check before: 2025-02-01
Product:
Entra, Microsoft 365 admin center, Microsoft 365 Apps, Microsoft Viva, Microsoft Viva Engage, Teams, Windows
Platform:
Android, iOS, Mac, mobile, Online, Web, Windows Desktop, World tenant
Status:
Launched
Change type:
Admin impact, New feature, Updated message, User impact
Details:
Summary:
Microsoft Teams will integrate Viva Engage storyline, enhancing communication and collaboration. This feature, available from late February 2025, allows leaders to share updates and employees to engage in conversations within Teams. It requires licenses for Teams and Viva Engage, with premium features for Viva Engage Premium users. Admins can configure settings and opt out if desired.
Details:
Updated June 2, 2025: We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Employee communications are often scattered across multiple places, leading to frustration, delays, and overload. To address this, we will bring Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Viva Engage closer together, making it easier for users to stay connected and collaborate in Teams. The first step on this journey is the integration of Viva Engage storyline in Teams. Storyline enables leaders to communicate directly with their organizations, delivering personalized updates to amplify, clarify, and humanize leadership communication. Employees can share their perspectives, celebrate achievements, propose innovative ideas, and engage in meaningful conversations with colleagues across their organizations. By bringing storyline into Teams, we are simplifying how employees and leaders connect, collaborate, and share their voices-all in the flow of work. This message applies to Teams for Windows, Teams for Mac desktops, and Teams for iOS/Android.
Tenants must have a license for Teams and Viva Engage to use this feature. Premium features are available for users with a license for Viva Engage Premium, which is included with Viva Suite and Viva Employee Communications and Communities licenses.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 472914.
[When this will happen:]
Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out late February 2025 (previously early February) and expect to complete by late March 2025 (previously February).
General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late March 2025 and expect to complete by early July 2025 (previously early April)
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2025-06-03
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Integration of Viva Engage Storyline in Teams
Users may experience confusion and frustration due to the sudden change in communication flow, leading to potential delays in information dissemination and engagement.
- roles: Employees, Team Leaders
- references: https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/enterprise/urls-and-ip-address-ranges, https://learn.microsoft.com/MicrosoftTeams/teams-viva-experiences
Notification Overload
The introduction of new notifications for storyline updates may overwhelm users, causing important messages to be missed and reducing overall productivity.
- roles: Employees, IT Support Staff
- references: https://learn.microsoft.com/viva/engage/analytics, https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=472914
Access and Configuration Issues
If the necessary licenses and configurations are not in place, users may face access issues, leading to frustration and decreased collaboration effectiveness.
- roles: Admins, Employees
- references: https://learn.microsoft.com/viva/engage/leadership-identification, https://youtu.be/YlBMEgEwBLE?si=Gxs9ryiaoBsQvAzE
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Enhanced Leadership Communication
The integration of Viva Engage storyline into Teams allows leaders to communicate more effectively with employees, enabling personalized updates and fostering a culture of open communication. This will enhance user engagement and provide a centralized platform for communication, reducing the fragmentation often seen in organizational communications.
- next-steps: Develop a training program for leaders on how to utilize the Viva Engage storyline feature effectively. Schedule regular feedback sessions to refine communication strategies based on employee responses.
- roles: Executives, Team Leaders, HR Managers
- references: https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/enterprise/urls-and-ip-address-ranges" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/enterprise/urls-and-ip-address-ranges, https://learn.microsoft.com/MicrosoftTeams/teams-viva-experiences
Improved Employee Engagement
With the new storyline feature, employees can share their achievements, ideas, and feedback more easily, leading to increased morale and a sense of belonging. This feature promotes a two-way communication channel, allowing employees to feel heard and valued within the organization.
- next-steps: Conduct surveys to gather employee feedback on the new feature and adjust communication strategies accordingly. Encourage teams to actively participate in sharing their stories and ideas through the platform.
- roles: Employees, Team Managers, Communications Officers
- references: https://learn.microsoft.com/viva/engage/leadership-identification, https://learn.microsoft.com/viva/engage/analytics
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Streamlined Administrative Tasks
The integration allows for improved admin controls, enabling easier management of communication settings and user engagement metrics. Admins can configure settings directly in Teams, reducing the need for multiple platforms and simplifying the administrative workload.
- next-steps: Review current admin settings and documentation to align with the new integration. Provide training for IT admins on how to manage the new features and settings effectively within Teams.
- roles: IT Administrators, System Administrators, Compliance Officers
- references: https://learn.microsoft.com/viva/engage/analytics, https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/enterprise/urls-and-ip-address-ranges" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/enterprise/urls-and-ip-address-ranges
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| Date | Property | old | new |
| 2025-06-03 | MC Last Updated | 03/05/2025 18:27:47 | 2025-06-02T16:47:18Z |
| 2025-06-03 | MC Messages | Updated March 5, 2025: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience.
Employee communications are often scattered across multiple places, leading to frustration, delays, and overload. To address this, we will bring Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Viva Engage closer together, making it easier for users to stay connected and collaborate in Teams. The first step on this journey is the integration of Viva Engage storyline in Teams. Storyline enables leaders to communicate directly with their organizations, delivering personalized updates to amplify, clarify, and humanize leadership communication. Employees can share their perspectives, celebrate achievements, propose innovative ideas, and engage in meaningful conversations with colleagues across their organizations. By bringing storyline into Teams, we are simplifying how employees and leaders connect, collaborate, and share their voices-all in the flow of work. This message applies to Teams for Windows, Teams for Mac desktops, and Teams for iOS/Android. Tenants must have a license for Teams and Viva Engage to use this feature. Premium features are available for users with a license for Viva Engage Premium, which is included with Viva Suite and Viva Employee Communications and Communities licenses. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 472914. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out late February 2025 (previously early February) and expect to complete by late March 2025 (previously February). General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late March 2025 and expect to complete by early April 2025. | Updated June 2, 2025: We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Employee communications are often scattered across multiple places, leading to frustration, delays, and overload. To address this, we will bring Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Viva Engage closer together, making it easier for users to stay connected and collaborate in Teams. The first step on this journey is the integration of Viva Engage storyline in Teams. Storyline enables leaders to communicate directly with their organizations, delivering personalized updates to amplify, clarify, and humanize leadership communication. Employees can share their perspectives, celebrate achievements, propose innovative ideas, and engage in meaningful conversations with colleagues across their organizations. By bringing storyline into Teams, we are simplifying how employees and leaders connect, collaborate, and share their voices-all in the flow of work. This message applies to Teams for Windows, Teams for Mac desktops, and Teams for iOS/Android. Tenants must have a license for Teams and Viva Engage to use this feature. Premium features are available for users with a license for Viva Engage Premium, which is included with Viva Suite and Viva Employee Communications and Communities licenses. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 472914. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out late February 2025 (previously early February) and expect to complete by late March 2025 (previously February). General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late March 2025 and expect to complete by early July 2025 (previously early April) |
| 2025-06-03 | MC End Time | 05/30/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-09-01T09:00:00Z |
| 2025-06-03 | MC Summary | Microsoft Teams will integrate Viva Engage storyline, allowing leaders to communicate directly with their organizations and employees to share perspectives and engage in conversations. The rollout begins late February 2025 for Targeted Release and late March 2025 for General Availability. A Viva Engage license is required. Admins can configure settings in the Teams admin center. | Microsoft Teams will integrate Viva Engage storyline, enhancing communication and collaboration. This feature, available from late February 2025, allows leaders to share updates and employees to engage in conversations within Teams. It requires licenses for Teams and Viva Engage, with premium features for Viva Engage Premium users. Admins can configure settings and opt out if desired. |
| 2025-03-06 | MC Messages | Updated February 21, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Employee communications are often scattered across multiple places, leading to frustration, delays, and overload. To address this, we will bring Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Viva Engage closer together, making it easier for users to stay connected and collaborate in Teams. The first step on this journey is the integration of Viva Engage storyline in Teams. Storyline enables leaders to communicate directly with their organizations, delivering personalized updates to amplify, clarify, and humanize leadership communication. Employees can share their perspectives, celebrate achievements, propose innovative ideas, and engage in meaningful conversations with colleagues across their organizations. By bringing storyline into Teams, we are simplifying how employees and leaders connect, collaborate, and share their voices-all in the flow of work. This message applies to Teams for Windows, Teams for Mac desktops, and Teams for iOS/Android. Tenants must have a license for Teams and Viva Engage to use this feature. Premium features are available for users with a license for Viva Engage Premium, which is included with Viva Suite and Viva Employee Communications and Communities licenses. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 472914. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out late February 2025 (previously early February) and expect to complete by late March 2025 (previously February). General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late March 2025 and expect to complete by early April 2025. | Updated March 5, 2025: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience.
Employee communications are often scattered across multiple places, leading to frustration, delays, and overload. To address this, we will bring Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Viva Engage closer together, making it easier for users to stay connected and collaborate in Teams. The first step on this journey is the integration of Viva Engage storyline in Teams. Storyline enables leaders to communicate directly with their organizations, delivering personalized updates to amplify, clarify, and humanize leadership communication. Employees can share their perspectives, celebrate achievements, propose innovative ideas, and engage in meaningful conversations with colleagues across their organizations. By bringing storyline into Teams, we are simplifying how employees and leaders connect, collaborate, and share their voices-all in the flow of work. This message applies to Teams for Windows, Teams for Mac desktops, and Teams for iOS/Android. Tenants must have a license for Teams and Viva Engage to use this feature. Premium features are available for users with a license for Viva Engage Premium, which is included with Viva Suite and Viva Employee Communications and Communities licenses. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 472914. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out late February 2025 (previously early February) and expect to complete by late March 2025 (previously February). General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late March 2025 and expect to complete by early April 2025. |
| 2025-03-06 | MC Last Updated | 02/21/2025 19:28:56 | 2025-03-05T18:27:47Z |
| 2025-03-06 | MC prepare | Ensure your organization has a Viva Engage license and that the storyline capability is enabled in Viva Engage.
Verify that access is not blocked to the IP and URLs for Viva Engage. Confirm that sign-ins for the Office 365 Viva Engage service are enabled in Microsoft Entra ID. Audience analytics are only viewable by leaders who have at least one primary assigned audience and their delegates. Learn more: View and manage analytics in Viva Engage | Microsoft Learn Admin controls: Admin settings defined in Viva Engage will be respected in the integration in Teams. After the Targeted Release is rolled out to your tenant, you can opt out of the integration of Viva Engage experiences in Teams in your tenant if desired. You can do this from the Teams Admin center > Settings & policies > Viva Engage in Teams. This rollout will happen automatically by the specified date with no admin action required before the rollout. Review your current configuration to determine the impact for your organization. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation. Product video: Storyline in Microsoft Teams (from Microsoft Ignite, November 2024) Before rollout, we will update this post with revised documentation. https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/enterprise/urls-and-ip-address-ranges https://learn.microsoft.com/viva/engage/analytics https://learn.microsoft.com/viva/engage/leadership-identification https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=472914 https://youtu.be/YlBMEgEwBLE?si=Gxs9ryiaoBsQvAzE | Ensure your organization has a Viva Engage license and that the storyline capability is enabled in Viva Engage.
Verify that access is not blocked to the IP and URLs for Viva Engage. Confirm that sign-ins for the Office 365 Viva Engage service are enabled in Microsoft Entra ID. Audience analytics are only viewable by leaders who have at least one primary assigned audience and their delegates. Learn more: View and manage analytics in Viva Engage | Microsoft Learn Admin controls: 1) Admin settings defined in Viva Engage will be respected in the integration in Teams. 2) After the Targeted Release is rolled out to your tenant, you can opt out of the integration of Viva Engage experiences in Teams in your tenant if desired. To change this setting, complete the following steps:" Sign in to the Teams admin center with your admin credentials. In the left-rail menu, select Settings & policies. Select either Global (Org-wide default) settings or Custom policies for users & groups. Scroll to the Messaging section and select Messaging. On the Messaging settings page, find the Viva Engage section. Switch off or on the Viva Engage experiences in Teams toggle. Select the Save button. This rollout will happen automatically by the specified date with no admin action required before the rollout. Review your current configuration to determine the impact for your organization. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation. Product video: Storyline in Microsoft Teams (from Microsoft Ignite, November 2024) Learn more: Manage Viva Engage experiences in Microsoft Teams - Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Learn https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/enterprise/urls-and-ip-address-ranges https://learn.microsoft.com/MicrosoftTeams/teams-viva-experiences https://learn.microsoft.com/viva/engage/analytics https://learn.microsoft.com/viva/engage/leadership-identification https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=472914 https://youtu.be/YlBMEgEwBLE?si=Gxs9ryiaoBsQvAzE |
| 2025-03-06 | MC Summary | Microsoft Teams will integrate Viva Engage storyline, enhancing communication and collaboration. The rollout begins late February 2025 for Targeted Release and late March 2025 for General Availability. Users need Viva Engage licenses, and premium features require Viva Engage Premium. Admins can configure settings, and no action is required before rollout. | Microsoft Teams will integrate Viva Engage storyline, allowing leaders to communicate directly with their organizations and employees to share perspectives and engage in conversations. The rollout begins late February 2025 for Targeted Release and late March 2025 for General Availability. A Viva Engage license is required. Admins can configure settings in the Teams admin center. |
| 2025-02-22 | MC Messages | Employee communications are often scattered across multiple places, leading to frustration, delays, and overload. To address this, we will bring Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Viva Engage closer together, making it easier for users to stay connected and collaborate in Teams. The first step on this journey is the integration of Viva Engage storyline in Teams. Storyline enables leaders to communicate directly with their organizations, delivering personalized updates to amplify, clarify, and humanize leadership communication. Employees can share their perspectives, celebrate achievements, propose innovative ideas, and engage in meaningful conversations with colleagues across their organizations. By bringing storyline into Teams, we are simplifying how employees and leaders connect, collaborate, and share their voices-all in the flow of work. This message applies to Teams for Windows, Teams for Mac desktops, and Teams for iOS/Android.
Tenants must have a license for Teams and Viva Engage to use this feature. Premium features are available for users with a license for Viva Engage Premium, which is included with Viva Suite and Viva Employee Communications and Communities licenses. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 472914. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early February 2025 and expect to complete by late February 2025. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late March 2025 and expect to complete by early April 2025. | Updated February 21, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Employee communications are often scattered across multiple places, leading to frustration, delays, and overload. To address this, we will bring Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Viva Engage closer together, making it easier for users to stay connected and collaborate in Teams. The first step on this journey is the integration of Viva Engage storyline in Teams. Storyline enables leaders to communicate directly with their organizations, delivering personalized updates to amplify, clarify, and humanize leadership communication. Employees can share their perspectives, celebrate achievements, propose innovative ideas, and engage in meaningful conversations with colleagues across their organizations. By bringing storyline into Teams, we are simplifying how employees and leaders connect, collaborate, and share their voices-all in the flow of work. This message applies to Teams for Windows, Teams for Mac desktops, and Teams for iOS/Android. Tenants must have a license for Teams and Viva Engage to use this feature. Premium features are available for users with a license for Viva Engage Premium, which is included with Viva Suite and Viva Employee Communications and Communities licenses. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 472914. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out late February 2025 (previously early February) and expect to complete by late March 2025 (previously February). General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late March 2025 and expect to complete by early April 2025. |
| 2025-02-22 | MC Title | Microsoft Teams: Viva Engage storyline will be integrated in Teams | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Viva Engage storyline will be integrated in Teams |
| 2025-02-22 | MC Last Updated | 12/31/2024 19:55:15 | 2025-02-21T19:28:56Z |
| 2025-02-22 | MC MessageTagNames | New feature, User impact, Admin impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact, Admin impact |
| 2025-02-22 | MC Summary | Viva Engage storyline will be integrated into Microsoft Teams to centralize employee communications, allowing for direct leadership communication and collaborative engagement. The feature requires Teams and Viva Engage licenses, with premium features for Viva Engage Premium users. Rollout begins February 2025 for Targeted Release and March 2025 for General Availability. | Microsoft Teams will integrate Viva Engage storyline, enhancing communication and collaboration. The rollout begins late February 2025 for Targeted Release and late March 2025 for General Availability. Users need Viva Engage licenses, and premium features require Viva Engage Premium. Admins can configure settings, and no action is required before rollout. |
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