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Microsoft Viva Engage (Yammer)

8.4 /10

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What is Microsoft Viva Engage (Yammer)?

Staying connected is more important than ever. Viva Engage (formerly Yammer) is a social networking tool to openly connect and engage across your organization. Tap into the knowledge of others. Use the Discovery feed to stay on top of what matters, and build on existing work.

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Microsoft Viva Engage (Yammer) Ratings

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81 Likeliness to Recommend

1
Since last award

93 Plan to Renew

2
Since last award

80 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

+86 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 Engage (Yammer)?

4% Negative

7% Neutral

89% Positive

Pros

Client Friendly Policies
Acts with Integrity
Trustworthy
Fair

Feature Ratings

Average 80

Listings

Networked Enterprise

Employee Engagement

Employee Directory

Department Zones

Broadcast to TVs

Branded Premium Mobile

File Sharing Collaboration

News Feed

Home Page

Reporting and Analytics

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 77

Ease of Implementation

Business Value Created

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of IT Administration

Availability and Quality of Training

Quality of Features

Breadth of Features

Ease of Customization

Usability and Intuitiveness

Vendor Support

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

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Microsoft Viva Engage (Yammer) Reviews

Ivan C.

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

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Submitted May 2022

Easy to use intranet and social platform builder

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Viva Engage (Yammer) from other similar products?

Microsoft Yammer provides a unique offering to build an internal site with minimal effort

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Well integrated with other Microsoft products.

What do you dislike most about this product?

The UI and design of Microsoft Yammer are outdated.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Redesign the UI and make it more modern, also create more integration with apps outside of the Microsoft environment.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Mazher Ahmed S.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Telecommunications
Involvement: End User of Application

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Submitted May 2022

Connecting people within organization

Likeliness to Recommend

6 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Viva Engage (Yammer) from other similar products?

it will provide people from different department to interact on social issue

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

connecting people within organization

What do you dislike most about this product?

Nothing as such

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

recommended for socializing

Pros

Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Unique Features

Kristina L.

Role: Consultant
Industry: Engineering
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

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Submitted May 2022

Part of a Package Deal

Likeliness to Recommend

7 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Viva Engage (Yammer) from other similar products?

Not much. These collaboration softwares are all very similar.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

As far as implementing an all-in-one Yammer makes sense.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Not quite as simple as a collaboration platform should be.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Unless you are implementing it as part of Microsoft 365, not sure it has more value than others in the same space.

Pros

Reliable
Efficient Service
Caring
Respectful

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Microsoft Viva Engage (Yammer) Ratings

81 Likeliness to Recommend

1 Since last award

93 Plan to Renew

2 Since last award

80 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

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Pros

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

Listings A place to list things for sale or swap.

Networked Enterprise An interconnected digital destination with a unique hub and spoke architecture that easily scales as your organization grows.

Employee Engagement Provides ability to solicit and measure employee engagement feedback.

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

Department Zones Department Zones give your department or team a simple, fast, and cost-effective way to leverage next-generation intranet technology to support your goals.

Broadcast to TVs The ability to broadcast your digital workplace to large screen TVs in an office.

Branded Premium Mobile Unite your workforce with a branded, mobile-ready digital destination that engages and empowers employees wherever they are.

File Sharing Collaboration Users share, view, edit, discuss, and provide feedback on content, synchronously or asynchronously, either natively or through a third-party integration.

News Feed A display of recent activity relevant to users. Can include notices, events, or work activities such as completed tasks, projects, or recently edited documents.

Home Page A landing page that the user views upon launching the app. This may include announcements and the news feed, and may be customizable by the end user.

Reporting and Analytics Includes historical and real-time dashboard visualizations, detailed and summary reporting, and easy data extraction for data analysis.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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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.

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.

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Microsoft Viva Engage (Yammer) Reviews

Ivan C.

Easy to use intranet and social platform builder

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Mazher Ahmed S.

Connecting people within organization

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Kristina L.

Part of a Package Deal

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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