Global Intranet Strategies Survey is live
Categorised under: Intranets
Jane McConnell has opened up this year’s Global Intranet Strategies Survey for entries. This is perhaps the most important survey on intranets, and the only one to have a global reach.
The survey this year covers topics such as:
- Are intranets catching up with what people need to do their jobs?
- Are they becoming the online workplace for employees or are they primarily communication tools?
- How does the online workplace support virtual teams and communities of practice?
- To what extent is social media being used internally? What purposes do blogs serve? Wikis? Discussion forums?
Are Twitter-like services being used internally? How? - Is search still a big pain point?
- Who owns the intranet? What ownership models are in place?
- What indicators are being used to measure the value the intranet brings to an organisation: adoption, usage, satisfaction, workforce coverage, reduction of risk, business value?
This is the 4th annual survey; last year 226 organizations around the world took part. The survey will be open for entries until the end of August. Participants will receive a complimentary copy of the “Global Intranet Trends for 2010″ which will be published in the second part of October.
I cannot encourage intranet teams strongly enough to participate in this survey. One of the biggest challenges for intranets is that they are hidden away behind the firewall. This survey brings to light intranet practices, gives benchmarks for intranet teams, and shows important trends across this global industry.
James Robertson is the Managing Director of 