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 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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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...
View ArticleMake sure your new SharePoint intranet really is easy for staff
“Helping staff do their jobs” is the primary purpose of most intranets. Yet this is only achieved when staff can quickly and easily find what they need on the intranet. And too often, this isn’t the...
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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...
View ArticleWebinar: SharePoint 2013 for intranets and the digital workplace
Kicking off 2013 we’re continuing our focus on all things SharePoint. The first port of call is a free webinar: SharePoint 2013 for intranets and the digital workplace on 7 February. This is a free...
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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 ArticleLast chance to register: Free webinar on SharePoint 2013 for intranets and...
It’s just a couple of days until our webinar with the Dynamic Owl team on SharePoint 2013 for intranets and the digital workplace. This is a free event running on 3pm Wednesday 6th February (Vancouver,...
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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Video: great SharePoint intranets in the modern age
// I’ve been doing a lot of presenting recently to SharePoint audiences about what great intranets look like, and how to deliver them. These talks have shared as many intranet screenshots and examples...
View ArticleThe power of content management in SharePoint
I was pleased to be in Utrecht this week for the Congres SharePoint, which saw 350+ people come together for a day of high-energy presentations. For my part, I talked about how SharePoint can be used...
View ArticleGreat (SharePoint) intranets in the modern age
I’ve been touring the globe over the last few months, talking about the possibilities now available for intranets running on SharePoint. Like other modern technologies provided to intranet teams,...
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