Enterprise mobility is quickly moving from pilots and proof-of-concepts to delivering key business functionality for staff when they’re away from their desks. These moves recognise the huge benefits that can be obtained by helping staff to be productive wherever they are. Great mobile solutions don’t happen by chance, however, and there’s more to successful enterprise [...]
Categorised under: Digital workplace, Intranets, Mobile
SharePoint straight ‘out of the box’ isn’t necessarily unpleasant to look at – it’s blue and has neat boxes – but it’s not ideal. By investing some of your budget in branding and design you can make your SharePoint much more attractive. Having a great design really lifts the user experience, and is key for [...]
Categorised under: Interface design, Intranets, SharePoint
Also tagged: branding, design, Intranets, SharePoint, usability
In an ideal world, every staff member would be able to access the intranet regardless of role, location or disability. In reality, many staff do not have access to the intranet and accessibility needs are rarely thought about, let alone acted on. However, worldwide legislative changes to create equality in web sites are having a [...]
Categorised under: Content management, Intranets, Usability & user-centered design
Also tagged: accessibility, authoring, content, Intranets, usability
Intranet information architecture (IA) can be notoriously difficult to get right. Depending on the size and geographical spread of an organisation, an intranet can be required to serve a small team, or a global conglomerate and there are many different potential audiences. The article What is information architecture? provides an overview of the discipline itself [...]
Categorised under: Information architecture, Intranets
Also tagged: Information architecture, Intranets, personalisation, usability
I was pleased to be able to present in Canberra today, as part of World Usability Day. My topic was “How design is transforming modern intranets”. The key points I covered: Intranets must be (and can be) much more than just a “dumping ground for boring documents”. The nature of intranets is fundamentally shifting, due [...]
Categorised under: Conferences & presentations, Intranets, Usability & user-centered design
Also tagged: design, Intranets, usability, world usability day