Governance

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30 Jul 2018

Five great things about hierarchies

by Sam Marshall

in Collaboration, Governance

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Hierarchies get a bad rap. But it turns out they come in handy sometimes. ...

09 Oct 2017

Five levers of governance for your digital workplace

by Sam Marshall

in Digital Workplace, Governance

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"In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But, in practice, there is." — Anon...

12 Sep 2017

Governance still matters in a digital workplace

by Sam Marshall

in Digital Workplace, Governance

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Without a strong governance foundation, a digital workplace can become a hard to navigate maze....

30 Mar 2016

Intranet pages or documents? What’s best for the reader

by Joanne Treverton

in Communications, Governance, Intranets, UX

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Your department wants to share some essential information on your intranet. Should it be via page, a PDF, or perhaps a Word file? We’ve got some simple advice to help you decide. ...

29 Oct 2015

IT v Communications: Who drives your intranet?

by Sam Marshall

in Governance, Intranets, Strategy

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Who sets the agenda for your intranet? ...

28 Sep 2015

Intranets aren’t essential (but a digital workplace can be)

by Sam Marshall

in Collaboration, Digital Workplace, Governance, SharePoint, Strategy

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Should intranets be essential? Logic says ‘yes’: intranets should aim to support the most important elements of a business and therefore be essential to that business. But hidden behind such an objective is often a desire to drive traffic to an intranet in the belief that high usage constitutes success. ...

15 Jul 2015

Digital Success or digital disaster? Book review

by Sam Marshall

in Governance, Intranets

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A practical, systematic approach to intranet governance. Every intranet manager would find value in going through this with their team. [caption id="" align="alignright" width="293"] Digital Success or digital disaster?[/caption] A readable approach to intranet governance Digital Success or digital disaster? is a very welcome addition to the relatively small set of current books on intranets. The style is informal, as the title may suggest. The use of first person...

30 Jan 2015

The need for an independent intranet team

by Wedge Black

in Governance, Intranets, Strategy

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Research shows how the ‘ownership’ of the intranet influences its primary purpose, and how the budget holder has an overwhelming affect upon decisions. With these realities in mind, there’s a strategic need for the core intranet team to have some measure of independence.

See the graphs and download the report, from Warwick Business School in partnership with ClearBox Consulting. ...

26 Jan 2015

How intranet governance evolves

by Wedge Black

in Governance

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Research shows the trend towards hybrid and decentralised governance models, and highlights the need for a dedicated and experienced intranet manager. See the graphs and download the report, from Warwick Business School in partnership with ClearBox Consulting....