http://netjmc.com/intranet-management/fundamental-needs-people-by-function-and-information-by-subject Digital Workplace Strategy & Governance Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:30:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://netjmc.com/intranet-management/fundamental-needs-people-by-function-and-information-by-subject/comment-page-1#comment-171 Jane Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:19:39 +0000 http://wntr.org/tempjmc/2008/07/fundamental-needs-people-by-function-and-information-by-subject/#comment-171 Nice to hear from you Laura. I remember you from our previous contacts in a different context. I agree completely, have often seen that happen. I once did a workshop where the purpose was to define a new navigation for a single, global HR portal (the company had dozens of HR sites previously). The Americans were saying "Give us the link. Tell us what to do, then let us click to find out why if we're interested." The Scandinavians were saying "First present the policy, then explain what we have to do and why, then give us the link to do it." How do you explain that? I don't know here you are these days, Laura, but if you're in an organisation interested in participating in the 2008 Global Intranet Survey, get in touch by direct email and I'll set you up with a link. Thanks for your comments. Nice to hear from you Laura. I remember you from our previous contacts in a different context.
I agree completely, have often seen that happen. I once did a workshop where the purpose was to define a new navigation for a single, global HR portal (the company had dozens of HR sites previously). The Americans were saying “Give us the link. Tell us what to do, then let us click to find out why if we’re interested.” The Scandinavians were saying “First present the policy, then explain what we have to do and why, then give us the link to do it.”
How do you explain that?
I don’t know here you are these days, Laura, but if you’re in an organisation interested in participating in the 2008 Global Intranet Survey, get in touch by direct email and I’ll set you up with a link.
Thanks for your comments.

]]> http://netjmc.com/intranet-management/fundamental-needs-people-by-function-and-information-by-subject/comment-page-1#comment-170 Laura Quinn Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:50:31 +0000 http://wntr.org/tempjmc/2008/07/fundamental-needs-people-by-function-and-information-by-subject/#comment-170 Adding onto your comments Jane, not only do peoples titles vary from country to country, but the way that they search for the information and the way that information is organized also varies a great deal. What works in the US doesn't always work in Japan or Sweden. And if you have a consistantly bad experience with the search results/ navigation structure not giving you what you are looking for, it leads to lack of use. Adding onto your comments Jane, not only do peoples titles vary from country to country, but the way that they search for the information and the way that information is organized also varies a great deal. What works in the US doesn’t always work in Japan or Sweden. And if you have a consistantly bad experience with the search results/ navigation structure not giving you what you are looking for, it leads to lack of use.

]]> http://netjmc.com/intranet-management/fundamental-needs-people-by-function-and-information-by-subject/comment-page-1#comment-169 Jane Sun, 20 Jul 2008 12:51:23 +0000 http://wntr.org/tempjmc/2008/07/fundamental-needs-people-by-function-and-information-by-subject/#comment-169 Good point Bertrand. I agree completely. I came across this in another series of phone interviews I did for a pharma company where peoples titles varied so much from country to country that the function alone was not sufficient to know what the person does! Thanks for the addition. Good point Bertrand. I agree completely.
I came across this in another series of phone interviews I did for a pharma company where peoples titles varied so much from country to country that the function alone was not sufficient to know what the person does!
Thanks for the addition.

]]> http://netjmc.com/intranet-management/fundamental-needs-people-by-function-and-information-by-subject/comment-page-1#comment-168 Bertrand Duperrin Sun, 20 Jul 2008 09:52:15 +0000 http://wntr.org/tempjmc/2008/07/fundamental-needs-people-by-function-and-information-by-subject/#comment-168 And why not also people by subject ie people's function does rarely describe all people's competences ? Sometimes you need to find who's in charge of something...and sometimes who can help for something. That's not the same purpose, that needs different informations but both are relevant. And why not also people by subject ie people’s function does rarely describe all people’s competences ?
Sometimes you need to find who’s in charge of something…and sometimes who can help for something. That’s not the same purpose, that needs different informations but both are relevant.

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