Get an inside look at the 10 best intranet designs of 2011 — this 433-page report is the only place to find this information. Comprehensive case studies inform you of the trends and challenges of the year, which you can use to improve your own intranet design.

The winning intranets were chosen by expert review based on design and usability, from a field of hundreds of nominations.

Benefits

• Design patterns that contribute to the winning intranets’ success, and tips for incorporating them on your intranet
• Information on the methods and technologies used to achieve the vision within an organization's framework
• 218 full-color screenshots of before and after designs, which are usually protected behind the organization’s firewall

Topics

• Mobile intranets and iPhone apps
• Knowledge management
• Innovation management
• Company and industry news
• Editorial control of the intranet homepage
• Curating content across the intranet
• Keeping the intranet up-to-date
• CEO blogs
• Employee and department weblogs
• Consistent navigation
• Page templates and consistent page layout
• Multimedia and video on intranets
• Data visualization
• Web 2.0 features on intranets ("Enterprise 2.0")
• Employee-contributed content
• Commenting features
• Increasing the level of employee participation: Reward features
• Ratings and feedback systems
• Mega-menus for intranet navigation
• Search
• Development process for intranet redesigns
• Web analytics for intranets
• Intranet branding
• Promoting new intranet features
• Staff directory and employee profile pages
• Expertise finders (locating coworkers with specific knowledge)
• Corporate calendars
• Personalization
• Customization
• Governance
• Change management

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