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Microsoft Viva Engage (Yammer)

8.0 /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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80 Likeliness to Recommend

92 Plan to Renew

1
Since last award

80 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

+82 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)?

6% Negative

8% Neutral

86% Positive

Pros

Client Friendly Policies
Acts with Integrity
Fair
Trustworthy

Feature Ratings

Average 80

Listings

File Sharing Collaboration

Networked Enterprise

Interactive Organizational Chart

News Feed

Employee Directory

Home Page

Employee Engagement

Instant Messaging

Branded Premium Mobile

Department Zones

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 76

Ease of Implementation

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Data Integration

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Quality of Features

Ease of Customization

Availability and Quality of Training

Vendor Support

Usability and Intuitiveness

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Microsoft Viva Engage (Yammer) Reviews

Xinyu (Candy) Y.

Role: Industry Specific Role
Industry: Food and Beverage
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

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Submitted Aug 2023

Nice platform for community engagement and social

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

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

Lots of customization and very private for group exclusivity; great for organizational social network

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Livelihood and dynamics in all the posts; relevancy is based on customized selections

What do you dislike most about this product?

Not really "reading" the customer's mind and adjust feeds accordingly

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Great platform for exclusive community engagement and social network for close groups

Pros

Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy

Przemysław P.

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

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Submitted Jun 2023

Awesome business social media channel

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

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

The ability to create a community of employees, just like in commercial social media, but for a closed group of employees. Creating messages and messages and their easy distribution using Yammer channels or other Microsoft tools such as Outlook.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The ability to share information in a non-standard way for corporations. Instead of e-mails and chat messages, we have articles and messages with valuable content and company message.

What do you dislike most about this product?

I would like to see an improvement in the quality of the mobile application and improvement of its functionality to make it more practical and useful.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

A great solution for large companies that will improve communication in the company. Thanks to easy integration and cooperation with other Microsoft tools, it creates many possibilities for its use cases.

Pros

Reliable
Trustworthy
Efficient Service
Caring

Simone R.

Role: C-Level
Industry: Education
Involvement: End User of Application

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Submitted May 2023

Not the best from Microsoft

Likeliness to Recommend

6 /10

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

Ease of installation - it's Microsoft after all

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Task allocation

What do you dislike most about this product?

Lack of innovation

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Make sure it has everything you need before installation.

Pros

Caring
Saves Time
Helps Innovate
Reliable

Cons

Commodity Features
Leverages Incumbent Status
Slower Product Innovation

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Microsoft Viva Engage (Yammer) Ratings

80 Likeliness to Recommend

92 Plan to Renew

1 Since last award

80 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+82 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Microsoft Viva Engage (Yammer)?

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.

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

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

Interactive Organizational Chart An interactive org chart of the company so that users can see roles, departments, teams, etc.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Microsoft Viva Engage (Yammer) Reviews

Xinyu (Candy) Y.

Nice platform for community engagement and social

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Przemysław P.

Awesome business social media channel

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Simone R.

Not the best from Microsoft

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

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