The “managing an intranet during a recession” topic seems to be popping up all over the globe, and we covered it at last week’s Intranet…
25 reasons why saving time on your intranet is a bad metric.
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…
Metadata fundamentals for intranets and websites.
Metadata is a topic that almost invariably comes up when creating or refreshing a website or intranet. While basic metadata is routinely captured by most…
Three ways to update the staff directory.
Internal phone directories and staff directories are only useful if the details in them are complete and accurate. This is not easy, and a mix…
Metadata fundamentals for intranets and websites.
While basic metadata is routinely captured by most publishing tools, there is still widespread confusion about its uses and limits.
Three ways to update the staff directory.
There are three main ways of keeping a staff directory up to date: centralised updates, self-service updating and via integration.
“My sites”: do they work?.
“My sites” is a concept coming very much into vogue at present, driven by the adoption of SharePoint and a range of other intranet and…
Naming the intranet.
When creating or relaunching an intranet, the question of whether to give the site a name often comes up. This briefing explores when to name…
Naming the intranet.
Giving the intranet a name helps to build its identity, and may even give it a personality within the organisation.
Staff directories benefit from cross-linking.
Staff directories (internal phone directories) can be much more than just a way of looking up contact numbers. In any large or complex organisation, they…