The purpose of an office intranet is to provide staff with the tools and information that they need to get the job done more quickly and easily. A successful intranet is one that meets the needs of employees such that …
There is no more critical ingredient for an intranet than governance. Without good governance—which is to say, good management and policies regarding intranet usage—no intranet can realize its full potential. The question of intranet governance is indispensable to companies trying …
Microsoft has released the new SharePoint 2016, the Release to Manufacturing (RTM) version and announced the final version will be generally available May 4. Some perspective: CMSWire claims Microsoft “shakes up its strategy.” Though I do not agree that MS …
Cisco has had a great intranet for 20 years; not perfect, but one of the best on the planet. Last summer Cisco underwent some remarkable internal changes, including changes in the executive suite with a new CEO, and their internal …
The intranet is not a website; a social intranet is even more alien to its Web cousin. On the Web there’s an emphasis on entertainment, search engine optimization, and sales conversion. None of which is important on the intranet. Intranet design …
The intranet is dead. How many times have we heard this tired, uninformed complaint or false prophecy in the past 10 years? Too many, which coincidentally is equal to the number of half-wits out there that don’t know any better. …
Intranet design is pretty stale; and most intranets tend to look alike. Intranet design isn’t the most imaginative business, but occasionally an innovator steps forth…. Enter IBM. IBM undertook a ‘galactic’ intranet redesign a few years ago. In fact, it …
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“I no longer support the idea of home page news and features,” says Shel Holtz, Principal, Holtz Communications + Technology. “My opinion has changed 180 degrees in the past two years. Activity streams is where we are moving.” At Pitney …
It takes a highly engaging, collaborative intranet to be a great intranet. And a highly engaged workforce, led by a very active executive team that not only believes in and talks social, but walks social too. DIRECTV, which has since …
