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What would our intranets look like if they were run by Mad Men?

Leading intranets add value to dashboards

By: Steve Bynghall Posted: January 28, 2015

Dashboards are an excellent way of providing a simple overview of information relating to operations or performance, usually incorporating considerable amounts of data originating from multiple sources. Delivering dashboards through the …

Demonstrating intranet ROI (via increased staff engagement)

By: James Robertson Posted: October 9, 2013

There have been many discussions recently about the ROI (return on investment) of intranets. At one level, this is extremely difficult to measure. The number of hits, and time spent …

Measuring the effectiveness of intranet teams

By: James Robertson Posted: March 30, 2010

Intranet teams are responsible for creating an intranet that is a useful business tool, flexible enough to meet changing business needs, easy to use and trusted by staff. In doing …

Measuring the effectiveness of intranet teams

By: Catherine Grenfell Posted: March 30, 2010

There are a range of practical ways of assessing whether the team is spending its time to greatest effect.

Planning to demonstrate success

By: James Robertson Posted: July 22, 2009

Intranet teams are often expected to justify the work that they do, whether to protect current intranet resources, or to gain support for new projects and improvements. This leads to …

Planning to demonstrate success

By: James Robertson Posted: July 22, 2009

By planning projects carefully from the outset, intranet teams can build a strong business case.

Intranets: measuring before and after

By: James Robertson Posted: October 30, 2008

Intranets aren’t owed a living, and we must demonstrate their value if we’re to get the resources and support we need. As the technology landscape changes, this will become more …

25 reasons why saving time on your intranet is a bad metric

By: James Robertson Posted: October 21, 2008

We’ve all heard the argument: if we can save staff 2 minutes a day looking for information on the intranet, we can multiply this out by the number of staff …

This article explains a quick and effective technique for assessing whether your home page is an effective gateway to site content.