Archives for Intranets

How to scope an intranet release

By: James Robertson Posted: November 1, 2004

The challenge is to deliver sufficient intranet content and capabilities, within the time and resource constraints. This briefing outlines a simple approach for balancing these factors.

Establish an intranet community of practice

By: James Robertson Posted: August 2, 2004

A critical success factor for an effective and sustainable intranet is the establishment of an intranet ‘community of practice’.

Improving your intranet, task by task

By: Tina Calabria Posted: August 1, 2004

By improving the way the intranet supports key tasks, immediate business benefits can be delivered in a manageable and cost-effective manner.

Does your intranet support core business?

By: Donna Spencer Posted: July 2, 2004

Many intranets are dedicated to allowing staff to complete administrative tasks easily, instead of assisting staff to do their core business.

Intranets and knowledge sharing

By: James Robertson Posted: May 5, 2004

The intranet can serve as a platform for knowledge management initiatives, via approaches such as collaborative environments, staff directories, wikis and weblogs.

Intranets when organisations merge

By: James Robertson Posted: April 1, 2004

This article outlines a phased approach to creating a new corporate intranet when organisations merge, following the progress of the merger itself.

More than just finding policy documents

By: James Robertson Posted: March 1, 2004

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

By: James Robertson Posted: February 6, 2004

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

By: Donna Spencer Posted: January 14, 2004

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 concrete evidence.

Choosing an intranet project sponsor

By: James Robertson Posted: January 13, 2004

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 even greater.