How intranet & portal landscapes evolve

July 30, 2007 | Comments(2), | Categories: Business Alignment, Global & Local, Positioning the Intranet |

Over the past 5 years, I have been working on defining models for different types of intranets and portals. I have reached a set of 6 types that I have tested with both international companies, with government,  institutional and non-profit organizations.
In this post, I shall attempt to describe each model in a few words, and invite your comments, questions and opinions.

The diagram below is an extract from the 2007 Global Intranet Trends Survey. There is a lot to be said for each type: its history, its relation to organizational or business strategies, its relevance for users, and so on.

The evolution from 1 to 6 is not systematic. In fact, intranets follow specific paths depending on the history of the organization and how it is growing, evolving, down-sizing, devolving, etc. I will write more about this shortly.

In the meantime, comments welcome.

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2 Responses to “How intranet & portal landscapes evolve”

  1. Column Two Says:
    July 31st, 2007 at 12:52 am

    How intranet & portal landscapes evolve

    Jane McConnell has described how global intranets evolve. To quote: Over the past 5 years, I have been working on defining models for different types of intranets and portals. I have reached a set of 6 types that I have…

  2. IntranetManagement Says:
    October 26th, 2007 at 11:45 am

    http://intra

    Qual’ il tuo panorama intranet? E’ un po’ vecchio come post, ma carino: qual il panorama che vi somiglia di pi?

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