Great (SharePoint) intranets in the modern age

By: James Robertson Posted: October 30, 2013

I’ve been touring the globe over the last few months, talking about the possibilities now available for intranets running on SharePoint. Like other modern technologies provided to intranet teams, SharePoint …

Demonstrating intranet ROI (via increased staff engagement)

By: James Robertson Posted: October 9, 2013

There have been many discussions recently about the ROI (return on investment) of intranets. At one level, this is extremely difficult to measure. The number of hits, and time spent …

The power of content management in SharePoint

By: James Robertson Posted: September 27, 2013

I was pleased to be in Utrecht this week for the Congres SharePoint, which saw 350+ people come together for a day of high-energy presentations. For my part, I talked …

Six reasons why I’m optimistic about the future of intranets

By: James Robertson Posted: September 10, 2013

Last week my new book, Essential intranets, went live. It’s fundamentally a very positive book, outlining an aspirational vision for the role of intranets. As I sit in the airport …

Leading intranets are now mobile

By: James Robertson Posted: September 6, 2013

The Platinum winner of the 2013 Intranet Innovation Awards. Screenshots courtesy of Barclays Bank. Employees demand mobile access when they are at work, and leading intranets are now delivering.  Going …

Intranets have been undergoing huge changes in recent years, but the challenge remains to deliver the greatest business benefits. That’s what makes the launch of our new book so important: …

Video: great SharePoint intranets in the modern age

By: James Robertson Posted: August 28, 2013

I’ve been doing a lot of presenting recently to SharePoint audiences about what great intranets look like, and how to deliver them. These talks have shared as many intranet screenshots …

How to present an intranet to new starters

By: James Robertson Posted: August 15, 2013

At the Intranet Leadership Forum two-day intensive in Canberra last week, we had several excellent sessions on making the intranet more useful for different staff groups. This included a case …

We like to mix it up at our conferences, to keep everyone awake and engaged. At Intranets2013, held in Sydney in May 2013, this included an intranet mythbuster session at …

Mobile instead of intranet? Urbis shares their experiences

By: James Robertson Posted: July 3, 2013

Late in 2012, we asked the question Should intranet teams stop and do mobile instead? The idea being that if teams are stuck waiting for approval to start an intranet …