Archives for Usability

Any intranets structured around the organisational chart are difficult to use. Before attempting a restructure, consider why this structure has been used.

How staff look for documents

By: James Robertson Posted: February 1, 2005

You need to understand how staff look for documents in a business setting, in order to design suitable systems and classification schemes.

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.

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.

Escape the organisation chart on your intranet

By: Donna Spencer Posted: October 7, 2003

Escaping an organisational structure for your intranet is not easy, but will deliver many business benefits.

Five minute intranet self-evaluation

By: James Robertson Posted: March 18, 2003

This briefing presents a simple checklist that will allow you to judge just how much work will be required to bring your intranet back to top performance.

Using usability to direct KM systems

By: James Robertson Posted: May 3, 2002

KM has much to learn from usability, which can provide many useful starting points for structuring and managing KM projects.

Information design using card sorting

By: James Robertson Posted: February 19, 2001

Card sorting is a very simple method of working with users to come up with a usable information design. A valuable tool for all information architects.