Microsoft Viva Goals Retirement

On December 31, 2025, Microsoft will retire Viva Goals. Microsoft will continue to maintain Viva Goals’ availability, accessibility, and security through retirement. However, as of December 5, 2024, Microsoft will no longer invest in new feature development.

While Viva Goals is being retired, Microsoft remains fully committed to the Viva suite, continuing to innovate and deliver tools to help our customers drive meaningful business impact.

 

 

What is Viva Goals?

Viva Goals is a goal-setting and management tool that uses the Objectives and Key Results (OKR) methodology. It helps teams and organizations align their goals and track progress.

 

Key Features

  • Goal Alignment: Aligns team and organizational goals.
  • Progress Tracking: Monitors progress towards objectives.
  • Integration: Integrates with tools like Teams and Azure DevOps.
  • Data Export: Allows data export via API, Excel, and PowerPoint.

 

How will the Viva Goals retirement affect existing customers?

  • Continued access: Viva Goals will continue to be available to existing customers until December 31, 2025, to provide you with an opportunity to plan for its end-of-life transition to other OKR solutions if desired. Microsoft will continue to maintain Viva Goals’ availability, accessibility, and security of the product, and provide product support until its retirement.
  • No new functionality: Viva Goals will no longer add any new features or functionality to the product. All current design change requests (DCRs) will be closed and no new DCRs will be accepted.
  • Data migration options: Viva Goals offers data export features via API, Excel, and PowerPoint, allowing users to move their data to a solution of their choice. Microsoft recommends that users export their data before December 31, 2025.

 

FAQ

Why is Viva Goals being retired?

Microsoft decided to retire Viva Goals due to low adoption and usage.

Will there be a replacement?

No, Microsoft will not replace Viva Goals. Customers are encouraged to explore third-party OKR tools. SCHNEIDER IT MANAGEMENT can provide you with all online services and software available on the open market. Check out our Software Reselling Portfolio: https://www.schneider.im/software/.

How can I export my data?

Use the data export features via API, Excel, and PowerPoint before December 31, 2025.

Will integrations continue to work?

Yes, integrations will work until December 31, 2025.

 

More information

You can read the official announcement here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/viva/goals/goals-retirement.

For the Viva Goals retirement FAQ, please visit: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/viva/goals/goals-retirement-faq.

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