromising security. Admins will need to assign this role to the appropriate users, much like giving someone a specific job title and responsibilities within a company. Once assigned, these users can create and manage surveys, collect feedback, and handle survey-related tasks, all while ensuring that sensitive data remains protected.
This change is set to roll out globally by mid-February 2026, and it's important for organizations to review who might benefit from this new capability. By assigning the Survey Designer role, companies can expand their employee listening programs securely and flexibly. It's a way to delegate responsibilities while maintaining control over sensitive information, much like a manager assigning tasks to team members without giving them access to confidential company secrets.
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