Building a new intranet? Think about this!

Why build an intranet?

A good intranet can increase productivity, engagement and well-being in your workplace. When your employees know where to find the right information and tools, and when you can easily communicate with each other, the workday flows smoothly and digital frustration is reduced. What's more, communication on the intranet often makes employees feel seen and heard. When employees feel good, the company feels good.

What should you keep in mind?

It is important to understand the needs of your employees and your company and build your intranet to meet them. For example, you might want to:

• Structuring and personalising news so that your employees can find the right information quickly.
• Offering a chat function so that everyone can communicate with each other, regardless of their geographical location.
• Having a mobile app so that all employees can take part in the communication – those sitting at desks as well as those working in the field (so-called frontline workers).

Doing a feasibility study is a good idea. The feasibility study lays the foundation for the whole project and answers important questions such as target group, purpose, needs and objectives. This makes it easier to continue working – you and the project team always know for whom and towards what goals you are working. It is also worth its weight in gold during the management phase.

Another good tip is to start working on the content of the intranet in parallel with design and development. Often the form of the content can influence the other parts and the earlier you see how, the better.

Build intranets with ready-to-use templates

If you want to get started quickly, it can be smart to choose a solution based on ready-made templates. Since the structure is already in place, you can add content directly and easily adjust the design to reflect your company's graphic profile.

At Sitevision, we call these ready-to-go templates and they are based on intranet best practices and built according to the accessibility directives. It can be nice to start with ready-made templates – but of course you can then further develop the solution with unique features and solutions that match your company's needs together with one of Sitevision's certified partners.

Tip! Remember to check out Sitevision Marketplace, which is our marketplace for smart modules and features that you can easily download, try out and buy for your intranet.

More information about intranets from Sitevision.