The people directory has long been on the ‘killer app’ list when it comes to intranet features. Originally this was mostly phone numbers, but typically it now also includes photographs, skills, reporting lines, hobbies and interests. No, let me rephrase that; … typically it now includes fields for this information. In practice, some organisations still disable them....
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Guest article from Marlee Long. Tracking user traffic levels can be as simple as a few clicks and the generation of a report. Additionally, they can look into who’s creating the content, collaboration, and engagement buzz on the ESN, and who’s in need of more guidance, or training....
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A use case helps to define a person’s goal and describes the steps they take on your intranet to achieve it. Use cases help set requirements when designing or optimising your intranet. ...
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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...
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Cards are becoming more common in consumer interface designs: Twitter, Flipboard, Facebook and Pinterest are all developing in this direction, meaning that people in the workplace will be more familiar with them too....
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How does your intranet affect your ability to reach colleagues, communicate important matters, and start dialogues? The intranet may be the foundation of your digital internal communications, but it has to be designed and configured in the right way. Continuous improvement is needed if your intranet and digital comms are to keep up with organisation change and business objectives....
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Saying that intranet value is about how employees feel may seem counterintuitive — surely it is about sales, profits and customers....
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The more business-critical the intranet, the more people need to be strategically involved in its management. What roles do you need? Find out, and consider setting up a 'Centre of Excellence'....
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SharePoint 2016 will largely be about easing technology delivery rather than new features. Bitten by a corporate reluctance to move wholesale to the cloud, SharePoint will be more flexible about mixing on-premises and cloud services. ...
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The Intranet Innovation Awards highlight innovative approaches to supporting employees and their goals. For the Step Two awards, it's not just about the whole intranet, but about what it (or parts of it) does for the organisation....
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