by Toby Ward | Mar 7, 2023
Tags: INTRANET CONSULTANT, INTRANET CONSULTING, intranet content management, intranet governance, intranet planning, intranet staff, intranet staffing
True intranet success requires a lot of work – usually measured in years. The dedication, rigor and resources required to build and maintain a successful intranet or a unified digital workplace are significant. And while a successful intranet does not necessarily require a lot of money per se, there are many facets that require attention, […]
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by Toby Ward | Apr 21, 2021
Tags: corporate culture, digital workpace, digital workplace, intranet, intranet best practices, intregrations, personalization
Your company intranet is a powerful hub that affects how your company operates on a day-to-day basis. It helps employees keep track of company news, connect and communicate with fellow employees, find important company documents, keep track of projects, and so on. Learning from intranet best practices, you can apply key intranet learnings to your […]
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by Toby Ward | Dec 11, 2019
Tags: HIRE A CONSULTANT, intranet agency, INTRANET CONSULTANT, INTRANET CONSULTING, intranet firm
Like intranets, not all intranet consultants are created equal. Building or redesigning an intranet requires a lot of work that usually requires months, or often, years. The average intranet redesign requires 12 to 18 months. Perhaps more in larger organizations (or much less if you choose a hosted, out-of-the box solution). Additionally, if you decide […]
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by Toby Ward | Dec 12, 2018
Tags: intranet design, intranet redesign, intranet search, less is more
“I only use the intranet when I have a purpose. I go on to find something as quick as possible and then I’m off,” said an employee during an intranet focus group earlier today. Employee focus groups that test intranet design concepts and approaches are very revealing. It’s a fantastic means of determining the collective opinion and […]
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by Toby Ward | Nov 20, 2018
Tags: intranet design, intranet design fundamentals, intranet redesign
The best intranets don’t come out of a box. Great intranets require a lot of work, and many months, if not years of planning and preparation. Case in point: the most recent Intranet Design Annual (NNG) featured 10 winning intranets; the average cycle for an intranet redesign ran 14 months. Eighteen to 20 months is […]
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by Toby Ward | Sep 25, 2018
Tags: #intranet #contentmanagement #CMS #intranetdesign #intranetwebinar
Your intranet is hungry for good content; but it’s awash in bad, stale content. Feeding the intranet ‘monster’ once was a primary concern for corporate communications, but now it’s culling the dead and fallen. Old documents, unused team sites, poorly written titles, no meta tags – all symptoms of a sick intranet suffering from acute, […]
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