Consolidated Intranet - Workplace Integration Portal

Project Overview

Our client desired a platform to facilitate integration of communication and business operations. To achieve this,we participated in the definition of a consolidated Intranet Strategy. This endeavor identified the following objectives:

Standardize and achieve a consistent look and feel for the organization's intranet
Reduce duplicate information published across the intranet
Create standard processes for the work done on the intranet
Establish a technical framework that will support these objectives and be positioned to support future requirements

Solution

To support these objectives, we were a key participant in discovery activities that followed with selection and deployment of a business-to-employee workplace integration portal.

During this endeavor we:

Conducted requirements sessions with focus groups throughout the organization.
Assisted in developing a business case.
Conducted an Infrastructure Assessment to discern assets to leverage.
Led the selection process, assembling a team to identify and prioritize criteria.
Conducted a "proof of concept", which consisted of exercising anticipated scenarios through chosen vendor's products.
Organized a final recommendation based on proof of concept results.
Assisted in procurement of Hardware, Software and Services.
Participated in installation, configuration of chosen software.
Identified targets for iterative deployments.
Determined requirements for each target area.
Developed, configured components.
Conducted knowledge-transfer sessions.
Conducted Load and Stress Tests
Produced and tested a Disaster-Recovery Plan.

Portal Vendors Evaluated: