Topic

Microsoft 365 offers a range of powerful capabilities that allow organisations to offer a sophisticated user experience without the need for expensive third-party products. But with the rapid pace of change it’s challenging to stay up to date and optimise out of the box components.

In this practical workshop we will share our favourite tips and tricks for building on the native capabilities of SharePoint Online, including:

• designing personalised homepages utilising Viva Connections
• exploring best practices on using sites and hubs
• taking a strategic approach to internal comms using SharePoint (and M365 more broadly)
• creating bespoke search using PnP Modern Search
• creating effective SharePoint agents
• exploring fresh solutions to address common challenges
• screenshots and examples from Award-winning intranets

Whether you’re launching a new intranet or enhancing an existing one, this workshop will give you the tools, strategies and inspiration to succeed. Run by Principal Consultant Rebecca Rodgers, and Senior Consultant Rowena Keefe you will receive advice that is unbiased by vendor affiliations and supported by real-world examples and experiences.

Profiles

Rebecca Rodgers is an accomplished digital workplace and intranet consultant, with extensive experience in corporate and government organisations globally.  She manages the Step Two Forum, is a principal consultant and senior member of Step Two’s leadership team.

Rebecca has a passion for UX and human-centred design to create exceptional digital workplaces, intranets and digital employee experiences. She brings an infectious enthusiasm to any setting, with an enviable reputation around the globe as a result of her consulting engagements, presentations and workshops.

As the manager of the Step Two Forum, Rebecca is responsible for supporting practitioners across Australia and around the world, as well as helping build the connections between teams that will last a career.

Rowena Keefe has over a decade of experience with enterprise content management and productivity solutions. She specialises in connecting people, process, and technology to optimise the employee experience and deliver tangible business benefits.

Before joining Step Two, Rowena worked in the higher education sector, specialising in intranets, information management, and digital collaboration. In recent years she has been immersed in the Microsoft 365 application suite, with a focus on SharePoint and Teams.

Rowena has delivered end-to-end projects in product strategy development, intranet redesign and migration, collaboration governance, and knowledge management systems. Her diverse, cross-functional skillset is backed by qualifications spanning information architecture, business analysis, creative industries, and IT.