When to use Teams vs Yammer
Office 365 is one of the fastest growing productivity platforms available today. It offers you several options to drive collaboration in the business. However at times it can be a challenge to work out the best Office 365 component for your specific communication needs.
To make it easier, we have compiled key information to allow comparison between the two key technologies which can help your organisation get rid of any communication silos that may exist.
| Teams | Yammer | |
| Who will be the audience? | Designed for a smaller, close knit team. | Designed for large, organisational or department communication. |
| Number of people involved is often less than 20. | ||
| What is the tone? | Casual, personal, and conversational. | Varied mix between conversational and professional. |
| Team members in most cases know each other and are working on a common project, task, etc. | Communication likely to reach members the sender may not know personally. | |
| Will it be shareable? | Easily shared with groups in various formats. | Easily shared. |
| i.e. through shared libraries, chats, notebooks, or integration with other apps. | All users can access information once shared. | |
| Can it be accessed by new team members? | Knowledge is easily transferred. | Newly added users can find all information shared prior to their commencement. |
| New team members have access to all content/conversations/files. | ||
| How quickly will it reach the audience? | Appropriate for instance communication and collaboration. | Can be used for any type of communication. |
| Will it be confidential? | Needs management of default settings to ensure confidential information cannot be exposed. | All information shared will be highly visible internally. |
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