Involving users in the design phase of an intranet or web-based project is not just about gathering requirements and testing designs. It is also provides…
Align intranet strategy with business objectives.
Intranets add the greatest value when they go beyond just providing content, to directly supporting business objectives.
There is (largely) nothing to fear from enterprise social.
Experience from many organisations is that enterprise social tools generate few (if any) problems.
Designing intranet role pages.
Intranets serve many different audiences, and role-specific pages can help to meet these diverse needs.
Signposting within documents.
Finding the right document is only half the task: is the document structured in a useful way?
A timely reminder that intranet users are not all the same.
Rebecca Rodgers, who runs our Brisbane office, is currently working with a large Australian community services support organisation. The project started with field research, and…
UX behind the firewall: Designing engaging experiences for staff (presentation).
While in Vancouver for a SharePoint conference, I was incredibly pleased to be able to present to a session of VanUE, a local gathering of…
Great (SharePoint) intranets in the modern age.
I’ve been touring the globe over the last few months, talking about the possibilities now available for intranets running on SharePoint. Like other modern technologies…
Five hats for global intranet teams.
Global intranet teams can (and must) play a mix of roles within large and complex organisations.
Mobile is now an assumed part of intranet redesigns.
When conducting an intranet redesign in today’s environment, it’s commonsense to include a mobile element.