The Objective Key Result (OKR) category is a fast-growing and emerging space. Ally.io was leading the way as one of the most loved tools on the market. Customers had found the Ally.io experience flexible, easy to use with quick time-to-value and they appreciate its broad set of integrations with existing work systems. Since its launch in 2018, Ally.io had been adopted by over 1,000 leading high-tech, manufacturing, financial services and healthcare businesses across more than 80 countries.
Microsoft acquired Ally.io
The goal was to enrich how people and teams come together to build alignment and achieve better business outcomes.
Microsoft will deprecate Viva Goals by December 31, 2025, due to insufficient scale and impact. It will be supported until then with no new features added. This may explain why Project for Web Integration to Viva Goals was removed from the roadmap.
Viva Goals users will have access to their data until 31st December 2025 or until their licenses expire. After this period, Viva Goals and its data will no longer be accessible. There is no migration option available; however, users can export their data using API, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Aligning employee efforts with an organization’s strategic mission and core priorities is crucial for every enterprise. To achieve this, leaders must invest in tools that provide transparency regarding significant company initiatives and develop systems to cascade aspirational goals while reporting results at all organizational levels. When teams understand their impact, employees remain more engaged, focused, and driven to contribute to both the growth of the company and their personal fulfilment.
While flexibility and remote work have always been important, there is also a strong desire to engage in meaningful work. The transition to hybrid work has made it more challenging to maintain alignment among leaders, teams, and individuals.
Since Microsoft will not replace Viva Goals, customers should contact ASSIMIL8 IT to explore other solutions with built-in OKR functionality, leveraging off Microsoft Power Platform and Azure Services.
We would be pleased to arrange an initial non-obligatory discovery call and showcase the solution options available to plan the migration and adoption well in advance.
The Microsoft Viva Goals FAQ is readily available: Viva Goals retirement FAQ | Microsoft Learn
