8 change management strategies for intranet and digital workplace projects
Intranet and digital workplace projects need change management in order to be effective and embed new ways of working. This article looks at change management recommendations pulled from a new DWG member research report.
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DWG’s 2015 research programme will balance intranet and digital workplace topics
The Digital Workplace Group is delighted to announce the topics for its upcoming member-only research programme for 2015, designed to provide a balance of intranet good practice guidance and digital workplace thought leadership.
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7 tactics for making the leap from intranet to digital workplace leadership
More and more people are making the shift from managing intranets to managing broader digital workplace programmes, but it’s unlikely someone will just hand you this new gig. In this article we’ve outlined seven tactics to help you move the needle. In my previous post I looked at what it takes to make the shift…
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Do you have what it takes to be “Head of Digital Workplace”?
Digital workplace leadership requires effective intranet management skills, but also much more. This article explains the differences and my new book is a guide for those with the drive and vision. I love that so many of the conversations amongst groups of intranet folk start with: “So how did you get into intranet management?” It’s…
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Are you measuring your intranet for the wrong reasons?
It can be tempting to focus intranet measurement on just basic web metrics, using these statistics for justification of an approach and reporting purposes only. But the real value comes from using the metrics to judge whether you’ve achieved your goals, and for continuous improvement. In the two most recent research reports published by DWG,…
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10 advantages of focusing enterprise mobility on frontline workers
Synopsis: Enterprise mobility is still at an early stage of maturity in most organizations, but interest is accelerating. There are ten core advantages of mobility, including portability and the ability to capture data in real time, which help unlock value for frontline workers. Download a free executive summary of DWG’s new research report – Success…
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6 tactics to improve adoption and business value of your intranet employee directory
Most large organizations struggle with adoption and integration of rich employee profiles on their intranets. Often having multiple systems with employee profiles adds to the challenge, but these six tactics can help. Imagine this: You’re in a taxi from the airport, running late to give a presentation at one of your company’s offices in another…
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Profile proliferation: how multiple user profiles undermine your intranet
Many intranets, collaboration platforms and digital workplaces have evolved over the past few years to put people at their centre, often by enabling contributions from individuals through social tools, and also enabling “findability” centred on a person rather than a topic or piece of content. This trend has meant that an individual’s online user profile…
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Is your intranet’s employee directory an endangered species?
I’ve just completed a briefing paper for DWG and, I have to say, it’s been intriguing. I was asked to look at that stalwart, the employee directory, and what I found worried me. An unfulfilled promise A few years ago we knew where our favourite killer app was heading. It was going to be transformed from…
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Are you getting value from your social intranet? Are other companies succeeding?
Are you charged with delivering a social platform to employees? Are you looking for insights into the types of interventions that enable social intranets to deliver real value? Then participate in our new survey. All participants get a summary of results and are entered into a prize draw to win a 3 month subscription to…
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So what is the digital workplace anyway?
The phrase “digital workplace” is bandied about a lot these days, mostly by consultants trying to sound up-to-the-minute. I describe myself to mystified clients, friends and family as an “intranet and digital workplace consultant”. So has the Digital Workplace Group got a definition? Well, fortunately, yes we have… Definition: The digital workplace is the collection…
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Get intranet stakeholders on your side with user-centred design
Site broken? Users left scanning endless divisional sections for the right link? Need a jargon-buster just to find the lunch menu? Sounds like your intranet is suffering from OCD (Organization-Centric Definitions, but don’t worry – we just made that up. Three-letter-acronyms are great aren’t they?). The symptoms are serious, critical even: content is left withering…
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