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Intranets – why you should care
Web Standards Group, Sydney31st May 07
Patrick Kennedy, Step Two Designs
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A bit about me
Computer Systems Engineering
Web designer
Lead developer
Information architecture and usability
Consultant at Step Two Designs
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Intranets are the beast you love to hate
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What is an intranet?
Not just an internal website
Powerful business tool; a place to get things done
Think of a transactional websites
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So why are they so unpopular?
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But seems to be more like
Most intranets suck
Internal website
Low profile
Not sexy
Insignificant
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So what can we do?
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Problem 1: cross-pollination of skills
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Cross pollination
Expertise might
be found where you
least expect it
(the ‘long tail’ effect)
Learn from each other
Intranetfolks
Web designUX
WSG
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Problem 2: selling the benefits of intranets
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Selling the benefits of intranets
Greater satisfaction
Empowering users
Captive audience
Bigger challenge
More functionality
Freedom to experiment
Commercial free
No mistakes
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When they’re good…
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Next generation intranets
Enterprise 2.0
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Where do web standards fit in?
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You have the power
You have the power, people respect your views
You can drive things forward
As with web standards, IA, usability etc
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Need to keep a grip on 2.0
Enterprise 2.0 is amassing momentum as per web
2.0
And it might actually be even bigger
Wiki, blogs, RSS, IM, ajax
We need to reel it in so it doesn’t get out of control
Standards will need to be developed
Need to be promoted within business not just on the
outside
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Questions?
Your feedback is most welcome
Patrick Kennedy
Blog: www.gurtle.com/ppov/
Website: www.steptwo.com.au
