Thursday 24th September 2009, 9.30am-4.30pm, London

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Price: £395 + VAT
Price for J. Boye Members: £197.50 + VAT
Price for non-profit and higher education: £276.50 + VAT

Deliver a best practice intranet that is intuitive and usable for staff

If the intranet isn’t easy to use, there’s little point in having one! To design (or redesign) an intranet, we need to put staff first, and follow a “user-centred design” approach. This workshop outlines this best practice methodology and provides many examples.

Techniques include card sorting, card-based classification evaluation, and usability testing. These will all be covered during this workshop. Hands-on activities with a number of these key techniques, such as card sorting, ensure you will walk away with practical skills that can be immediately put into practice. You’ll also receive detailed how-to guides on intranet design techniques.

The workshop is also built around the Intranet Roadmap, the best practice methodology that outlines all the activities needed to design or redesign an intranet. This gives a clear outline for all intranet teams to follow, ensuring nothing is missed.

This workshop will answer many common questions, including:

• What should go on the intranet home page?
• How to determine the right structure and navigation?
• How important is the look and feel of the intranet?
• What designs can really help staff find what they need?
• How to prove the new design works well?

Workshop agenda

Topics covered during the day include:

• Why staff use the intranet
• Intranet design + redesign methodology
• Principles for designing an intranet that works
• Key usability, information architecture (IA) and user-centred design techniques
• What should go on the home page
• Screenshots and examples

About James Robertson

James is the managing director of Step Two Designs, based in Sydney, Australia. He is recognised as one of the foremost experts on intranets, and has worked with high-profile organisations in Asia, Europe and the US.

He is the author of the Intranet Roadmap, Improving Intranet Search, Staff Directories and 6×2 Methodology for Intranets reports, along with 200+ articles. He has keynoted conferences throughout the world, including USA, UK, Canada, Denmark, The Netherlands, Switzerland, Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Australia and New Zealand.

Practical details

Price: £ 395

• 50% discount for J. Boye Community of Practice members.
• 30% for non-profit and higher education.

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Location: London

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Cancellation

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