Your team has just being assigned a project that involves you working
from a remote location one day and from behind your desktop the
next day. Add to the equation that you will be collaborating with one
person from oversees, one person from marketing in another city and you
are aware that your two colleagues find it difficult to set aside time
to work together. How are you going to share notes, work schedules,
and ultimately, make decisions online?
Sounds like a job for an Intranet solution? It looks like it; however,
do you have resources, (a.k.a.) money, to warrant an investment in an
Intranet application with all the bells and whistles?
What are your options? E-mail tag amongst team members or an Intranet-in-a-Box
solution?
In this month's Intranet Corner, we will investigate and discuss:
The
true meaning of Intranet-in-a-Box
Often
referred to as "groupware" or "teamware," Intranet-in-a-box
is considered to be an inexpensive, knowledge-transfer vehicle. Faced
with the task of disseminating information regardless of location, you
can consider this type of application to be a "temporary" Intranet solution.
Features of Intranet-in-box provide individuals with the ability to have
an Intranet without being bogged down with the technical jargon and problems
that novices always worry about. Your basic application furnishes the
following elements to work with your team online:
With these options, is Intranet-a-in-box a true Intranet solution? We
don't think so. Although it sounds as if you are getting all the advantages
of a solid Intranet that is usually found in companies around the globe,
Intranet-in-a-box is a relatively inexpensive vehicle to communicate
with colleagues. How often do you see companies spend less than $1,000
on their Intranet ?
You must keep in mind that Intranet-in-a-box is a major step up from sending
e-mail back and forth amongst colleagues and a step down from an Intranet
that has a capacity of managing information for a Fortune 500 company.
Many regard this application to be a "disposable Intranet ," which
should be adequate to get the job done for a specific project.
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