Effective Intranet’s Improve Productivity

In a time of shrinking IT investment some organisations are beefing up their intranet presence and budgets to drive greater business productivity. They are aiming to deliver greater process efficiencies, access to information and internal stakeholder engagement.

“Today’s intranets are now a business necessity and not a luxury,” says Nicola Martin, Group Marketing and Communications Manager, RHE Group. “Not only is the intranet an important tool for the dissemination of information it has become a key driver of company process, culture, brand, internal engagement and change.”

As this emphasis has changed, the internal ownership of the intranet has also started to be challenged. Traditionally the intranet budget and development has been lead by the IT department but today Communications and Marketing departments are having an increasing say.

“Ultimately this will mean that ongoing intranet maintenance is likely to be undertaken by non technical individuals, says Martin. “As this occurs the development of intranet steering groups and intranet strategy is going to become increasingly important.”

International research has shown that when an intranet is supported by a steering group, strategy and senior business sponsor it becomes a more valuable tool for the organisation.

“Today one of the key considerations affecting the intranet Return on Investment (ROI) is the time required for implementation. Internationally it has been found that 40% of intranets are now being designed, built and content uploaded in three months.”

Last month RHE Group was appointed the first New Zealand partner for Intranet Dashboard. The Intranet Dashboard enables organisations to have their intranet up and running in the shortest possible time, with reduced budgets, and enables the business to manage and organically grow the intranet with minimal ongoing IT support.

“RHE brings a team of multidisciplinary experts from IT, marketing communications and HR to help organisations make the most of the Intranet Dashboard technology,” says Martin. “We also believe this intranet product is flexible enough to provide the internal communications hub for significant projects.”

RHE Group and Intranet Dashboard will host free lunchtime seminars in Auckland and Wellington on Wednesday 9th and Thursday 10th September respectively.

To secure your place at this seminar please register online.

Additional Information

Intranet Dashboard is a bundled suite of 40 clever tools and applications and 100s of features and functions (including a CMS) at no extra cost. iD is flexible and customizable.

RHE Group provides full life cycle software development and integration services to corporate and government clients throughout New Zealand, Australia and the United Kingdom. Since formation in 1994 we have delivered hundreds of significant IT based business solutions to blue chip clients in these markets.

RHE is unique in being able to genuinely claim a 100% project success rate as measured in terms of client’s satisfaction with return on investment. This success is achieved through capable and motivated people, using robust and pragmatic approaches with sustained focus on business outcomes. Our culture of and efficiency, fosters mutually beneficial long term client relationship

For More Information

Please contact:

Nicola Martin, RHE Group - 021 758 392