An intranet colleagues used from week one
Cobalt Connect gave Cobalt Housing an easy to maintain SharePoint intranet, the base Viva Connections sits on, with 85% of colleagues visiting in its first week.
Microsoft Viva
Microsoft Viva, chosen and set up for you.
We work out which Viva modules suit your organisation, deploy them into Microsoft Teams and connect them to your SharePoint intranet. We map what your current licences already cover before recommending anything you would have to buy.
Viva modules
The Viva modules we deploy.
Some Viva modules come with your Microsoft 365 plan and others cost extra. We recommend the ones that support what you are trying to do and advise on getting value from them after launch.
Viva Engage
Internal communities and leadership communication inside Teams.
Viva Connections
Your SharePoint intranet surfaced inside Teams as a personalised dashboard.
Viva Learning
Training brought into Teams so people learn in the flow of work.
Viva Insights
Personal and team insights on working patterns and wellbeing, with privacy built in.
Viva People Insights
Engagement and working pattern data for HR and leadership, including Pulse and Glint.
SharePoint intranets
The intranet that Viva Connections and Engage work best on.
2 to 4 weeks
to configure and launch a single module such as Viva Engage
6 to 10 weeks
for a full deployment across several modules, connected to your intranet
85%
of Cobalt Housing colleagues visited their intranet in its first week
How we work
How a Viva project runs.
01
Discovery
We learn what you want Viva to help with, map what your current Microsoft 365 licences include and recommend the modules that fit.
02
Design
We design how each module will be set up, how it connects to your intranet and Teams, and the governance and content plan to go with it.
03
Build
We deploy the chosen modules into your tenant, connect them to your SharePoint intranet and seed them with content so they are useful from day one.
04
Train
Community managers, comms teams and leaders learn to run their modules, and we give colleagues simple guidance on where to find things.
05
Go live
We launch with you and stay available afterwards for advice on getting more from Viva as usage grows.
Client feedback
What it is like to work with us.
“Their approach to understanding our organisation, values, goals and challenges, helped them deliver on our brief with excellent communications and support throughout.”
“Working with ThinkShare on the creation and implementation of Cobalt Connect can only be described as a dream.”
Case studies
Case studies we have delivered.
Read the Cobalt Housing case study
Remote workers brought in
Nadara's intranet was built with mobile access for remote workers and launched with an event and training, so people away from a desk were included from the start.
Staff and managers hubs with Viva Engage
A SharePoint staff hub and a separate managers hub for Key and Community Lifestyles, with Viva Engage communities connecting colleagues wherever they are based.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions.
Do we need to buy additional licences for Microsoft Viva?
Some modules are already included in Microsoft 365 E3 and E5 at no extra cost, and others such as Viva Learning Premium and Viva Insights Advanced need additional licences. We map what your current plan covers and what would have to be added before recommending anything.
Can Viva work without a SharePoint intranet?
Technically yes, but you get far more out of Viva Connections and Viva Engage when they sit on a well-maintained SharePoint intranet, with SharePoint providing the content and structure and Viva surfacing it inside Teams.
How long does a Viva deployment take?
A single module such as Viva Engage is configured and launched in 2 to 4 weeks. A full deployment across several modules, connected to your intranet, with content seeding and training, takes 6 to 10 weeks.
What happened to Viva Goals and Viva Topics?
Microsoft has retired both. We now focus on the Viva modules that are still developed, alongside SharePoint for knowledge management and Engage and Connections for communicating priorities. Where teams relied on Viva Goals to track objectives, we have set out the options that cover the same ground on our Viva Goals alternatives page.
Talk to our Viva team.
Tell us what you are working on and we will come back to you within one working day to arrange a call.