Archives for Articles

Personalisation vs segmentation

By: James Robertson Posted: June 14, 2007

This briefing draws a clear line between two separate functionalities: personalisation and segmentation.

Do staff make use of personalisation features?

By: Catherine Grenfell Posted: June 14, 2007

This article discusses the results of a worldwide survey conducted to guage what extent personalisation is being used in intranets and portals.

Recordkeeping responsibilities on a single sheet of paper

By: James Robertson Posted: May 4, 2007

Provide every staff member with a tailored and personalised single sheet of paper that covers what they need to file, and how.

Every intranet has its successes

By: James Robertson Posted: May 4, 2007

This briefing explores the idea of intranet successes, how to identify them, and how to gain the greatest value from them.

Building innovative intranets

By: James Robertson Posted: April 3, 2007

Explores a number of approaches that can be taken to build innovative intranets, all of which move intranet teams beyond just maintaining their current sites.

Three fundamental purposes of an intranet

By: James Robertson Posted: April 3, 2007

To be truly effective, intranets need to address three fundamental purposes: content, communication and activity.

Intranet teams must cover the three purposes

By: James Robertson Posted: April 3, 2007

The intranet team must guide, coordinate and integrate activities across all three fundamental intranet purposes: content, communication and activity.

There are no "KM systems"

By: James Robertson Posted: March 5, 2007

Organisations should abandon the search for ‘knowledge management systems’, and focus more closely on the specific capabilities required.

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.