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A little Bring-Your-Own Drama « Ellen's Digital Workplace

Today is going to be an exciting day! With my new iPad fashionably dressed for the occasion, I head into the office. Today we are starting Bring-Your-Own-Device to work! How wonderful it will be to work with one computer! No more struggling with Dropbox or USB sticks. And I can't wait to see what our intranet looks like on my iPad. But remember, you pay a price for bringing your own device...Read on!

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Tags: byod, intranet, Sharepoint category: Technology & Features

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The 80-120 rule for IT Projects. « Ellen's Digital Workplace

As you will know, I have helped many colleagues with setting up SharePoint Team Sites. These could be simple project sites, mainly used for sharing documents, but also sites where important processes were facilitated. My clients were very diverse. Each initial interview was therefore exciting. What kind of person would be in front of me? The Hesitator, the System-Lover or the Ideal Partner? Or the person who inspired the 80-120 rule? Read on!

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Tags: collaboration, Sharepoint, Team Sites category: Management, Governance & Strategy

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Managing a Program in a Team Site

As promised in my last post I will elaborate some more on the “PMO Team Site”. - When do you use this configuration? - What are the benefits of this setup? - What is the Site setup? - Using traffic lights for status - Ways to display information

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Tags: intranet, Projectmanagement, Sharepoint category: Social intranet & Collaboration

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Project Management in a Team Site « Ellen's Digital Workplace

Over the years, we have used Team Sites extensively for managing and working in projects. Depending on the type of project, we have used them in different ways: - Simple Projects: stand-alone Team Sites - Recurring projects: Team Site with templated subsites - Multiple projects: 1. PMO Team Site - Multiple projects: 2. Program Site Collection.

Read on to learn more.

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Tags: Project Management, Sharepoint, Team Sites category: Usability & Design

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KISS: Keep Intranet Statistics Simple!

I may be irritating KPI-addicts, mathematicians, or other people who like counting, measuring and comparing, but what gets measured does not always get done!

Of course that requires some explanation.

When we moved from a custom-built intranet to SharePoint, we had to think about usage statistics. SharePoint could not get us the statstics in the way we wanted, so we asked a third party to develop it. We got a little carried away withe the functional requirements, with dramatic results....

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Tags: intranet, Sharepoint, statistics category: Management, Governance & Strategy

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How confidential is an intranet design?

When I was developing snack products, I was never allowed to talk about my work with people outside my company. Others might copy our ideas! But in intranets, things are really different!That is because only the content can be confidential, but not the design, navigation etc.

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Tags: confidentiality, design, knowledge sharing category: Usability & Design

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Crisis Management in a Team Site « Ellen's Digital Workplace

If you have ever been involved in a product recall or another crisis, you will know that this is a stressful time! Everything that can relieve that stress is more than welcome. Read about a Team Site setup that has helped a team with their recalls and crisis situations, so they could save time, reduce stress and improve collaboration.

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