It is widely assumed that intranet homepages need to be squeezed into a single screenful, but can longer pages be made to work?
Archives for intranets
Seeking a better design for intranet news.
The design of intranets has been in the forefront of my thinking recently. I’ve been writing hard on our next book, which is specifically on…
Do intranets only need search?.
Every once in a while, intranet teams have to justify the amount of time they spend structuring their sites and improving navigation. Stakeholders, often very…
Three types of intranet communication.
As a fundamental purpose of intranets, communication has a vital role to play in the ongoing development and success of a site. But understanding how…
Educating the executive about the intranet.
Executive support is crucial to successful development and evolution of an organisation’s intranet. However in many organisations executive support is limited. Many executives do not…
Do intranets only need search?.
Can we replace our intranet homepages with a Google-inspired search page?
Three types of intranet communication.
Intranets are an important internal communications channel, and it’s important to get the right mix of news.
Educating the executive about the intranet.
Executive support is critical for intranets, and there are a range of practical approaches for gaining this.
Structuring three types of content.
The fundamental goal of developing a new structure for an intranet is to produce something that works well for staff. As discussed in the earlier…
Measuring the effectiveness of intranet teams.
Intranet teams are responsible for creating an intranet that is a useful business tool, flexible enough to meet changing business needs, easy to use and…