Where to start with a SharePoint intranet
A lot of organisations are currently deploying SharePoint for their corporate intranet. And rightly so, as it’s a viable and potentially powerful solution for intranet needs. Like any technology,...
View ArticleBringing together intranets and collaboration
Just a quick note to say that I’ll be presenting on “Bringing together intranets and collaboration” at the SharePoint user group meeting next week (April 19). The basic scenario that I’ll be addressing...
View ArticlePlanning your SharePoint intranet project
Starting a SharePoint intranet project, whether creating a new intranet or redeveloping an existing one, can be daunting. Alongside strategy and design questions are now a myriad of technology...
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Intranets2011 (heart) SharePoint
There’s no doubt that many organisations are moving their intranets to SharePoint. This brings huge opportunities, but also real challenges. While there are a number of good SharePoint conferences in...
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Make SharePoint intranets beautiful
SharePoint is many things, but out of the box, beautiful isn’t one of them. The boxy design and shades of blue isn’t ugly per-se, but do little to inspire adoption and enthusiasm. It used to be said...
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Intranet and SharePoint workshops (Melbourne, Sydney)
On the back of a very successful Australian intranet conference, we’re pleased to announce the first dates for our series of highly regarded workshops. I will be running my Designing intranets that...
View ArticleGet a great start to the new year with a special offer on our in-house workshops
2012 is rapidly approaching and it looks to be a busy year for intranets, particularly on the SharePoint platform. To help kick off the new year, we’re offering a great package price on our in-house...
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Don’t ask staff what features they want on a new SharePoint intranet
“If we gave you a team site, would it be useful to you?” We’ve said before that the breadth of SharePoint is both its strength and weakness. Intranet and project teams now have a powerful new tool to...
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How to create the right sites on your SharePoint intranet
When you want to create a new site in your SharePoint intranet, this is the page you’re presented with. It’s pretty daunting for an inexperienced site administrator or content owner: Should I create a...
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Spend 10-15% of SharePoint intranet projects on planning and design
The classic texts of project management outline the importance of initial planning and design activities. While they only consist of 10-30% of the project, they lay the groundwork for everything to...
View ArticleWhy we’re writing a lot about SharePoint in 2012
You may’ve noticed a big increase in our blogging about SharePoint in 2012. There’s a very good reason for this. It’s an exciting but challenging time for intranets. While SharePoint is just one of...
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Two streams of SharePoint governance
A few weeks back, we were at the Australian SharePoint conference in Melbourne, which was packed with both attendees and vendors. The word of the event was “governance“, to the extent that it was...
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The three worlds of SharePoint
SharePoint is steadily working its way through organisations, and there is a huge industry of suppliers that has grown along with it. Despite its success, SharePoint isn’t a simple platform, and a...
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Our new report: Best practices for SharePoint intranets
The vast majority of corporate intranets are now running on SharePoint, or are moving to it, and this is ushering in a new era for intranets. While there has been enough written about SharePoint to...
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What they’re saying about our new Best practices for SharePoint intranets report
Our new Best practices for SharePoint intranets report is the fastest selling report we’ve published. Clearly there’s a need for unbiased insight into what works (and sometimes what doesn’t) when it...
View ArticlePresentation: Governance for SharePoint intranets
Yesterday I gave a presentation in Denmark to a diverse group of organisations, all wrestling with SharePoint. While they’d all found SharePoint to be useful, the common story was the challenge of...
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Send in “hit teams” to ensure SharePoint delivers value
Step Two was at the SHARE conference in Melbourne this week, keeping in touch with what’s happening in the world of SharePoint. One of the key themes at the conference was how to deliver business...
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SharePoint best practice 7/25: what roles in a SharePoint intranet dream team?
A lot of thinking needs to go into developing a SharePoint intranet, whether it’s a new site or an upgrade of an existing intranet. The knowledge and skills required is too much for one person, making...
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SharePoint best practice 9/25: Make your SharePoint intranet beautiful
SharePoint straight ‘out of the box’ isn’t necessarily unpleasant to look at – it’s blue and has neat boxes – but it’s not ideal. By investing some of your budget in branding and design you can make...
View ArticleWatch at your leisure: webinar recording of SharePoint 2013 for intranets and...
Last week’s free webinar SharePoint 2013 for intranets and digital workplaces was a huge success, with over 500 people registered! During the 1-hour session, Alex Manchester and Michal Pisarek covered...
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