50+ Ways to Improve The Intranet as a Business Tool

The intranet is the single most powerful tool at the disposal of a company which can drive competitive advantage. Some say it will be the distinguishing feature between a good and a great organisation.

After I attended David’s course we revolutionised our intranet.  Now it is the centre of our whole organisation.  Staff cannot do anything without linking through it, key records are now updated.  We are working much smarter and finding work more enjoyable
Practitioner of a small and successful practice in Dunedin

The intranet is now too important to leave solely in the hands of the IT team.  Senior management, the finance team and staff need to get involved.

The intranet is simply the best communication tool a company/firm has.  If used correctly the intranet will enhance performance, job satisfaction, communication and knowledge transfer between teams.  In order to extract full value, your intranet needs to be driven and supported by all teams within a company.

What you will gain

  • Access to electronic versions of all templates
  • Be better equipped to help with the development of an intranet that delivers competitive advantage.
  • Receive useful reference material such as website addresses, articles, and evaluation checklists (potential business applications for your intranet, better practice checklist etc).
  • Learn what makes a good intranet site and how to avoid the common pitfalls.
  • Understand about the implementation issues.

Content

  • what is an intranet and an extranet and what makes a good “user focused” intranet site
  • better practice features and stories of how intranets have made significant contributions to performance in their organisations (we will view examples of good intranet sites)
  • specific examples for accounting firms, private and public sector organisations
  • suggested implementation programme
  • contents of a better practice team intranet home page

Table of Contents

  1. Presenter biography
  2. Introduction
  3. Terminology
  4. What makes a good “user focused” intranet site.
  5. Better practice features and stories of how intranets have made significant contributions to performance in their organisations
  6. Case study 1: Fruit of the Loom (Fruit)
  7. Case study 2: Netscape Communications
  8. Case study 3: Sun Systems
  9. Case study 4: Airways
  10. Advantages in investing in an intranet
  11. Reduced administrative overhead
  12. Reduced computer support costs as desktop applications move to the browser
  13. Elimination of many hard copy reporting
  14. Reduced travel expenses
  15. Structure of the intranet
  16. Intranet security
  17. Intranet contents
  18. Contents of an accounting function intranet home page
  19. The intranet development needs constant funding
  20. Appendix 1: Is Your Intranet Relevant?
  21. Appendix 2: Intranet content checklist
  22. Appendix 3: An effective mission statement
  23. Appendix 4: Useful reference material