#1 Alternative to Viva Goals
Seamless Migration from Viva Goals to Kendis
Ensure continuity for your OKRs, data, & strategy execution as Viva Goals retires. An enterprise-grade OKR and strategy management platform designed to preserve what you’ve built and strengthen how you deliver outcomes.
Thousands of happy clients worldwide
All You Had in Viva Goals, Now with
Better Visibility and Control.
Capability
OKR creation and tracking
Hierarchical OKRs (Portfolio → Team)
Full cascade
PartialLink OKRs to work items
Native integrationVisual Roadmaps
Strategic + DeliveryBasic TimelineProgram & Dependency Management
Built-in Boards
Strategic Themes & Value Streams
IntegratedOKR Analytics & Reports
Support & Check-ins
How is Kendis different from standalone OKR tools
OKR Roadmaps
Powerful visualization tool providing senior leadership, portfolio managers, and other stakeholders long-term view and tracking of your strategic plan
Strategic and
Execution Visibility
Get clear visibility from Strategic Themes, Portfolio, Global OKRs down to Program and Team-level execution (Program Board objectives) in a single, unified platform. Get alignment from business goals to delivered features.
Connect OKRs to
Quarterly Planning
Kendis allows you to slice long-term OKRs into trackable contributions for each quarter. This provides real-time visibility into how your Agile Release Trains (ARTs) are incrementally achieving your annual strategic goals.
Analytics and
Dashboards
Measure delivery health, predict completion trends, and visualize business value realization. Cross-team planning and collaboration is seamless to achieve a shared objective.
Migrate Seamlessly From Viva Goals to Kendis
We take pride in our support team that is always ready to facilitate you and guide you through every step of the migration.
Step 1
Prepare your
Viva Goals data
Export your Objectives, Key Results, owners, and cycle information. Our migration team can guide you through the export process.
Step 3
Recreate or
Import To Kendis
Use Kendis import or assisted onboarding session to bring your OKRs into the platform. You can link ongoing features from Jira/Azure DevOps.
Step 3
Validate and
Enable Analytics
Once imported, we configure dashboards to match your previous views in Viva Goals with extended visibility with Kendis analytics
Step 4
Continue execution
and alignment
Teams continue tracking OKRs while gaining execution data in real time. You’ll see not only “what” is progressing, but “how” it’s being delivered
Resources to Help You Get Started
An Introduction to
Kendis Org Views
Through Org Views in Kendis, we aim to unify business objectives with operational execution, providing tailored views and reporting at every level.
Frequently Asked Questions
Will I lose the basic alignment structure and hierarchy I set up in Viva Goals? −
Kendis maintains this clear strategic hierarchy, letting you organize goals from Organization to Team level, ensuring your structural transparency is retained and improved.
What kind of reporting and analytics will we gain after migration? +
Kendis provides portfolio analytics, OKR progress trends, risk visibility, and alignment insights — offering a deeper view into how strategy connects to delivery. You’ll move from static OKR reports to continuous visibility across outcomes and dependencies.
What kind of change management support does Kendis provide? +
Kendis helps organizations through both the technical and operational sides of migration. From onboarding workshops to guided setup, our team ensures your OKR champions and strategy owners understand how to replicate and evolve your existing structure.
What happens to integrations we had with Microsoft tools? +
You can continue using Microsoft Teams, Azure DevOps, and Power BI alongside Kendis. Our integration options ensure that switching platforms doesn’t disrupt your collaboration or delivery workflows.