Let’s face it, intranet redesigns take a lot of work, for everyone involved. Major tasks include: restructuring and reskinning the site migrating and rewriting content implementing new technology retraining authors relaunching the site This takes a lot of time, anywhere from 6-18 months, as discussed in the article How long are intranet projects? By the [...]
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Also tagged: design, Intranets, redesign, sustainability
Intranet redesigns can be seen as the cure-all for an intranet’s ills, and many intranets will certainly benefit from a significant overhaul. But if the redesign has come about due to a lack of focus, general neglect and poor content management, then a redesign alone will not be sufficient to revitalise the intranet offering. Designing [...]
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The winds of change are blowing for intranets. Every intranet survey run in the wider community has shown that 50% of intranet teams are planning (or hoping) to redesign their sites. With any redesign comes the opportunity for a fresh new look and feel. Drawing their inspiration from the best of public-facing sites, intranets are [...]
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Also tagged: accessibility, attractive, design, Intranets, redesign, usability
Mark Tilbury shares his experiences and approaches to redesigning the HR section of his intranet. To quote: Finally getting a stakeholder session with our HR guys and owners of ‘people’ related content on our intranet. Negotiations over the process and protocols have been as torturous as organising the Nixon/Frost debates, but I felt this was [...]
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Lindsey Miller writes about Scottrade’s intranet redesign. To quote: So how can you replace your old, inefficient intranet with a snazzy, new version and get employees to embrace the change? Scottrade knows; the online brokerage firm last year replaced its intranet, “The Insider,” after seven years, and not one of its 2,500 employees complained. (Scottrade [...]
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