Launch event and training
Nadara's intranet was launched with an event and training, and built with mobile access so remote workers were included.
Viva Engage
Viva Engage communities that people take part in.
We plan, configure and launch Viva Engage so your people have communities for work and for fun, and leaders have a place to talk with staff directly. It sits on your SharePoint intranet pages and inside Teams, so it reaches people at home, in the office and on the frontline.
Viva Engage rollout and adoption.
A rollout covers the community structure and governance, the setup and branding, seed content and champions, and an adoption campaign with training, so the platform is active from the day it launches.
Microsoft Viva
Where Engage fits with Viva Learning, Viva Insights and the other Viva modules.
Engage on your intranet
Engage conversations on your SharePoint intranet pages through the Viva Engage web part, so people can post, reply and ask questions where they read the news.
SharePoint intranets
The intranet Engage works best alongside, for news and content.
Employee experience
How Engage, your intranet and knowledge management work together.
Intranet strategy
A plan for internal communications that Engage slots into.
Intranet support
Ongoing help for community managers and admins.
4 to 8 weeks
for a typical Viva Engage rollout
5 stages
discovery, design, build, train and go live
2 to 4 weeks
to configure and launch Engage on its own
How a Viva Engage rollout runs.
01
Discovery
We agree what you want Engage for, from leadership communication to interest communities, and look at any existing Yammer communities.
02
Design
We plan the community structure, naming, governance policies and moderation, and design the Leadership Corner and branding.
03
Build
We configure and brand Engage in your tenant, create the core communities and work with you on seed content and a champion network.
04
Train
Community managers, champions and leaders learn to run communities, host Ask Me Anything events and read the analytics.
05
Go live
We run the adoption campaign with you, pin Engage in Teams and support the first weeks as people start posting.
What it is like to work with us.
“Their approach to understanding our organisation, values, goals and challenges, helped them deliver on our brief with excellent communications and support throughout.”
“Working with ThinkShare on the creation and implementation of Cobalt Connect can only be described as a dream.”
Case studies we have delivered.
Read the Nadara case study
Staff and managers hubs with Viva Engage
A SharePoint staff hub and a separate managers hub for Key and Community Lifestyles, with Viva Engage communities connecting colleagues wherever they are based.
Frequently asked questions.
What is Viva Engage?
Microsoft's employee communication and community platform, built into Microsoft 365. It is where organisations build internal communities, share knowledge, run leadership Q&A and events, and keep conversation going across departments and locations.
Is Viva Engage the same as Yammer?
It is Yammer's successor. Microsoft rebranded Yammer to Viva Engage in early 2023 and added features for leadership engagement, knowledge management and analytics, and every Yammer community, conversation and file carried over automatically.
Can Viva Engage show on our SharePoint intranet?
Yes. The Viva Engage web part puts a community's conversations on a SharePoint page, so people can post, reply, ask questions and mark best answers without leaving the intranet.
How do you roll out Viva Engage across an organisation?
In five stages: agree what Engage is for and review any existing Yammer communities, plan the community structure and governance, configure and brand the platform with seed content and a champion network, train community managers and leaders, then go live with an adoption campaign. It typically takes 4 to 8 weeks.
Can frontline workers use it?
Yes. Engage can be pinned in Teams on desktop and mobile, so it reaches people wherever they work.
Talk to our Viva team about Engage.
Tell us what you are working on and we will come back to you within one working day to arrange a call.