If you don't have an intranet and you're reading this, then probably you're considering developing an intranet. Perhaps the following problems are familiar:
- It is difficult to access information - either in paper form or on the various network drives.
- You're always reinventing the wheel because you can't get your hands on information you've used before.
- There is often wasteful duplication because of a lack of a single source of information.
- Multiple versions and copies of information create confusion and inconsistent presentation of information.
- There is a lack of ownership and accountability for information.
If you already have an intranet, you might be experiencing some of these problems:
- Low levels of intranet usage
- The intranet does not look very professional and consequently is not taken seriously
- It is difficult to introduce new site layouts, functionality or standards
- There is a lack of ownership and accountability for information
If any of the above situations are familiar to you, then you are not truly benefiting from the way information is organised within your firm. Sounds like you need Brightspark, Ireland's leading intranet consultant.
All of Brightspark's intranet clients enjoy the following benefits:
- Easier access to critical information and logical structuring of information. Productivity gains arising from ease of access.
- Reduced paper and print costs. Information is centrally stored, not duplicated, and may always be presumed correct.
- Consistent and professional presentation of information across all departments. Centralised control of standards and styles.
- Improved accountability.
Our Approach:
Brightspark's approach to intranet development is refreshingly honest. Not tied to any content management system as a vendor, we are in a unique position to give independent advice that is relevant for your business. You will end up with an intranet that matches your business needs, and not an expensive site that is nothing more than a glorified phone book!
We will challenge and surprise you with innovative, cost effective ideas. And you can be assured that your Brightspark intranet will be accepted throughout the organisation and delivered on budget.
Clients:
The following businesses have benefited from Brightspark's intranet expertise: AIB, Bank of Ireland Private Banking, Heiton Buckley, Atlantic Beverages, and Wyeth BioPharma.
Because intranets sit behind firewalls, it is not possible to view them without receiving special permission from the site owner. Therefore it is not possible to provide a set of links to the intranets sites that Brightspark has worked on here.
Expertise:
Brightspark has been involved with intranets since they first became popular in Australia in the late 1990's. We were involved with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia intranet which has since become known as an example of global best practice.
Since 2002, we have been working with Irish companies on their intranets and have witnessed the rise of the corporate intranet from its beginning as nothing more than an online notice-board through to its evolution into an enterprise portal capable of driving a truly collaborative knowledge and information sharing culture.
If you're thinking about creating an intranet, it's useful to conduct a cost benefit analysis. While many of the benefits of intranets are intangible, it is possible to put some value on them for the purposes of this analysis.
Here is a useful tool to help you perform a cost benefit analysis for your organisation. Before you go there, please note:
- Make sure you read the text on the first page as it explains what will follow.
- You can't save your inputs and come back to complete it later. If you do need to stop working on it, print what you've input and use those figures to continue working on it when you return.
The link to the tool is at the bottom right of the first page. It's in pounds and pence, just use euros and cent.