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The Best Viva Goals Alternative for Microsoft Teams & Outlook
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December 17, 2024
Updated on:
December 18, 2024
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Microsoft just dropped a bombshell announcement, letting people know that Viva Goals will be retired on December 31, 2025, marking the end of its journey as a standalone OKR tool. While Microsoft continues its commitment to the Viva suite, this decision may leave organizations wondering how to manage their OKRs and goal-setting processes effectively in the future.
This has led to a lot of discussion around what the best Viva Goals alternative is. The best alternative to Viva Goals should be more than just an OKR solution. Because that was never what made Viva Goals special. What made Viva Goals a viable option in the goals and OKR space was it being a part of the Microsoft 365 ecosystem and its integration to platforms such as Microsoft Teams or Outlook.
That is why as an official Microsoft Partner, Teamflect is the best alternative for Viva Goals. Not only does Teamflect give Viva Goals users goal and OKR capabilities beyond what Viva Goals could achieve but it also ensures their exisiting workflows and digital ecosystems in the Microsoft space stays intact.
For businesses using Viva Goals, this announcement could disrupt established workflows. With no further updates or new features, the tool might struggle to meet evolving needs over the next year.
On top of everything, planning data migration can become a daunting task. The further you delay your data Migration process, the more your data will accumulate, complicating the entire process. It will also leave give your team less time to get acclimated with the new solution you implement. The sooner you complete the transition, the better!
So if you rely on Microsoft Teams and Viva Goals for OKR tracking, now is the time to explore solutions that fit your organizations workflow and goal-setting needs.
As a fully integrated performance management solution for Microsoft Teams and Outlook, Teamflect is perfectly positioned to take over where Viva Goals leaves off. Below are just a few reasons why Teamflect can guarantee a smooth transition from Viva Goals alongside improved performance.
Unlike other Viva Goals alternatives that treat Microsoft Teams as an add-on, Teamflect was designed with Teams at its core, ensuring seamless collaboration without leaving your existing workflow.
Teamflect was designed specifically to function effectively inside Microsoft Teams, letting your employees set, track, and manage their goals without ever having to leave Teams.
Features such as:
Are designed to ensure the goals you set for your team are always visible, trackable, and in the flow of work.
"Teamflect has allowed us to bring visibility to those goals that I think before were shoved to the side, forgotten about, and really delayed."
Joshua White - Nevada County
Goal setting is at its most effective when goals aren't standalone entities. As a the best replacement for Viva Goals, Teamflect allows you to integrate goals into every facet of performance management.
From task management that you can sync with Microsoft Planner, to 360-degree feedback, all the way to performance appraisals, Teamflect will help you not only cover all your bases but also make sure the goals you set can be integrated into all aspects.
As an official Microsoft Partner, the transition to Teamflect from Viva Goals is seamless. Teamflect does not require you to create a separate account. All you need is your Microsoft Account and you are good to go.
The best part? Teamflect draws your organizational data directly from Entra ID (Formerly known as Azure AD), and syncs key information such as your organizational chart, role information, and employee attributes automatically!
The ease of migration also applies to your existing goals in Viva Goals.
In their announcement post, Microsoft let users know that they can export their goals from Viva Goals via API, Excel, and PowerPoint to facilitate migration to other OKR platforms.
Teamflect allows users to upload goals in bulk as Excel sheets, letting you easily migrate your goals from Viva Goals, without the extra effort.
In fact, we also offer specific Viva Goals migration support! We will personally upload your goals into Teamflect for you, saving you any time or effort.
Implementing an entirely new software at work, whether it is an OKR tool or a performance management solution can be intimidating. That is why we offer free implementation support alongside admin and end-user trainings to make sure your team can hit the ground running.
You will also have a dedicated customer success manager to ensure your journey with Teamflect is smooth, efficient, and productive.
This approach is what led Teamflect to have one of the highest user adoption rate among its competitors with an %82 percent adoption rate.
"I'd give the implementation process five stars! It was very easy! We feel that we always have a person who can assist and support us in any step of the process."
Lenar Asanov - Invacare
With Microsoft discontinuing feature development in Viva Goals we can understand Viva Goals users feeling shortchanged and hesitant.
Teamflect offers a refreshing alternative with regular updates, cutting-edge tools, and exceptional customer support.
Switching to Teamflect from Viva Goals is easier than you think. Here’s how you can migrate all your goals and OKRs from Viva Goals in only three simple steps:
The retirement of Viva Goals doesn’t have to disrupt your workflows or goal-setting strategies. With Teamflect, you get a reliable, Teams-integrated platform that not only replaces Viva Goals but also elevates your performance management processes.
An all-in-one performance management tool for Microsoft Teams
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