When to Use Yammer vs. Teams Quiz!

Would Yammer or Teams be the most effective way to get your point across?

Consider which tool you would use for each of these scenarios.

You’re looking for a subject matter guru, but you’re not sure who that person is.

Teams is designed to send a message to a specific person or group—but only if you already know who they are.

Post in Yammer to find and connect with someone who has the expertise you need. Try the “All Company” Yammer community to reach all employees.

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It’s time to make some company-wide announcements or project updates.

If your recipient list on an email message or Teams chat is too long, Yammer is a better choice.

Teams is not designed for broadcast-type announcements for the whole organization.

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You need to get started on your group’s upcoming report. You want to share a file with 5 collaborators, send them chat messages, and keep each other current with updates.

Teams is the best choice for collaboration with a specific group of people. Upload your file to a chat or channel to get started.

Yammer supports company-wide file sharing or distribution, but content creation works better in Teams.

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A company manager wants to make large group decisions or get group feedback.

Avoid long email threads and promote inclusion through Yammer. Stakeholders can quickly weigh in, and you can reach a decision faster.

If you want to reach just a small group, Teams could be your best choice.

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You received a lot of messages from people asking you the same question. You want to post about the issue to update your entire company.

Keep everyone informed by posting to Yammer. People can reply to your post with questions, and everyone in the company can see their responses.

But, if you wanted to update only your team or specific people, then a Teams channel message or chat would be the way to go.

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You have sensitive information to share with the product development team.

Keep information like new product details or a colleague’s personal announcement within Teams or email until you’re sure it’s okay to share.

Please don’t post sensitive information on Yammer. Make sure whatever you post is okay for everyone in your organization to read.

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It will help to think about the difference between when to use Yammer vs. Teams:

When you know who you need to talk to, use Teams. Send a message or ask a question in a team channel.

If you don’t know who you need to talk to, use Yammer to ask and find out. Start a discussion or ask a Question to send a shout-out to your whole organization.

Give the quiz another try! You'll do better this time.

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You're getting the hang of Yammer vs. Teams. It might help to think of the people you need to work with in two groups.

Work with your immediate coworkers, collaborators, and boss in Teams. You can send messages, have meetings, and coauthor documents in Teams.

Get the word out to your entire organization with Yammer.

Give the quiz another try! You'll do even better this time.

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