During 2016 I have heard more and more people talking about:
- the importance of good governance,
- the need for a sound foundation,
- clear roles and responsibilities,
- publishing standards
that underpin and help their intranets and digital workplaces to be well-managed and successful.
It has been heartening this year to go to conferences and see examples demonstrated of good governance principles being applied successfully.
Governance is not a phrase or concept but something critical and practical that needs to be applied correctly so your intranet and digital workplace can succeed.
We work in different:
- organisations that may be large, complex matrixes or small, simple structures
- cultures that may be open and democratic or central and autocratic
- publishing models with a central team or decentralised so everyone can publish content
- publishing technology that needs to be managed and meet your requirements
How your intranet and digital workplace is managed is critical to its success. Your requirements are understood by senior managers. Your priorities are clear and accepted..
But where the problems start is knowing how to achieve this. That is where the examples shown by intranet professionals help guide people. They help to explain the ‘how’.
It is something I have worked on in different roles for the last 20 years. There is no ‘one way’ to do this. My book sets out different approaches and my blog posts also help shed light on what you could do.
I hope as we start to look forward to 2017 that you find the best way you can improve your intranet and digital workplace. By finding relevant practical examples that meet your requirements you can make the improvements you want.