Governance is about having a framework in place that enables the decision-making and planning processes for the intranet.
Articles tagged: governance
CMb 2008–18
Extend the reach of the staff directory
Staff directories are only useful when they contain all staff, even those without a PC or payroll number.
MARCH 2008
Exploring the Intranet Hive (part 2)
This article completes the exploration of the Intranet Hive, a new model for managing intranets.
FEBRUARY 2008
Exploring the Intranet Hive (part 1)
This article introduces the Intranet Hive, a comprehensive model for managing ongoing intranet activities.
CMb 2007-20
Successful collaboration requires support
This briefing outlines some practical steps that all organisations should take to help business areas and staff make the best of collaboration tools.
FEBRUARY 2007
Position descriptions for intranet managers
Position descriptions describe the key responsibilities and duties of the intranet manager, fulfulling two audiences, the intranet manager as well as the organisation.
OCTOBER 2006
The intranet homepage, protect it with a policy
An intranet homepage policy is tool that can provide some welcome support to intranet managers as well as providing a clear direction to business units and senior managers on the use of the homepage.
CMb 2006-11
Five key intranet policies
This briefing takes a different look at the role of intranet policies, and outlines five policies that all intranet teams should develop.
MARCH 2005
Leadership tips for intranet teams
Intranet teams must take on a strong leadership role, and drive forward the evolution and enhancement of the site.
CMb 2006-02
Intranet managers must be managers
The intranet manager should be free to focus solely on managing the site, and not writing HTML or publishing content.
CMb 2005-12
Intranets: losing the language of enforcement
All too often, centralised intranet teams find themselves battling with decentralised authors to enforce consistency and quality standards.
Intranets as the first source of information
Intranets must be more than just a dumping ground for ’second-hand documents’ if they are to be successful. Instead, a radically different policy needs to be put in place.
CMb 2004-21
Who should own the intranet?
One of the first challenges when establishing an intranet is to determine who should have overall ownership of the site, and where the intranet team should be located.
CMb 2004-14
Establishing an intranet community of practice
A critical success factor for an effective and sustainable intranet is the establishment of an intranet ‘community of practice’.
MAY 2004
Designing and Managing an Intranet
AGIMO Better Practice Checklist, for staff responsible for intranets, including those in website or intranet teams.
CMb 2004-02
Choosing an intranet project sponsor
Lack of project sponsorship is one of the greatest causes of IT project failure. For an organisation-wide platform such as an intranet, the need is even greater.
DECEMBER 2002
Public-sector intranets: a small sampling
Twenty public-sector intranets surveyed as part of the Intranet Peers in Government forum.
OCTOBER 2002
Keeping your intranet healthy and effective
The real challenge is to maintain the quality, consistency and value of an intranet, well into the future. This article shows you how.
APRIL 2002
Centralised or decentralised authoring?
There is no ‘correct’ answer to this question. To get the best business outcomes, you must understand the strengths and weaknesses of both approaches.