Based on my experience and knowledge gained when I was the BT Intranet manager and helping other organisations implement many SharePoint 2010 features I can help you too using my checklist.

SharePoint 2010 may be “the best sweetie shop in town” for all its range of features for people to use but the need for effective governance raises for intranet professionals a different set of challenges. The strategy for SharePoint 2010 governance has to be very different to other publishing or collaborative tools.

I believe there are three approaches which can give your organisation the right governance it needs with SharePoint 2010. You don’t have to use just one. You can combine some of each to find the right blend for your organisation.

Source: intranet-pioneer.com Posted by markmorrell 13 hours, 55 minutes ago

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Source: intranet-pioneer.com Posted by markmorrell 36 days, 13 hours, 32 minutes ago

It is a common problem as I know from personal experience. An organisation will closely track all the physical assets that you hold – computer, phone, car, etc, – and want them returned before you leave.

But your digital assets and your intellectual assets are rarely managed so the knowledge about how your work is carried out – processes, priorities,etc. – and the right contacts are lost to your successor (if your replacement has not been recruited), your manager and other people you work with.

Source: intranet-pioneer.com Posted by markmorrell 72 days, 7 hours, 50 minutes ago

I read with interest the blog posts by Tony Byrne ‘Death of the Intranet‘ and by Martin White ‘Death of the Intranet: ‘The Times They are a-changin’‘. They are both interesting posts with provocative titles to catch the attention. It has caused some great discussions about intranets which is great. The biggest and most negative reaction I found has been from intranet practitioners who feel it is an over reaction and not how they see things.

Having recently been an intranet practitioner as the BT Intranet manager before becoming a consultant, I can see the subject from both points of view.

Source: intranet-pioneer.com Posted by markmorrell 90 days, 15 hours, 50 minutes ago

The way people do their work is shifting from a physical workplace to a digital workplace.  This gives organisations an enormous opportunity to change their business model and create competitive advantage by deciding early how to take advantage of the digital workplace.

From my own experiences and knowledge I can see the risks if organisations delay and or make the wrong decisions.  I have blogged about this in the past and how it affects engaged people are in their organisation, how effective collaboration will be and whether tools like SharePoint 2010 will help.

Source: intranet-pioneer.com Posted by markmorrell 120 days, 13 hours, 34 minutes ago

BlogAbout meIntranet expertsMedia engagementsMy experienceMy servicesThe risks and rewards of SharePoint 2010September 26, 2011 at 1:55 pm | Posted in best practice, collaboration, governance, intranet, SharePoint 2010, standards | 2 Comments Tags: bt intranet, collaboration, engagement, governance, intranet, sharepoint 2010, standards

I have used my first-hand experience implementing SharePoint 2010 (SP 2010) as the former BT Intranet manager, combined with my knowledge from working with other glo...

Source: intranet-pioneer.com Posted by markmorrell 135 days, 12 hours, 30 minutes ago

It’s the type of question I am hearing more frequently. It’s being asked by intranet people, CIOs, senior business operations managers and even a few CEOs.  It’s important that it is answered clearly and fully. The alternative of ignoring it is to risk a repeat of what happened to knowledge management in the late 1990s when it was ‘the thing’ to talk about and be seen to be doing but sadly, in many cases, never able to meet its full potential helping businesses.

I don’t claim to know all the answers and there is more than one way to address this question. In fact it is a deeper and complex subject which needs covering for this question to be answered fully.

Source: intranet-pioneer.com Posted by markmorrell 160 days, 18 hours ago

While I was writing my previous posts on the digital workplace I was surprised to find no article about the digital workplace in Wikipedia.  So, I have decided to put that right!

You can find my attempt at explaining what the digital workplace means in Wikpedia now.

Please read the Wikpedia article on the digital workplace and, more importantly, contribute to it so it grows into the definitive explanation everyone can refer to.

Source: intranet-pioneer.com Posted by markmorrell 166 days, 17 hours, 53 minutes ago

BlogAbout meIntranet expertsMedia engagementsMy experienceMy servicesGet IT right for your digital workplaceAugust 15, 2011 at 12:00 pm | Posted in intranet, best practice, value, mobile, digital workplace | Leave a comment Tags: best practice, digital workplace, intranet applications, usability, value

In my previous posts on the digital workplace I have covered ‘Must have digital workplace principles’, ‘5 steps to a great digital workplace strategy’, 7 ways to engage people in a digital workplace,...

Source: intranet-pioneer.com Posted by markmorrell 176 days, 18 hours, 6 minutes ago

BlogAbout meIntranet expertsMedia engagementsMy experienceMy servicesHR policies to encourage a digital workplaceAugust 4, 2011 at 10:15 am | Posted in intranet, benefit, collaboration, digital workplace, engagement | Leave a comment Tags: intranet, benefit, value, digital workplace, engagement

In my previous posts on the digital workplace I have covered ‘Must have digital workplace principles’, ‘5 steps to a great digital workplace strategy’, 7 ways to engage people in a digital workplace and 4 fa...

Source: intranet-pioneer.com Posted by markmorrell 191 days, 17 hours, 1 minute ago