Get started with Microsoft Viva Topics

Overview

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Module 1: Viva Topics is an add-on service in Microsoft Viva, an employee experience platform (EXP) for a unified knowledge and content experience across Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Search. Viva Topics can help your people learn in the flow with Microsoft 365 apps without manually mining disparate applications or repositories.

When you finish with this module, you'll be able to:

Describe how AI interacts with Viva Topics
Understand the administrator scenarios for Viva Topics
Optimize your SharePoint environment to take advantage of Viva Topics
Sign up for a trial of Viva Topics
Create a Topic center & assign licenses
Change the name of the Topic center

Module 2: Learn about the Viva Topics roles you'll need for your organization. Identify opportunities for automation. Make a plan to train your users on how to get the most from Viva Topics.

By the end of this module, you should be able to:

Understand the different Viva Topics roles.
Identify scenarios you can automate.
Understand the skills your users need to get the most out of Viva Topics.

Module 3: Learn about best practices for deploying Viva Topics in your organization.

By the end of this module, you should be able to:

Create a deployment plan for Viva Topics.
Get your environment ready for Viva Topics.
Understand best practices for deploying Viva Topics.

Module 4: Learn how to implement Viva Topics in your organization. Learn about key usage scenarios, how to secure your Topics deployment, and how to set up a change management process.

By the end of this module, you should be able to:

Launch Viva Topics in 5 steps.
Discover scenarios for Viva Topics.
Establish security and privacy settings.
Run a pilot to test your Viva Topics implementation.

Module 5: Learn about knowledge management in Viva Topics - creating, editing, and maintaining topic content.

By the end of this module, you should be able to:

Describe and perform the key knowledge management tasks.
Manage knowledge content throughout its lifecycle.
Control access to knowledge topics.