Nigel Davies

When developing a new intranet platform for any sized company, one must ensure that the company's organizational culture is taken into consideration, as modern intranets must have applications and interfaces that are aligned and will stand the maximum chance of being adopted by the target users. Ultimately, this ensures that the sponsors are pleased with the intranet platform project.

The desire to leverage intranet communications is one of the principal reasons for intranet deployment in a wide range of companies. However, many intranet platforms do not allow companies to adjust communications permissions, or the messages are general - this lack of relevance to the end user significantly reduces the engagement generated from intranets, and lowers the value of the communication.

Web-based software is continually evolving in its capabilities and reach, and companies are increasingly adopting cloud-based services located outside the corporate firewall in order to act as business process management solutions. These web-based utilities are increasingly valuable as organizations become porous to and must include outside suppliers, partners, and customers.