Microsoft 365 Copilot: People Skills will be available starting in May

Microsoft 365 Copilot: People Skills will be available from late May to late June 2025. It enhances Microsoft 365 experiences by inferring skills from user activity, providing personalized skills profiles, and offering skills landscape reports. It includes a built-in skills library and a Skill Discovery agent for employees and leaders. People Skills is an intelligent data layer in Microsoft 365 Copilot that infers skills derived from user activity mapped to a customizable built-in skill taxonomy, enhancing Copilot Chat, Microsoft 365, and Viva experiences with contextualized information about the people in your organization. For employees, People Skills empowers them to discover, connect, and learn about others in the organization while leaders gain visibility into talent landscape strengths, gaps, and opportunities. Learn more in our General Availability announcement. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 485726 When this will happen: General Availability (Worldwide): we will begin rolling out in late May 2025 and expect to complete by late June 2025. How this affects your organization: Once available and configured, users can launch People Skills, so your organization enjoys the following benefits right away: Skill inferencing from an advanced AI model to help users keep their skills fresh* A built-in skills library, ready to use out-of-the-box or customize as needed Personalized skills in Microsoft 365 experiences including Microsoft 365 Copilot, Microsoft 365 profile card, Microsoft 365 profile editor, Org explorer, and People companion. Skills landscape reports for leaders and analysts available from the Advanced Insights template page in Viva Insights. Skills-based learning experience in Viva Learning Available in June 2025, People Skills will also power a new Skill Discovery agent for employees and leaders: The Skill Discovery agent enables employees to easily find experts in the organization, understand colleague’s skillsets, and make informed decisions about skill development. The Skill Discovery agent informs leaders on strategic workforce planning decisions with an up-to-date view of talent landscape strengths, gaps, and opportunities. *Notes: Availability: For this May release, People Skills will be available to Microsoft 365 Copilot customers, and select Microsoft 365 and Viva customers, excluding customers with education (student or faculty) or government […]

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