People Skills Rolling Out Within Microsoft 365

People Skills and Microsoft 365

People Skills is a new Microsoft 365 solution that uses AI to determine what skills are possessed by users based on their profile and activities. The skills recorded for users turn up on the Microsoft 365 profile card, just like the older SharePoint/Delve implementation. Is this an example of more AI being used “just because we can” or a useful solution? It’s up to you to decide.

Customizing the Microsoft 365 User Profile Card with the Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK

This article describes how to use the Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK to customize the user account properties shown by the Microsoft 365 user profile card. Previously this was possible using a Graph API request to the beta endpoint. Now everything is in production and Graph SDK cmdlets are available to make customization a tad easier.

Microsoft 365 Profile Card Gains Support for User-Preferred Pronouns

Microsoft 365 pronouns for display in apps like Teams and OWA can now be enabled on a tenant-wide basis. Displaying pronouns is a topic that can cause strong feelings for some, so organizations should take their time and plan an implementation before rushing to deployment.