Archives for intranets

How long should the intranet homepage be?

By: James Robertson Posted: May 28, 2010

It is widely assumed that intranet homepages need to be squeezed into a single screenful, but can longer pages be made to work?

The three clicks myth

By: James Robertson Posted: December 17, 2009

The ‘three clicks rule’ is perhaps the most widely known web design principle, but it’s a myth.

How to empower authors

By: Catherine Grenfell Posted: December 17, 2009

Intranet teams can never maintain a whole site themselves, and empowered authors will do much to deliver great content.

Seven roles of the intranet homepage

By: James Robertson Posted: October 29, 2009

There are many different uses for the intranet homepage, and a balance must be gained to meet business and staff needs.

Planning to demonstrate success

By: James Robertson Posted: July 22, 2009

By planning projects carefully from the outset, intranet teams can build a strong business case.

What do successful intranet managers have in common?

By: Catherine Grenfell Posted: June 30, 2009

Successful intranet managers balance their technical skills, business acumen and leadership capabilities, and take a pragmatic approach to their sites.

Five intranet publishing models

By: James Robertson Posted: May 28, 2009

There are five fundamental publishing models for an intranet, and each has strengths and weaknesses.

Going beyond reducing intranet frustration

By: James Robertson Posted: May 28, 2009

If intranets are to achieve their full potential, intranet teams must go beyond just reducing frustration.

Principles for designing global-local intranets

By: James Robertson Posted: April 22, 2009

A little while back I wrote a post about the global-local challenge for many intranets. To quote: In any large organisations, there will be many different business units, with different …

Tackling the global-local challenge?

By: James Robertson Posted: February 4, 2009

In recent projects, we’ve been doing a lot of work relating to what Jane McConnell calls the global-local challenge of intranets. In any large organisations, there will be many different …