Intranet Best Practices – Creating an Intranet Governance Team

26th October, 2009 - Posted By Angela Cullen - 3 Comments

When developing your Intranet, it’s best not to develop in a vacuum. You may not be the best person to make decisions on how employees will use the intranet to do their job. Be sure to identify employees that will be involved in the maintenance of the portal and get everyone involved in the design process. Create an Intranet Governance Council that will include at least one member from each department throughout your company. Bigger departments might have 2 or 3. Let the members of the governance council represent their department and tell you what employees in their department need to be able to do their job more efficiently.

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Book Review: What Every Intranet Team Should Know by James Robertson

13th October, 2009 - Posted By Sean R. Nicholson - 2 Comments

Regardless of whether you are a seasoned Intranet Professional or just getting started with your first Intranet design, I highly recommend adding What Every Intranet Team Should Know by James Robertson of Step Two Designs to your library. At 110 pages, this handbook packs a wealth of valuable information into a quick-read offering a background understanding of the evolution of Intranets, guidance on identifying the needs of your organization, and useful tips on designing a solution that meets those needs.

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Intranet Tip – Get To Know Your Users Through Personas

8th August, 2009 - Posted By Sean R. Nicholson - No Comments

Driving user adoption is one of the key challenges for any Intranet portal, but one of the most effective ways to ensure that your users are getting the most of your Intranet functionality is to ask them how they want to use it, observe how they actually use it, and either add/modify functionality to meet their needs or train them to use the portal better.

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Intranet Tip for 08/04/09 – Identity Management Expectations

4th August, 2009 - Posted By Angela Cullen - No Comments

When selecting an Identity Management Application, don’t expected it to integrate seamlessly with every application in your enterprise.

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