Intranet search: how to help employees find information in Open Intranet
Make intranet search more useful in Open Intranet. Fix indexing, metadata, and relevance, test access rules, and assess keyword and AI search with real tasks.
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Intranet KPIs that actually prove adoption and time saved
Choose intranet KPIs that show meaningful adoption, successful search, and time saved. Build credible baselines and a scorecard your steering group can trust.
Mobile-first intranet design: making everyday work easier on a phone
Make everyday intranet tasks easier on a phone with practical guidance on navigation, mobile data, accessibility, and testing with frontline employees.
SharePoint vs Drupal for your intranet: an honest comparison
Compare SharePoint Online and Drupal for your intranet. Assess Microsoft 365 integration, costs, permissions, hosting, and the right fit for your employees.
Intranet integrations: SSO, HR systems, and Microsoft 365
Plan Open Intranet integrations for SSO, HR data and Microsoft 365, with clear access rules, reliable synchronization and maintainable Drupal connectors.
Intranet project delivery: agile, waterfall, and MVP
Choose agile, waterfall, or a hybrid approach for intranet project delivery. Define your MVP, phase releases, and set clear testing gates for a safer launch.
Intranet requirements gathering: how to run interviews and workshops
Plan stakeholder interviews, surveys, and workshops for your intranet. Turn employee needs into a prioritized backlog with testable criteria.
Build vs buy vs Open Source: choosing your intranet platform
Compare custom builds, commercial products, and Open Source intranets on five-year costs, integrations, security, and exit options to choose your platform.
Intranet requirements prioritization: MoSCoW without endless debate
Use MoSCoW to prioritize intranet requirements, define a realistic MVP, resolve stakeholder disagreements, and control scope changes before they delay launch.
Intranet content governance: A lifecycle model that prevents content decay
Keep intranet pages accurate after launch with ownership, risk-based reviews, archive rules, and Drupal reminders.
Intranet content migration without losing your mind (or your content)
Plan an intranet content migration with audits, AI-assisted review, ownership decisions, taxonomy mapping, test transfers, and employee-focused validation.
Intranet continuous improvement: growing with your employees and your business
Use intranet analytics, employee feedback, and business plans to prioritize updates, keep content current, and build a roadmap that grows with the business.
Intranet adoption: A change management plan that drives use
Build an intranet adoption plan with practical communications, task-based training, employee champions, launch options, and clear measures of ongoing use.
Intranet project checklist: from business case to launch
Use this intranet project checklist to validate Open Intranet, plan configuration and migration, approve launch, and assign ongoing ownership and support.
Intranet TCO: SaaS vs open source and the costs buyers underestimate
See why SaaS intranet costs can run 30 to 40 percent over budget, and how an open source intranet keeps total cost of ownership predictable over ten years.
How to build an intranet business case leadership will fund
A practical framework for IT and comms leaders to justify intranet investment, set baseline metrics, estimate the cost of inaction, and win sponsorship.
Why Your Organization Needs an Open Source Intranet
Discover the advantages of choosing an open source intranet over proprietary SaaS solutions. From cost savings to full data control.