MC922625 – M365 Change Digest

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Viva Insights will allow users to request delegate access from managers, enabling similar organizational insights views; rollout starts January 2025 and completes by mid-February 2025.

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464174

Summary

Microsoft Viva Insights will soon allow users to request delegate access from managers. The rollout is updated to begin in early January 2025, completing by mid-February. No admin action is required as it will be on by default. More information can be found on the Microsoft 365 Roadmap and Microsoft Learn.

Platforms

Android, Desktop, iOS, Mac, TeamsAndSurfaceDevices, Web

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Updated February 10, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Coming soon for Microsoft Viva Insights: Users will be able to request delegate access from a manager. This message applies to the Viva app on the web and the Viva Insights app in Teams for Windows desktop, Teams for Mac desktop, Teams on the web, and Teams for iOS/Android.

Before this rollout, Insights managers can assign delegate access to members of their organization. After this rollout, if a manager accepts the delegate access request, the requestor will have the same view of organizational insights as the manager does.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 464174

[When this will happen:]

Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early January 2025 (previously early December) and expect to complete by late January 2025 (previously late December)

General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early January 2025 and expect to be complete by mid-February 2025 (previously early February).

[What you need to do to prepare:]

No admin action is needed to set up this feature, which will be on by default.

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 admins about this change and update any relevant documentation.

Learn more: Delegate access to organizational insights and Copilot Dashboard | Microsoft Learn

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