A lot of work is done to incrementally improve intranets, often focusing on resolving common areas of staff frustration with the sites. These projects may…
Five intranet publishing models.
Intranets can grow to be thousands, tens of thousands or millions of pages in size. With content as far as the eye can see, the…
Five intranet publishing models.
There are five fundamental publishing models for an intranet, and each has strengths and weaknesses.
Target emotions in the business case.
Intranet business cases need to beyond dry numbers and recommendations, and target emotions and key business needs.
Going beyond reducing intranet frustration.
If intranets are to achieve their full potential, intranet teams must go beyond just reducing frustration.
Sources of staff directory information.
Intranet-based staff directories are only truly useful when they contain comprehensive information about staff members. This means going beyond just a name, phone number and…
Sources of staff directory information.
There are three main sources of staff directory information: IT systems, HR/payroll, and staff themselves.
Use good interview techniques.
Following a core set of guidelines will greatly improve the effectiveness of staff interviews.
Principles for designing global-local intranets.
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…
Beware of using opinions to design an intranet.
I’ve just settled back in from my most recent conference tour, and I’ve spent a lot of time talking with intranet teams from a wide…