Real-world screenshots of intranets that deliver effective, usable content.
Archives for usability
Employee personas and how to create them.
Creating employee personas is an effective way to understand the needs of your workforce, and to plan and design solutions accordingly.
Redesigning the enterprise.
Design can transform the way we work, from fixing usability issues to uncovering new business solutions.
Award-winning intranets engage users throughout the design process.
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…
The importance of field research when designing for health workers (World Usability Day 2013 presentation).
Yesterday, we had the honour of participating in the World Usability Day event held in Canberra, Australia. The global theme for this year was “Healthcare:…
Mobile instead of intranet? Urbis shares their experiences.
Late in 2012, we asked the question Should intranet teams stop and do mobile instead? The idea being that if teams are stuck waiting for…
Designing intranet homepages that help employees do their jobs.
How much of your intranet home is red (irrelevant) vs green (directly helpful for staff)?
Five layers of enterprise mobile design.
Enterprise mobility is quickly moving from pilots and proof-of-concepts to delivering key business functionality for staff when they’re away from their desks. These moves recognise…
Five layers of enterprise mobile design.
Designing for mobility goes beyond just small screens and touch interactions, to encompass the user’s context and tasks.
Accessibility for intranets.
In an ideal world, every staff member would be able to access the intranet regardless of role, location or disability. In reality, many staff do…