You may've noticed a big increase in our blogging about SharePoint in 2012. There's a very good reason for this. It's an exciting but challenging time for intranets. While SharePoint is just one of many intranet solutions in the marketplace, it has gained real momentum, spreading throughout the globe. This has introduced ...
Blog category: SharePoint
January 24, 2012 by James Robertson
Why we’re writing a lot about SharePoint in 2012
Tags: Intranets, SharePoint
January 23, 2012 by James Robertson
Spend 10-15% of SharePoint intranet projects on planning and design
The classic texts of project management outline the importance of initial planning and design activities. While they only consist of 10-30% of the project, they lay the groundwork for everything to come. This is no different in the world of SharePoint intranets. Quite the contrary: ...
Tags: design, Information architecture, Intranets, planning, SharePoint, strategy, usability
January 18, 2012 by James Robertson
How to create the right sites on your SharePoint intranet
When you want to create a new site in your SharePoint intranet, this is the page you're presented with. It's pretty daunting for an inexperienced site administrator or content owner: Should I create a team site or a document workplace?Would a social meeting workplace be ...
Tags: governance, Intranets, SharePoint, workflow
January 9, 2012 by James Robertson
Don’t ask staff what features they want on a new SharePoint intranet
"If we gave you a team site, would it be useful to you?" We've said before that the breadth of SharePoint is both its strength and weakness. Intranet and project teams now have a powerful new tool to help the organisation ...
Tags: Intranets, needs analysis, scope, SharePoint, strategy
April 28, 2011 by James Robertson
Planning your SharePoint intranet project
Starting a SharePoint intranet project, whether creating a new intranet or redeveloping an existing one, can be daunting. Alongside strategy and design questions are now a myriad of technology decisions, often exploring uncharted territory within the organisation. At a basic level, intranets based on SharePoint are just like every other intranet. ...
Tags: content migration, design, Intranets, planning, project planning, SharePoint, strategy
March 30, 2011 by James Robertson
Where to start with a SharePoint intranet
A lot of organisations are currently deploying SharePoint for their corporate intranet. And rightly so, as it's a viable and potentially powerful solution for intranet needs. Like any technology, however, it has strengths and weaknesses. And while SharePoint-based intranets are still intranets in the classic sense, there are some particular considerations ...
Tags: Intranets, planning, SharePoint, strategy
