Top 10 Must Haves For Every Good Intranet
9th April, 2009 - Posted By Sean R. Nicholson - 15 Comments
Okay Intranet fans, here it is…the 2009 completely unofficial list of must have functionality for every Intranet:
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Intranet Best Practices –
Driving User Adoption
29th July, 2009 - Posted By Sean R. Nicholson - 2 Comments
Over the years, I have been privileged to work on a variety of Intranets ranging in shapes and sizes. Some were for large corporations, others were for small non-profits. Some were heavily governed, others were driven by user content. Even though each of these Intranets were unique in their own ways, they had one key element in common – strong user adoption. Without a strong user community that recognized the value of the Intranet, each would have failed.
The Difference Between Mashups And Messes…How Integrated Are Your Portal Applications?
22nd March, 2009 - Posted By Sean R. Nicholson - No Comments
One of the strengths of a good Intranet portal is the ability to integrate the disparate applications that exist within an enterprise. Just because links to the applications are presented in the portal or, in some cases, even natively surfaced in the portal doesn’t make them effectively integrated. Take a look at the following tips and see if they indicate that your portal has mashups or messes.
“Do We Really Need An Intranet Portal?” – How Valuable Is The Technology You Represent?
15th March, 2009 - Posted By Sean R. Nicholson - 3 Comments
How often do we question the technologies that our organization relies on? Are we trapped by legacy systems and users who are unwilling to adopt new solutions? Do these excuses keep us from asking “Why” we need a specific solution, is it useful, and is there a better alternative? This article looks at one such situation and provides some good justification for Intranet Portals.
