Three wins in three months: not too late to join the fun

By: James Robertson Posted: January 29, 2013

A few weeks ago, we published a new year’s resolution for intranet teams: three wins in three months. This was structured around a simple goal: Plan and deliver three intranet …

Enterprise mobility is more than just designing for small screens

By: James Robertson Posted: January 29, 2013

Last year after running one of my full-day enterprise mobility workshops, I received an email from an organisation about mobile design. They indicated they were redesigning their corporate timesheet application, …

Frontline staff understand the value of enterprise mobility

By: James Robertson Posted: January 24, 2013

I have an uncle who is now a semi-retired “postie” (Australian slang for the people who deliver the mail). He loves his job, and he’s been a postie for a …

It’s 2013, at the start of an exciting year for intranets, and intranet teams. To be sure, there are still challenges that confront intranet teams: money is tight, business focus …

Martin White blogged yesterday about Watching an organisation reorganise – implications for IA and search, which shared the incredible animation created by Autodesk Research: This shows the evolution of Autodesk’s …

A model for author training

By: James Robertson Posted: December 13, 2012

As budgets get tighter, organisations are looking for more efficient ways to train their staff. Intranets teams and authors are no exception. While many will jump to the online training …

Accessibility for intranets

By: James Robertson Posted: December 13, 2012

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 not have access to the …

Why Kindle is one of the gold standards for enterprise mobility

By: James Robertson Posted: December 7, 2012

I’ve been a Kindle owner for some time now. It’s a device that perfectly meets my reading needs in an understated but elegant way. It’s also a great example of …

How is a digital workplace team different from an intranet team?

By: James Robertson Posted: December 6, 2012

As new technologies are gaining a presence within organisations, we’re seeing some strategic conversations shifting from the “intranet” to the “digital workplace”. This encompasses traditional content publishing, news, social, collaboration, …

A lot of thinking needs to go into developing a SharePoint intranet, whether it’s a new site or an upgrade of an existing intranet. The knowledge and skills required is …