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Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft Viva Connections

Composite Score

8.0 /10

CX Score

8.3 /10

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What is Microsoft Viva Connections?

Grow together with Microsoft Viva Connections—the employee experience platform within Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Teams. Viva supports connection, insight, purpose, and growth, empowering people and teams to be their best.

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Microsoft Viva Connections Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

87 Likeliness to Recommend

94 Plan to Renew

84 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+93 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Microsoft Viva Connections?

6% Negative

11% Neutral

83% Positive

Pros

Saves Time
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Feature Ratings

Average 83

Single Sign-On (SSO)

Mobile

Intranet

Newsletter Creation

News Feeds, Alerts & Notifications

Employee Directory

Rewards Recognition

Application Integration

Instant Messaging

Surveys and Polling

Emergency Notification

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 81

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Customization

Breadth of Features

Quality of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of IT Administration

Business Value Created

Vendor Support

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Availability and Quality of Training

Microsoft Viva Connections Reviews

Vasantha R.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Manufacturing
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2024

Viva- Vide range connection

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Viva Connections from other similar products?

Seamless Teams Integration: It’s built right into Microsoft Teams, keeping everything in one place. Role-Based Content: Personalized feeds and dashboards show employees what’s relevant to them. Microsoft 365 Ecosystem: Connects with SharePoint, Yammer, and Microsoft Search, centralizing resources. Enterprise Security: Built with Microsoft’s robust security and compliance.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favorite aspect of Microsoft Viva Connections is its seamless integration within Microsoft Teams. It turns Teams into a central hub where employees can access all their important resources, personalized content, and communications without leaving the platform they already use daily.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Microsoft Viva Connections is the restricted customization—users have limited control over personalizing their dashboards and layouts, which can make the experience feel less tailored and engaging for diverse roles and preferences.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Plan for Customization Needs: Be prepared for limited dashboard customization. Engagement Strategy: Have a content and engagement plan to keep it fresh and relevant for employees.

Pros

Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Unique Features

ALBERT K.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Banking
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Oct 2024

Easy to Use Useful Features Very Stable

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Viva Connections from other similar products?

Easy Integration with Microsoft 365 and Teams Minimal Learning Curve Its customization capabilities are great

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Its seamless integration with Microsoft Teams and the Microsoft 365 which allows our employees to access everything they need for communication, collaboration, and engagement in one unified platform, without the friction of switching between multiple tools.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Its over reliance on the Microsoft 365

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Organization should ensure they ready to invest time in customization, provide adequate training, and involve key stakeholders early in the process. They should regularly update and refine the platform based on usage and feedback to keep it effective for their workforce.

Pros

Efficient Service
Effective Service
Caring
Client Friendly Policies

Kishore Kumar S.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Manufacturing
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Oct 2024

Wonderful connection tool

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Viva Connections from other similar products?

Seamless integration with other applications like Microsoft Teams, Share point, Outlook etc. Personalized employee experience like curated feed, sync with calendar Focus on Employee Engagement Robust Communication Strong Security and Compliance

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Security aspect is the most critical and my favorite one too

What do you dislike most about this product?

Nothing to complain

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

One of the best tool that too provided by Microsoft is the added advantage to consider this product.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Performance Enhancing
Trustworthy
Unique Features

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Microsoft Viva Connections Ratings

87 Likeliness to Recommend

94 Plan to Renew

84 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+93 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Microsoft Viva Connections?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Single Sign-On (SSO) Login authentication linked to corporate login credentials, and user account information auto-populated to the expense profile.

Mobile Ability to support multiple devices, OSes and platforms using mobile optimized, HTML-based web access and/or native applications.

Intranet Private network that allows collaboration and storage of sensitive documents.

Newsletter Creation Ability to create and distribute company newsletters to employees.

News Feeds, Alerts & Notifications Provides configurable in-app news feeds as well as real-time alerts and updates of all board relevant meeting information.

Employee Directory Employees can browse a searchable directory containing job titles and contact information of co-workers, or identify candidates for collaboration.

Rewards Recognition Software allows for tracking and management of employee rewards and recognition programs

Application Integration Includes functional and data integration with common applications such as CRM, CSM, ERP, email, etc.

Instant Messaging Real-time, text-based communication between two or more people

Surveys and Polling Ability to survey employees and gather feedback.

Emergency Notification Ability to carry out mass notification to business continuity key stakeholders, and other relevant parties.​

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Microsoft Viva Connections Reviews

Vasantha R.

Viva- Vide range connection

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

ALBERT K.

Easy to Use Useful Features Very Stable

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Kishore Kumar S.

Wonderful connection tool

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Single Sign-On (SSO)

Mobile

Intranet

Newsletter Creation

News Feeds, Alerts & Notifications

Employee Directory

Rewards Recognition

Application Integration

Instant Messaging

Surveys and Polling

Emergency Notification

Vendor Capability Ratings

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Customization

Breadth of Features

Quality of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of IT Administration

Business Value Created

Vendor Support

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Availability and Quality of Training