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Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft Viva Goals

Composite Score

5.8 /10

CX Score

5.1 /10

5 Reviews Write a Review

What is Microsoft Viva Goals?

Microsoft Viva Goals gets the objectives and key results (OKR) management solution that helps you set goals and aligns teams to your organization’s strategic priorities—driving results and a thriving business.

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Microsoft Viva Goals 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.

80 Likeliness to Recommend

75 Plan to Renew

75 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.

+25 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 Goals?

40% Negative

40% Neutral

20% Positive

Cons

Commodity Features
Leverages Incumbent Status
Inhibits Innovation

Feature Ratings

Average 75

Real-Time Visualization

Goal Setting

Collaboration

API Integration

OKR Alignment

Check-ins and Reviews

Milestones/Calendar Tracking

Task Management

Conversations & Feedback

Templates

Automatic KPI Calculations, Conversions and Updates

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 80

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Business Value Created

Usability and Intuitiveness

Quality of Features

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Implementation

Vendor Support

Ease of IT Administration

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Customization

Breadth of Features

Microsoft Viva Goals Reviews

Francis M.

Role: Finance
Industry: Banking
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2025

Strong but needs enhancements.

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Viva Goals from other similar products?

Seamless MS 365 integration.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

its seamless integration with Microsoft 365 tools.

What do you dislike most about this product?

its limited customization options for reporting and visualizations.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Great MS 365 fit!

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Amir N.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2025

Fantastic product

Likeliness to Recommend

6 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Viva Goals from other similar products?

a very robust tool. Comply with pharmaceutical standards

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Great tool to support our QA\QC process

What do you dislike most about this product?

Not very flexible

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

For high compliance required industry like pharma: yes

Mitch S.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2025

Great tool to maintain alignment with objectives

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Viva Goals from other similar products?

It's hard to beat the inherent integration with the Microsoft ecosystem

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Trickle down of goals and objectives to other areas within Microsoft ecosystem

What do you dislike most about this product?

The lack of broader integration outside of Microsoft

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Be a goal setter before you adopt this product. Don't expect it to do the hard work for you. Being aware of the content will make adoption of the product a lot easier.

Pros

Reliable
Includes Product Enhancements
Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product

Cons

Commodity Features
Leverages Incumbent Status

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Microsoft Viva Goals Ratings

80 Likeliness to Recommend

75 Plan to Renew

75 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+25 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Microsoft Viva Goals?

Cons

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

Real-Time Visualization Ability to analyze and visualize data as soon as it becomes available via data-streaming pipelines.

Goal Setting The process of identifying something that you want to accomplish and establishing measurable goals and timeframes

Collaboration Includes ability to view, share and direct work between co-workers in real or near real-time.

API Integration Has API so that it can integrate with other apps.

OKR Alignment Set, collaborate, align and track progress towards OKRs both vertically and horizontally.

Check-ins and Reviews Timely check-ins and reviews within a team to ensure that progress is made regularly and problems are identified early.

Milestones/Calendar Tracking Important dates and milestones for individuals/teams are managed in an internal calendar for goal tracking and task completion.

Task Management Includes task prioritizing, task assignments, subtasks, and task tracking and monitoring.

Conversations & Feedback Request, gather, and track informal feedback on individuals or teams to motivate and progress them.

Templates Curated templates for teams, managers, or employees for tracking OKRs, development plans, performance and more.

Automatic KPI Calculations, Conversions and Updates Company specific metrics can be automatically calculated, converted and tracked.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Microsoft Viva Goals Reviews

Francis M.

Strong but needs enhancements.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Amir N.

Fantastic product

Likeliness to Recommend

Mitch S.

Great tool to maintain alignment with objectives

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

Title

Feature Ratings

Real-Time Visualization

Goal Setting

Collaboration

API Integration

OKR Alignment

Check-ins and Reviews

Milestones/Calendar Tracking

Task Management

Conversations & Feedback

Templates

Automatic KPI Calculations, Conversions and Updates

Vendor Capability Ratings

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Business Value Created

Usability and Intuitiveness

Quality of Features

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Implementation

Vendor Support

Ease of IT Administration

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Customization

Breadth of Features