Fifteen years of helping organisations select a web CMS

By: James Robertson Posted: August 4, 2015

In 2001 we published our first, and seminal article How to evaluate a CMS. This shot to the top of the charts, and it remains one of our most popular …

Use the five purposes to guide intranet technology selection

By: James Robertson Posted: August 28, 2014

Technology selection decisions need to be guided by the focus of the intranet being delivered.

Accessibility for intranets

By: Catherine Grenfell Posted: December 13, 2012

This article outlines three tiers of activities that can make an intranet accessible for those with disabilities.

Use your CMS to improve intranet content

By: James Robertson Posted: October 31, 2012

We have written a number of articles on how to improve intranet content including Improving intranet content and Helping intranet authors write quality content. Most of these activities focus on …

Are big CMS vendors hungry enough?

By: James Robertson Posted: December 11, 2009

I’m working with a state government agency to help them select a CMS at the moment. The product is for their intranet, as part of a wholesale site redevelopment (much …

Integrating CMS with recordkeeping?

By: James Robertson Posted: November 18, 2009

I provided a CMS short-list to a client today, just one of a number of CMS selection projects that we currently have underway. What made this different, however, was the …

There are literally hundreds of content management systems in the marketplace. The goal of any selection process is to progressively cut these down until only one remains: the chosen solution. …

Robertson’s rule of CMS usage

By: James Robertson Posted: January 29, 2009

We’re just wrapping up a review of the content management system within an Australian government agency. Their story is typical: Lifecycle of a CMS Some years back, a CMS was …

Do automated review dates work?

By: James Robertson Posted: December 2, 2008

Keeping content up to date is hard. Whether on a website or intranet, organisations constantly battle with outdated or incorrect information. One of the primary goals of a content management …

Practical ways to assess CMS usability

By: James Robertson Posted: November 25, 2008

The usability of a content management system is paramount. If authors and site owners can’t work out how to use the CMS, you’ve got nothing. The CMS can have all …