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Using a “strawman” for page layout design

By: Donna Spencer Posted: October 5, 2004

Using a ‘strawman’ design in the early stages of a project can help to overcome many of the difficulties in the design process.

‘Knowledge sharing’ should be avoided

By: James Robertson Posted: September 3, 2004

While ‘knowledge sharing’ is a common goal for KM projects, it is often neither meaningful or effective.

Choosing your information delivery channels

By: James Robertson Posted: September 3, 2004

All delivery channels (not just the intranet) must be considered when planning an overall information management and communications strategy.

Establish an intranet community of practice

By: James Robertson Posted: August 2, 2004

A critical success factor for an effective and sustainable intranet is the establishment of an intranet ‘community of practice’.

Developing a knowledge management strategy

By: James Robertson Posted: August 2, 2004

A successful knowledge management strategy must identify the key needs and issues within the organisation, and provide a framework for addressing these.

Improving your intranet, task by task

By: Tina Calabria Posted: August 1, 2004

By improving the way the intranet supports key tasks, immediate business benefits can be delivered in a manageable and cost-effective manner.

Does your intranet support core business?

By: Donna Spencer Posted: July 2, 2004

Many intranets are dedicated to allowing staff to complete administrative tasks easily, instead of assisting staff to do their core business.

An intranet is something that staff need to learn, just like any other business application or information system. This will require both formal and informal training.

Have we seen the perfect intranet?

By: James Robertson Posted: June 4, 2004

We are often asked whether we have seen the perfect intranet, and our answer is no. Read more to find out why.

Evaluating Caloundra City Council’s EDMS classification

By: James Robertson Posted: May 5, 2004

Usability testing Keywords for Councils classification produces surprising results.