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2007 Global Intranets Survey
report: Free comprehensive survey on global and complex organizational intranet strategy and management.
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Standards for good intranet & extranet design
article: Sixteen key characteristics for good intranet and extranet design.
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Importance of a Good Authoring Environment
article: Key points to consider when selecting a CMS authoring environment.
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Intranets must be task-centric
article: Gerry McGovern writes 'An organization-centric intranet is departmental-based. A staff-centric intranet is task-based. Organization-centric intranets fail. Task-centric intranets succeed. Here's why.'
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Monthly intranet tasks
article: In practice, there are a wide range of activities that intranet teams should conduct on a monthly basis. This article explores a good number of these, focusing on tasks that will build and nurture the intranet.
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How to Write Good Intranet Content
article: Although it is aimed at intranets, many of the points outlined can be applied to web content in general. The article breaks good content down according to the following principles - accessible, usable, useful - and provides a number of points for each.
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Intranet Justification
article: Intranet Journal - To Be, or Not To Be: Intranet Justification. How to justify an ongoing commitment to a system with largely intangible benefits?
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Conducting Intranet Needs Analysis
article: An overview of the different techniques used to conduct an intranet needs analysis. Includes pearls of wisdom from folks with real world experience.
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Content Inventory
article: Focuses on the nuts and bolts of identifying content and coralling it in such a way that you have what you need when it comes time to populate your website.
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Intranet Justification
article: Management needs to understand a properly built and managed intranet has long-term benefits that will affect the company and its culture as a whole.
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Designing an Intranet User Survey
article: A survey is an excellent tool to keep in touch with the changing needs of the user community, and to help intranet owners gather requirements for improving and advancing an intranet.
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Who should own the intranet?
article: Explores a number of common intranet owners, and discusses the pros and cons of each group. It then presents some general guidelines and approaches for selecting where to place the intranet team.
2004 December 9 • intranets10 ways to continuously improve your intranet
article: Outlines 10 practical ways that an intranet can be improved incrementally without yet another redesign.
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Online Presentations
presentations: Two Power Point presentations (1) Ensuring Your Intranet is a Success and (2) Latest Developments in Intranets, Extranets & Portals.
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How to scope an intranet release
article: "The most crucial release is often the initial 'go-live' of the intranet. This must demonstrate the value of the intranet, and build sufficient interest to ensure the site develops further and grows."
2004 October 15 • intranetsTop 10 Ways to Lose Your Intranet Users
article: Unless you actually want your users to abandon your intranet, make sure you avoid these 10 common intranet mistakes. [credit: UI Designer]
2004 October 10 • intranets, processContent Manangement Without A System
article: It is quite possible, in fact could be preferable, to manage content and distributed authorship without the use of a content management system (CMS). Regardless, it’s very important to have a process in place before you choose a CMS.
2004 September 28 • intranetsEmployee self-service
article: From IBM on the emerging trend of employee self-service tools. These tools have a high chance of succeeding as they help reduce reliance on long drawn out manual processes and help employees work faster. [credit: elearningpost]
2004 September 19 • intranetsIntranet Roadmap
book: The Intranet Roadmap provides a comphrehensive methodology that describes all the activities required to develop (or redevelop) an intranet.
2004 September 12 • intranetsIntranets look vainly to knowledge management
article: A perspective on intranets and knowledge management. [credit: elearningpost]