What is an Intranet?
Put simply, an intranet is a private network of connected computers that uses internet protocols and standards, to share information.
Here are 6 things you need to know about intranets:
1 - In the real world, intranets are used by companies to share information amongst staff, so that each employee has access to the latest or most appropriate data, and to cut down on duplication, and paper. For example, a firm of solicitors might want to have laws or previous cases available to all staff. Rather than each member of staff having to have individual law books, the law books can be purchased electronically and put on the intranet, so that staff can access each page of the book in the same way they access web pages. In another situation, a company may list all it's policies, procedures, contact lists, diaries and more on the intranet, so that all staff can have access to it as they need it. This means that there is no need to print out copies of phone lists, or company handbooks as pages are updated. The possibilities are endless, whether standard documentation for letters or invoices, or for company news, or inter-department communication.
2 - You may already have an intranet, and want to make more of it, or are considering asking an Intranet Devlopment London company to implement an intranet and want to know what's involved. Will you use your existing website and make new sections that are only available to employees? Will you design your intranet from scratch? Do you know what sort of things your intranet will be required to do?
3 - If you do decide to introduce an intranet to your company, it will need to reflect the identity, aims and ethos of your company, so that staff portray the right image to your clients.
4 - Intranets are often managed, and updated by the business side of the company, rather than IT. How easy is the intranet to manage, and update? Are there training and security issues that need to be addressed?
5 - How will the intranet be used? Will there be an initial frenzy of use, and then will it die down? Do you know how to ensure that the business makes use of the intranet? Will you remove paper based systems completely? All these questions need to be answered so that you can get the best use out of the intranet.
6 - How will you see how effective the intranet is? How can staff productivity be measured? By using the same sort of analytics and metrics as is used on a traditional website, the intranet site can be analysed in minute detail. The number of visitors to the site, the number of pages viewed, the pages view, the time spent on site, and much more can be analysed to show how the site is being used. Don't forget to ask our Intranet Development London company about this.
Find out more about Intranet Development London with Rippleffect.com, by calling 0845 803 8381 today.
