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MC313659: Shared focus plan in Viva Insights

Updated December 8, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Updated September 21, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Updated August 30, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Updated August 3, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Updated April 07, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Viva insights is releasing new capabilities to help teams protect time for focused work. The shared focus plan will enable managers and team leads with a Microsoft Viva Insights license to foster mutual productivity norms and drive a positive team culture by inviting teams to coordinate focus time for uninterrupted work. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88839.

The shared focus plan enables managers and team leads to foster mutual productivity norms and drive a positive team culture by inviting teams to book focus time for uninterrupted work.

MC313659: Shared focus plan in Viva Insights

When this will happen

  • Targeted release starting in early March (previously late January).
  • Standard Release will begin rolling out in late October (previously late September) and we expect the rollout to be complete by late January 2023 (previously late November 2022).

How this will affect your organization

Licensed managers and team leads will be able to access the shared focus plan on the My Team tab within the Microsoft Viva Insights app in Microsoft Teams. This is an opt-in plan, and Shared focus plan participants do not need to be licensed.

What you need to do to prepare

Learn more

Message ID: MC313659
Published: 12 January 2022
Updated: 08 December 2022
Cloud instance(s): Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)
Platform: iOS, Mac, mobile, Web, Windows Desktop, World tenant

Alex Lim is a certified IT Technical Support Architect with over 15 years of experience in designing, implementing, and troubleshooting complex IT systems and networks. He has worked for leading IT companies, such as Microsoft, IBM, and Cisco, providing technical support and solutions to clients across various industries and sectors. Alex has a bachelor’s degree in computer science from the National University of Singapore and a master’s degree in information security from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is also the author of several best-selling books on IT technical support, such as The IT Technical Support Handbook and Troubleshooting IT Systems and Networks. Alex lives in Bandar, Johore, Malaysia with his wife and two chilrdren. You can reach him at [email protected] or follow him on Website | Twitter | Facebook

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