M365 Changelog: (Updated) People centric search rollout update (SharePoint, Office.com)

MC320162 – Updated June 28, 2022: Microsoft has updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Since previously communicated (MC275345 – Sept 2021), Microsoft has updated the people-centric search rollout timeline below. After the gradual rollout began in December, Microsoft has worked to improve your experience around finding content through people and understanding people through their content by offering greater consistency and reliability in SharePoint and Office.com. 

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID: 68783.

When this will happen:

Targeted release (entire org): now available. 

Standard: will begin rolling out in mid-May (previously early March) and expect to complete rollout by late October (previously late May). 

How this will affect your organization:

People-centric search will let you zoom in on a person to view, explore, and search the enterprise graph around them.  When you pick a person, you will be able to search through their work and activities.

Note: This will only include items that you already have permissions to view or modify.

What you need to do to prepare:

You might want to notify your users about this change and update your training and documentation as appropriate.