Why have an intranet?

Companies are more distributed than ever with office locations around the globe. It’s also common for various departments to become more isolated as a company gets bigger. When done well, an intranet serves as a virtual corporate headquarters and helps connect, align, and engage employees across departments and locations. An intranet helps the company: - Tighten consistency in company culture across a distributed workforce and in times of rapid expansion with consistent messaging and engagement - Drive employee engagement with a digital workplace that encourages a place for employees to connect and communicate with the rest of the organization - Gauge company-wide sentiment and energy on the company’s momentum and strategy - Mitigate flight risk by documenting tacit knowledge, history, and processes - Improve overall productivity by making it more efficient for employees to find the information they need - Onboard new employees faster improving overall time-to-productivity - Reduce support costs by encouraging self-service and streamlining common support processes - Streamline mandatory processes and make it easier to complete administrative tasks (e.g. HR workflows, IT support processes, financial approvals) - Drive adoption of other productivity tools by making the intranet a ‘go-to’ hub that connects the rest of the digital workplace