What is an IntraNet?

For business, an IntraNet can be used to:

• Publish company communications:
  The IntraNet can be a place for staff to read company news, announcements, and blogs

• Store and share files:
  Files can be stored in one location instead of on different computers

• Track time:
  Employees can log work time, and project managers can record project time

• Book appointments:
  It’s easy to coordinate a meeting on an IntraNet calendar. It can immediately tell you who’s free and when

• Set reminders:
  This is a useful tool to set project milestones

• Plan projects and workloads:
  The IntraNet can be used to schedule timelines, coordinate departments, and allocate work. It can target relevant sections, such as sales and marketing, human resources, finance, and business development

• Hold meetings:
  Using IntraNet to hold a virtual meeting saves time and expenses

• Have informal chats:
  An internal messaging system that allows virtual chats

A modern IntraNet encourages communication to flourish across your organization:

•  Teams can have open discussions

• Individuals can share knowledge

• Leadership can stay in touch

• Departments can provide updates

And the best part is that communication flows both ways. Anyone can share information and articles, and everyone can comment and provide feedback

In this way, an IntraNet both streamlines communication by bringing it into one place and empowers individuals with a voice and company knowledge

Social networks are popular for one reason: they are a powerful and intuitive way of communicating with others

Many companies are now leveraging the power of social media by creating a social, engaging environment on their corporate IntraNet

A social IntraNet makes it easy to share information one-on-one, between teams and departments, or with the entire company

Some firms have completely abandoned internal email and rely on a social, collaborative IntraNet for all communication

Wikipedia isn't just a website. It's a paradigm for organizing and storing knowledge in a way that's intuitive to navigate.

Part of the strength of a Wiki is that anyone can edit the information, which means that information can be kept up-to-date at all times (with robust change tracking to ensure that all edits are accurate).

This is a powerful and efficient way to disseminate information across the organization and collaborate within teams, ensuring everyone has the best available information at all times.

In the past, information has tended to only ever flow downwards in a hierarchy

Employees rarely get a chance to engage in discussion, and lots of valuable feedback has been lost because of this

An IntraNet with a high user engagement rate offers a solution to this, however, by giving employees a chance to comment on articles posted by other people within the organization

This is a great way to encourage communication and allow employees to feel that their voices are being heard

The most important question in any business is "how are we doing?" Often, this is only answered on a quarterly or even annual basis

A modern IntraNet allows companies to make current business statistics, such as sales figures and customer feedback, visible to people in the organization

One way this can be done: as part of a user dashboard, so individuals can see at a glance how their department and the company are performing

The company IntraNet has, in the past, only been available from a company PC.  But these days, not everybody works from a desktop in the office

They need to be able to access the IntraNet remotely and may even need to view it on a smartphone or tablet

The more effective your hiring, new hire orientation, and onboarding processes, the more likely new employees will be well-suited, and prepared, for their jobs.

The new hire needs resources and training to be able to start their new position.

Our IntraNet is not only a great tool to use for new employee training, but it also helps make them feel like a part of the company already.

They can get familiar with the company by reading through past news and events, reviewing coworkers' profiles, participating in discussion forums, and sharing photos.

A training section can then be set up with a Training Calendar, guides, videos and tutorials, Employee handbook and other HR resources, and much more

Your IntraNet will become the central hub for your company online

It’s where conversations take place, company news is shared, and events are planned

With this in mind, it’s easy to see how it brings multi-location teams together

Each employee and location has insights into what’s happening throughout the company, regardless of where they’re based

An IntraNet is a rich pool of information. There’s everything from Social Committee updates to the most recent dental form

All of this information is valuable for helping people get work done and stay connected to the softer side of the business

An IntraNet with a simple user interface and rich search tool will enable employees to stay in the loop and find the information they need

An IntraNet allows organic knowledge sharing to grow, as the person-to-person connections increase and deepen across your company.

Knowledge experts are more visible, and it’s easier for people to connect with them.

Experts can also get involved in forum-style conversations, or release a blog article series that helps to disperse learning throughout the company.

In this way, the company’s knowledge can grow rapidly, as a multitude of individuals shares their independent learnings.

If you’ve ever wondered how to reinforce brand and company values, your answer is here.

IntraNet provides many avenues for putting your company values front and center, such as:

Publicly recognizing employees for living company values

Sharing web articles relevant to your values

If you find that your inbox is cluttered with emails and your calendar is stuffed with meetings, it may be time to invest in an IntraNet 

IntraNet with a good, integrated chat feature makes discussions easy

You’ll be able to ditch the dreaded reply-all email and have productive conversations away from messy inboxes

With improved internal communication, it’s easier to keep everyone informed and garner feedback

With this, you won’t need as many large group meetings that suck up time from multiple calendars

Employee engagement is a hard topic to crack. But, we know it’s incredibly important.

Engaged employees are happier, more productive, and less likely to leave.

What is a CMS, and how can it be implemented in an IntraNet?

CMS stands for Content Management System. 

This is a system that can be used in an intranet for the creation and management of content. This content is the information employees and users use in their day-to-day work and activities. It could be:

• Press releases

• Research papers

• Financial documents

• Company procedures and policies

• Minutes of meetings

• Data information

• Sales and marketing presentations

• Style guides

• Document templates