Information Anxiety in the Workplace: Taming Through Usable Intranet Design

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Practical Solutions: Create an Intranet

Intranets all solve the same problem, which is to make a company's internal information and applications easily available to employees
~ Jakob Nielson, Alertbox, May 23, 2005

A well designed company intranet can be a great way to improve employees' access to the information they need.

If your company does not already have an intranet, design your intranet to be usable from the beginning, or if your company intranet already exists, explore ways to improve usability.

A few examples of how an intranet can be used:

  • Research company policies
  • Download company forms
  • Find specific information such as department listings
  • Enter an expense or travel report
  • Learn to use company software or equipment
  • Read the latest company news

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