Rapid deployment of an intranet. Presentation by Valo during the DWG Technology Lab of June 17, 2020.
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2. The Intranet – Front door to your digital
workplace
+ For many years, different types of tools were positioned as “Intranet
Killers”
+ Enterprise Social Networks (Yammer, Facebook Workplace,etc)
+ Chat based tools (Teams, Slack, etc)
+ The Intranet is a key part of the communication strategy of each
company
+ This year's unfortunate events highlight the need of an authoritative
communication tool such as the intranet
3. When it’s time to update your Intranet…
+ Everyone who has worked on an
Intranet project knows it’s not an
easy project
+ “This time we will do it faster than
before”
4. https://www.nngroup.com/articles/intranet-design-2019/
From 2001 to 2007, winning teams required an average of 3.3 years to create their intranets; from
2008 to 2013, the average creation time was 3.6 years. Beginning in 2014, however, the average
time dropped to 1.4 years — an average time that has held ever since.
5.
6. https://www.nngroup.com/articles/intranet-design-2019/
From 2001 to 2007, winning teams required an average of 3.3 years to create their intranets; from
2008 to 2013, the average creation time was 3.6 years. Beginning in 2014, however, the average
time dropped to 1.4 years — an average time that has held ever since.
10. Don’t start from scratch
+ Every Intranet is unique, yet every
intranet is 80% the same
+ Why build something 100% custom
from nothing?
+ There are many pre-built solutions out
there that can give you 80% of what
you need
+ And often another 10% with only
configurations not customizations
11. In the Microsoft World
+ Over 33 Intranet in a Box products
available on top of SharePoint Online
+ From basic starting templates to full
Intranet solutions
+ https://www.clearbox.co.uk/sharepoint-
intranets-in-a-box-report/
12. An Agile Intranet
+ You do not need 100% of features in
Phase 1
+ Start with the easy wins
+ Custom integrations can get there later
+ Your Intranet will keep evolving over
time and adapt to
+ New technology innovations
+ Your user’s needs
13. Find your Champions
+ Find people who are motivated by technology
and want to help build a better workplace
+ They will be your greatest idea generators