The intranet needs to have a strong brand, a sense of identity that, at a basic level, distinguishes it from the public website and other…
Archives for Intranets
Quantitatively test the effectiveness of your home page.
This article explains a quick and effective technique for assessing whether your home page is an effective gateway to site content.
Intranet authoring: a hobby?.
Much is expected of intranet authors, in terms of the quality, accuracy and timliness of published material. Yet, many organisations treat intranet authoring as a…
Leadership tips for intranet teams.
Intranet teams must take on a strong leadership role, and drive forward the evolution and enhancement of the site.
Introduction to web accessibility.
The industry is finally accepting responsibility for providing accessible websites and intranets. Yet, a great deal of misunderstanding continues to surround the subject of accessibility.
Intranet managers must be managers.
The intranet manager should be free to focus solely on managing the site, and not publishing content or doing admin work.
The "all together" rule for intranets.
Intranet content and tools should be aggregated, to help staff find required information, and to complete key tasks.
Meeting your intranet users.
Users are not all the same, and do not have the same needs. A key principle is therefore: you can’t usefully deliver information to users…
Providing intranet access to records.
This briefing outlines a simple scenario in which the intranet helps staff find key corporate information, while the documents accessed are stored in the document/records…
Intranet change: evolution or big bang?.
There are two main approaches to redeveloping an intranet: a big bang and evolution.