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Microsoft Viva Engage (Yammer)

Composite Score

8.3 /10

CX Score

8.6 /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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82 Likeliness to Recommend

2
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

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.

+85 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

8% Neutral

88% Positive

Pros

Client Friendly Policies
Acts with Integrity
Trustworthy
Fair

Feature Ratings

Average 80

Listings

Networked Enterprise

Employee Engagement

Department Zones

Branded Premium Mobile

Employee Directory

Broadcast to TVs

File Sharing Collaboration

Home Page

News Feed

Reporting and Analytics

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 77

Ease of Implementation

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Data Integration

Business Value Created

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

Chloe B.

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

Validated Review

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Submitted Nov 2021

Easy, simple, and effective

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

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

For teams to share successes and recognition, organise company events, and dialogue on best practices across the organisation.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Easy to navigate, fun to comment/interact and promotes the initiation of productive communications, the possibility of sharing knowledge and experiences and of creating work teams to meet particular situations.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Integration with Office 365 suite can be a little confusing because there is feature overlap (for example, Yammer vs Teams, or Yammer vs Sharepoint)

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Yammer does a great job of creating a sense of informal community within a business unit. It also seems to do a pretty good job of building team-rapport while breaking down communication barriers.

Pros

Performance Enhancing
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Enables Productivity

Rachell W.

Role: Sales Marketing
Industry: Consulting
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2021

Teamwork as a unified experience

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

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

It is known as a business social network not exactly as a tool on the web and this mainly to help professionals to integrate this type of systems to their work methods, allowing them to interact and share the experience with other team members helping to have a fluent and fast communication

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

It has complete functionalities like Microsoft 365, which even makes it faster to integrate into the team, because it has already known systems that are also safe, allowing more fluid and confidential teamwork.

What do you dislike most about this product?

It is a functional tool of this type of software, which guarantees that it is a good tool

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

A system of communication and professional teamwork that works with technology that is inspired by the professionals of these times

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Vivian T. D.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2021

System of connection with the business environment

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

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

It is a social network for professionals that allows team members to keep in constant contact, which helps to improve the quality of information that is shared between teams publicly or privately, you can also share your information in the profile and show what you are doing and where you are in the project

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Allows you to always have contact with your team members regardless of the sector where they work within the company, you can personalize and have private conversations with other team members in a secure way, it also has a system of notifications that are constantly updated to keep the team abreast of every process and change

What do you dislike most about this product?

There's nothing I don't like

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

My recommendation is the companies to be part of this work system on the web, allowing to increase the work flow between their teams regardless of their positions and their functions within the company, it is highly adaptable and quite safe

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Efficient Service
Effective Service

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Microsoft Viva Engage (Yammer) Ratings

82 Likeliness to Recommend

2 Since last award

93 Plan to Renew

2 Since last award

80 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+85 Net Emotional Footprint

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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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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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

Chloe B.

Easy, simple, and effective

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Rachell W.

Teamwork as a unified experience

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Vivian T. D.

System of connection with the business environment

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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