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Microsoft Viva Engage

Score8.4 out of 10

329 Reviews and Ratings

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What is Microsoft Viva Engage?

Microsoft Viva Engage, formerly Yammer, is used for private communication within organizations or between organizational members and pre-designated groups.

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Key Features

Learn about the best (and worst!) features Microsoft Viva Engage has to offer, as determined by TrustRadius' reviewers.
Based on 329 ratings of Microsoft Viva Engage's features
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Top Performing Features

  • Versioning

    Users can access the most up-to-date version of a document, track changes, and revert to older versions if needed.

    Category average: 8.1

  • Discussions

    Users can join groups or message boards for forum-style collaboration.

    Category average: 8.5

  • Device sync

    Device syncing that updates files connected to the cloud, keeping all files up to date regardless of where they are edited or viewed.

    Category average: 8.6

Areas for Improvement

  • Workflow Automation

    Workflow automation is the ability to route work requests along an approval process automatically.

    Category average: 7.8

  • Integrates with GoToMeeting

    Integrates with GoToMeeting for web conferencing.

    Category average: 8.1

  • Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts

    Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts.

    Category average: 6.2

Reviews

What users are saying about Microsoft Viva Engage.
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Communication announcement discussion feedback- Everything in Microsoft Viva Engage

Incentivized
Shivam TiwariView profile
Software development consultant in Engineering at Lumen (5001-10,000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

In my organisation we use Microsoft Viva Engage for engagement in multiple groups and community, we've multiple groups specific to tech, well being and general discussion. Microsoft Viva Engage enables us discuss on various topics within organisations, have announcement specific to topics and group within the organization. People interact abd share their ideas within group and thus we make sure we are having good number of participants who shares their points on specific topics.

Pros

  • Announcement
  • Discussion on specific group/topics
  • Peer to peer interaction
  • Share value, create specific space for people with same interest

Cons

  • UI needs some improvement to have better user experience
  • Copilot can be integrated with it.

Return on Investment

  • It's a single place for discussion and communication people with same interest.
  • Place to get feedback that will help to achieve business objectives

Usability

Other Software Used

Hostinger, GoDaddy, Microsoft Entra ID Governance, GitHub Copilot, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Splunk AppDynamics, Atlassian Jira

Microsoft Viva Engage Review.

Incentivized
Verified User
Manager in Quality Assurance (501-1000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use it for any organizational announcements and employee engagements. Most employees also post their day-to-day errands to show other employees how they do their work in their site locations. If there is a site event, some employees also use Viva Engage to share information with other employees about it.

Pros

  • Communication
  • Engagements
  • Updates

Cons

  • Other Emoji.
  • Make it more colorful.
  • Option to enhance photos.

Return on Investment

  • 100% Engagements.
  • 100% Socialization.
  • 100% updates.

Usability

Alternatives Considered

LinkedIn Learning (Lynda.com)

Other Software Used

LinkedIn Learning (Lynda.com), Facebook Messenger, Instagram for Business

Viva Engage for Cross Department Collaboration

Incentivized
Verified User
Employee in Sales (11-50 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Microsoft Viva Engage allows me to stay in touch with others in my organization in a way that other platforms don’t allow . For example, my company has two distinct entities and we do not have ways to collaborate with them. Engage allows us to stay on top of new company updates and fun things occurring across the globe .

Pros

  • Communication
  • Social engagement

Cons

  • Notifications

Return on Investment

  • Increased transparency across the organization by at least 40%

Usability

Other Software Used

PitchBook, Workwise, Salesforce CMS

Viva Engage

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology (10,001+ employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Microsoft Viva Engage is used as social networking and community platform inside organization. Main goal is to improve communication, knowledge sharing and engagement across teams and other departments.
Employees can comment and ask questions and also react. Reduce reliance on email chains. Employees share best practices, tips and FAQ's. Works with Team, Outlook, Sharepoints. Suitable for remote and hybrid workplaces.

Pros

  • Engage employees
  • Encourages knowledge sharing
  • improves internal communications
  • Build Communities

Cons

  • Information overload
  • Adoption can be slow
  • Possible Redundancy
  • Requires Governance

Return on Investment

  • Improved alignment with strategy
  • High employee engagement
  • Faster knowledge sharing
  • Support for change and transformation

Usability

Alternatives Considered

SAP Build, SAP Business Technology Platform and SAP Datasphere

Other Software Used

SAP Build, SAP Business Technology Platform, Joule

Thank you!!!!

Mike Reilly
Risk Claims Management Specialist in Human Resources at North Clackamas School District (201-500 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Our organization uses Yammer for both impromptu meetings and scheduled conference calls. The ease and accountability with which every conversation can be documented and understood are immense. It is a great tool for sharing ideas and information within our organization. We will continue to utilize Yammer for the foreseeable future. Thank you.

Pros

  • Clear documented conversations.
  • Easy to connect with coworkers.
  • Consistent platform performance.

Cons

  • Not all external partners have this platform.
  • Some users are turned off by the social-media-like interface.

Return on Investment

  • Quick and easy communication has helped retain relationships.
  • File sharing on this platform helps our response time to customers.

Other Software Used

Hoopla, Chime Online Banking, Visa Spend Clarity

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