In my day job, I work with organizations that are planning to deploy new, more modern intranet platforms or build bold new digital workplaces. These organizations range from small nonprofits to large banks, and they are all facing challenging decisions regarding intranet technologies.
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Here's a paradox for you: although the majority of enterprise intranets are built on SharePoint, SharePoint historically has had few built-in features that perform basic intranet functions.
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The market for SharePoint add-ons that give intranet functionality is growing rapidly, not just in the number of options but also the number of companies rolling them out. Each year I lead a review of the SharePoint Intranets in-a-box marketplace. The reports reflect the growth in the market: the first report in 2016 covered
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Over the last two years, organizations have dramatically changed how they approach creating new intranets on SharePoint. Instead of partnering with a development agency, they are looking for ready-made, easily adaptable and quickly deployable solutions. Products such as Interchange, LiveTiles, Powell 365, Unily and Wizdom offer businesses a fast-track start.
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Building an intranet on SharePoint can be a long and arduous task, which is precisely why so many turn-key SharePoint intranet solutions have sprouted up. But this increase in choice only makes it harder for organizations to select the one solution that best suits their needs.
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An interesting situation is brewing for organizations planning or building intranets that already have SharePoint or Office 365 in place as a core technology platform.
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Organizations are desperately looking to build intranet portals that their employees will actually use. The first step in building such an intranet is to listen closely to what people are asking for, and then using the technology to turn those requirements into robust solutions.
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Creating an intranet on SharePoint can be a slow process – six months is good going; 18 months is not uncommon. Shortcutting this process with a readymade solution sounds appealing and a growing list of vendors offer this option.
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