New delegation capability in Microsoft Viva Pulse will allow designated roles to manage Pulse surveys on behalf of leaders, starting mid-July 2025. Delegation will be enabled by default, with admins able to manage settings. No immediate admin action is required, but reviewing configurations and notifying users is recommended.
We're introducing a new delegation capability in Microsoft Viva Pulse to support executive assistants, chiefs of staff, and other designated roles who act on behalf of organizational leaders. Starting mid-July 2025, users will be able to assign delegates to manage the Pulse survey lifecycle on their behalf—helping streamline feedback collection and analysis.
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When this will happen:
General Availability (Worldwide): Rollout begins mid-July 2025.
How this will affect your organization:
Delegation will be enabled by default. This feature allows a user (the delegator) to authorize another user (the delegate) to create, send, and manage Pulse surveys. Delegators retain full visibility and ownership of all activity.
Admins can manage delegation settings at the tenant, group (via Microsoft Entra ID or Microsoft 365 groups), or individual user level using centralized feature access management.
Delegates will be able to:
Delegates will not be able to:
What you can do to prepare:
No admin action is required before rollout. However, we recommend:
FeatureID
value PulseDelegation
.
Learn more:
We’ll update this post with setup documentation before rollout completes.
Compliance considerations: