Online Form Builder: A Hidden Gem of Intranet Productivity

16th August, 2010 - Posted By Sean R. Nicholson - 4 Comments

Survey after survey indicate that some of the most popular applications on organizational Intranets are the employee directory, the cafeteria menu, and HR forms. What those surveys often don’t mention is the fact that many of those HR forms are still in MS Word or Adobe PDF format and aren’t able to be completed from within the browser.

5 Key Features To Consider When Choosing A Social Intranet

30th July, 2010 - Posted By Angela Cullen - 2 Comments

When building a business case around a social Intranet, there are a few key components to consider. Here are five suggested features that you might ask your potential vendors to demonstrate.

New Intranet Wiki is here! Help us grow it with your input!

21st July, 2010 - Posted By Sean R. Nicholson - 2 Comments

There are a lot of great Intranet-focused resources on the Web, but they are scattered across a wide variety of sites. In an effort to bring those resources together in a common place, Angie Cullen and I have put together the beginning of an Intranet Wiki with links to a broad range of resources.

Is It Time For Your Intranets Annual Performance Review?

8th July, 2010 - Posted By Sean R. Nicholson - 7 Comments

It never ceases to amaze me how few people trust their organizational intranets. A tool that was designed specifically for the purpose of helping employees do their job better and faster is often the joke of the water cooler. Yet organizations knowingly ignore the fact that employees don’t use or trust the information stored on their intranet.

Periodically, I have the great opportunity to sit in front of a group of employees and ask them about their intranet experiences. Often, it’s in anticipation of an intranet revamp, so the need for a “do-over” or an evolution has already been defined at some level. While the individual users and comments might be different, they usually go start with something like this:

Recent Volcanic Eruption Can Help Stress The Importance Of Your Intranet Apps

24th April, 2010 - Posted By Sean R. Nicholson - 2 Comments

Sometimes opportunities knock quietly….and sometimes they hit us with explosive force. The trouble is, we often miss them even though they are staring us right in the face. As an example, take a look at the recent volcanic explosion in Iceland. This natural disaster has demonstrated the need for business travelers to have access to their corporate information, regardless of where they are located.