Creating a new intranet: funnelling down to a solution

By: James Robertson Posted: November 5, 2008

It’s nice to be involved at the start of a brand new intranet, rather than improving (or fixing!) an existing intranet, which is the norm. It’s also a fairly small …

25 reasons why saving time on your intranet is a bad metric

By: James Robertson Posted: October 21, 2008

We’ve all heard the argument: if we can save staff 2 minutes a day looking for information on the intranet, we can multiply this out by the number of staff …

How intranet teams should spend their time

By: Catherine Grenfell Posted: August 5, 2008

Intranet teams need to carefully manage their time, to ensure that progress is always being made.

Don’t try to boil the content ocean

By: James Robertson Posted: May 11, 2008

Too many approaches to improving intranet content are destined for heroic failure.

Why staff visit the intranet

By: James Robertson Posted: September 5, 2007

There are two key reasons for a staff member to come to the intranet: to find a specific piece of information, or to complete a specific task.

6×2: a new approach to planning

By: James Robertson Posted: August 9, 2007

This methodology provides intranet teams with a new and powerful approach to planning intranet improvements.

The importance of ‘tangible’ and ‘visible’

By: James Robertson Posted: March 5, 2007

Intranet teams should be guided by two words when planning intranet activities: tangible and visible.

Position descriptions for intranet managers

By: Catherine Grenfell Posted: February 9, 2007

Position descriptions describe the key responsibilities and duties of the intranet manager, fulfulling two audiences, the intranet manager as well as the organisation.

Intranet as a mirror to the organisation

By: James Robertson Posted: November 6, 2006

The most successful intranets are those that directly reflect the unique nature of the organisations they serve.

The enemy of intranets is apathy

By: James Robertson Posted: October 1, 2006

The enemy of intranets is not resistance to change, it is apathy, which must be overcome to build support and resources.