Archives for Intranets

Beyond the standard content audit

By: Steve Byrne Posted: April 26, 2013

Using Excel in more powerful ways can bring further insights beyond a typical content audit

Content migration: start as you plan to continue

By: James Robertson Posted: April 26, 2013

When migrating to a new intranet, it’s important to establish the right authoring practices from the outset.

Every intranet needs a strategy

By: Steve Byrne Posted: February 27, 2013

An intranet vision is the starting point, but a strategy is still needed showing how to get there.

Intranets play a strategic role in times of disruptive change

By: James Robertson Posted: October 18, 2012

We’ve worked with many organisations that have gone through an immense amount of organisational change. These are a challenging times, and the temptation would be to leave the intranet until …

It’s time to put the focus back on frontline knowledge

By: James Robertson Posted: July 27, 2012

“We want to be number one for customer service.” We’ve heard this stated by a number of our clients over the years, particularly in the financial services industry. This makes …

How to make this your last big intranet redesign

By: James Robertson Posted: June 25, 2012

Intranet redesigns involve a huge amount of work, so how do we make this the last big redesign that’s needed?

What should a global intranet team be doing?

By: James Robertson Posted: March 12, 2012

We’ve written a lot about the roles and responsibilities of intranet teams, with a focus on the activities of teams in medium to large organisations. Intranet teams in global firms, …

Intranets: global and local

By: James Robertson Posted: December 21, 2011

All intranets must find a balance between global (common) and local (specific) information.

Tree testing for effective navigation

By: Steve Byrne Posted: October 26, 2011

Tree testing provides a cheap and effective way of checking draft navigation before proceeding further into a redesign.

Reverse innovation of intranets in global companies

By: James Robertson Posted: September 6, 2011

Global companies, whether banks, pharmaceutical companies or non-profits, have a particularly strong need for great intranets. With tens or hundreds of thousands of staff across dozens of countries, intranets must …