James Robertson has just announced that his next book is almost here: “Almost every medium-to-large organisation has an intranet, yet many staff complain that they can’t find what they need to do their jobs. Designing a successful intranet has been a black art to date, with limited opportunities […]
On October 14, I will be presenting the User Adoption Strategies Masterclass in London, in conjunction with AdeoPoint. “The User Adoption Strategies Masterclass provides a forum for learning and engagement about encouraging user adoption for new collaboration tools. It is not focused on any specific product or service, […]
Last week I asked if the iPad supports an on-screen Dvorak keyboard. The answer is “no”. Here’s why. Although the iTunes App Store includes a couple of Dvorak keyboard apps, they only provide a Dvorak keyboard on-screen while in the app itself. They do not add a Dvorak […]
Jane McConnell’s Global Intranet Survey is in its 5th year. At the end of the survey process, Jane writes a very helpful summary of the key trends in Intranets. I have seen two of the reports, and if Intranets is your life, you need to as well. One […]
Eventful Management is hosting its first business user-focused conference on SharePoint in Sydney at the end of November. I was involved in facilitating one of their pre-conference research workshops, in Auckland last month. “Welcome to Share 2010 – the Non-Technical Conference for Business Users from HR, Finance & […]
I am running a Masterclass in SharePoint Collaboration and Governance in Sydney on Wednesday, August 11. The masterclass will focus on the business, technology and people aspects of using SharePoint for collaboration. Full details and registration information is online at http://www.sharepointroadmap.com/sydney.html. Basically: – It’s a one-day masterclass, held […]
In January, I published a report on Site Creation Rights with SharePoint, part of my current governance research. One of the findings in the report, based on the survey results, is that few organizations today have an automated way of managing site creation requests. If you want to […]
When I published SharePoint Roadmap last year, I had to carry 80 copies to a conference in New Zealand. The night before the flight, I didn’t sleep too well in anxiety about whether the books would make it in okay condition. They were bundled up in cardboard boxes […]
The Wellington user group session on User Adoption Strategies for SharePoint was held tonight. Microsoft NZ hosted the event, and there was enough room for everyone. There were about 20 people in attendance, but with the session being out of regular work time, I told the group they […]
The Tauranga session on user adoption strategies for SharePoint is a wrap! It was today at 3pm, held at Cucumber’s premises in Tauranga (thanks for hosting us!). There was a good turnout – 20 people, and yes, it was standing room only! There were some good comments – […]
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