This article outlines a phased approach to creating a new corporate intranet when organisations merge, following the progress of the merger itself.
Archives for intranets
More than just finding policy documents.
This briefing looks at the role of corporate policies within an organisation, and the need to better communicate their message to staff.
Intranet teams: a leadership and coaching role.
Intranet teams should play a leadership and coaching role in the organisation, in order to ensure that the intranet is effective, up-to-date and usable.
Five ways to identify intranet usability issues.
This article provides five techniques to identify likely usability problems in your intranet. Some techniques provide indications about where the main problems lie, others provide…
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…
The difference between usable and useful.
A redesigned site can be easy and quick to use, and perfectly structured, and still be useless. For a site to be useful, it must…
Escape the organisation chart on your intranet.
Escaping an organisational structure for your intranet is not easy, but will deliver many business benefits.
The importance of staff induction.
Staff induction is vital in getting staff up to speed, and ensuring they are productive. Yet most organisations have inadequate or ad-hoc processes in place.
The value of intranet feedback.
A simple intranet feedback mechanism is an effective way of keeping an intranet up-to-date, and assisting with change management and cultural change processes.
Beyond "efficient dissemination of timely information".
The intranet goal ‘to efficiently disseminate accurate information’ is meaningless, and must be replaced.