Viva Goals Retirement

I wasn't surprised by the retirement. I might be the odd ball out on that. But I've been supporting and implementing Viva for two years and not once has a customer of mine opted to use Viva Goals. And I had maybe 2 requests for a demo. I don't think it's because they deny its value. Rather, it was in a pricing tier that didn't match their budget, or it was too late in their fiscal year to invest. 

I'm almost glad that they are slimming down the suite. Viva Topics is gone in January and with Goals gone in December that will leave 7 apps (Connections, Engage, Amplify, Glint, Insights, Pulse, Learning) and that's much easier to understand than 8. It makes sense because you can group the connective apps and the people science apps together more evenly and easily.