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Is workflow the wrong metaphor?

By: James Robertson Posted: February 1, 2005

The unspoken truth is that workflow often doesn’t work well in practice, leading to the question: is workflow the wrong metaphor?

How staff look for documents

By: James Robertson Posted: February 1, 2005

You need to understand how staff look for documents in a business setting, in order to design suitable systems and classification schemes.

10 ways to continuously improve your intranet

By: Donna Spencer Posted: December 2, 2004

Explores a number of practical ways that an intranet can be improved incrementally without yet another redesign.

Step-by-step: implementing online forms

By: James Robertson Posted: December 2, 2004

Online forms on a corporate intranet deliver clear benefits and cost savings. This article outlines a simple step-by-step approach to implementing online forms.

Who should own the intranet?

By: James Robertson Posted: December 1, 2004

One of the first challenges when establishing an intranet is to determine who should have overall ownership of the site, and where the intranet team should be located.

KM for consistency and innovation

By: James Robertson Posted: November 1, 2004

This briefing contrasts the role of knowledge management in supporting both innovation and consistency.

How to scope an intranet release

By: James Robertson Posted: November 1, 2004

The challenge is to deliver sufficient intranet content and capabilities, within the time and resource constraints. This briefing outlines a simple approach for balancing these factors.

What is usability?

By: Donna Spencer Posted: November 1, 2004

This article provides an overview of what usability is (and what it is not), as well as giving ideas on how to include more usability activities in projects.

Rolling out a records management system

By: James Robertson Posted: October 5, 2004

This article presents a new perspective to rolling out a records management system, highlighting three critical success factors: the system, classification scheme and message.

Is your intranet "Under Construction"?

By: Donna Spencer Posted: October 5, 2004

Explores the advantages and disadvantages of using ‘under construction’ on an intranet.