We all know accessibility is important, but precisely how does one make a website or intranet more accessible? Often what is needed is a pragmatic…
Intranet authoring: a hobby?.
Much is expected of intranet authors, in terms of the quality, accuracy and timliness of published material. Yet, many organisations treat intranet authoring as a…
Leadership tips for intranet teams.
Intranet teams must take on a strong leadership role, and drive forward the evolution and enhancement of the site.
Introduction to web accessibility.
The industry is finally accepting responsibility for providing accessible websites and intranets. Yet, a great deal of misunderstanding continues to surround the subject of accessibility.
Intranet managers must be managers.
The intranet manager should be free to focus solely on managing the site, and not publishing content or doing admin work.
Search should work like magic.
At the most fundamental level, search should work like magic: it should always give staff the information they need, even if they only enter a…
Managing key information.
There are several key categories of documents that should be targeted as part of information management projects, while other documents can be ignored.
Good search is knowledge management.
Beyond just helping staff to ‘find stuff’, search can play a valuable role in meeting broader knowledge management goals.
The "all together" rule for intranets.
Intranet content and tools should be aggregated, to help staff find required information, and to complete key tasks.
Meeting your intranet users.
Users are not all the same, and do not have the same needs. A key principle is therefore: you can’t usefully deliver information to users…