Extending Viva Connections with Custom Web Parts and SPFx

Modern organizations require centralized, engaging digital workspaces, and customizing the employee experience is a highly valued skill. This course shows you how to leverage your web development knowledge to extend Viva Connections. You will transition from understanding basic intranet architecture to building and configuring custom web parts and mobile-friendly extensions that integrate seamlessly into your organization's workspace. What you'll learn: - Understand the foundational architecture of Viva Connections and the SharePoint Framework (SPFx). - Configure your development environment with modern tooling, package managers, and TypeScript. - Build interactive custom web parts using modern web standards and responsive design. - Design Adaptive Card Extensions (ACEs) to target mobile-first dashboard scenarios. - Connect your custom components to secure APIs and external data sources. - Practice packaging and deploying your custom solutions to the organizational catalog. The course begins with core terminology and environment setup before guiding you through structured written explanations and code exercises to build, test, and package your custom components. This text-only course is designed for web developers and IT professionals new to Viva Connections, requiring only a basic familiarity with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS. Start reading today to transform your organization's digital workspace with tailored, modern experiences.