** Apologies for cross posting **
 
The first two workshops in the series take place on 30th March (London)
and 11th May (Birmingham), respectively and there is still plenty of
time to book for either or both!
 
Both workshops are designed specifically for intranet and web managers
and those with intranet responsibilities seeking to expand their
understanding of collaborative and knowledge sharing features of
intranets to take their organisations’ intranets to the next level.
 
Each workshops costs (including lunch and refreshments): 
UKeiG members £200 + VAT at the current rate; others £240 + VAT at the
current rate
 
1.
Intranet Roadmap Workshop 1: translating user requirements into a
high-performance intranet 
The Hatton, 51-53 Hatton Garden, London EC1N 8HN
Wednesday, 30 March, 2011 – 09:30-16:30
http://tinyurl.com/6xcsk5t
 
Workshop Outline
This is the first of several Intranet Roadmap Workshops, aimed at
helping intranet managers and those with intranet responsibilities
achieve both their personal and corporate intranet objectives. This
workshop will concentrate on the journey from defining user requirements
through to a high-performance intranet.  During the course of the
workshop delegates will be encouraged to develop, and hopefully share,
their own personal agenda for what they are going to try to achieve in
the next three-six months. Techniques and lessons learnt from a wide
variety of organisations will be offered, while the day will focus on an
exchange of experience as well as guidance on best practice from the
workshop leader. 
 
Topics covered will include: 
* How intranets can add value to an organisation
* How to determine user requirements, through techniques such as the
Microsoft Product Reaction Cards, 
* How to translate this into a business plan for investment in enhancing
an intranet
* How to measure the effectiveness of the intranet
 
Course Presenter: Martin White
Martin is the Managing Director of Intranet Focus Ltd, and is an
intranet strategy consultant with a global reputation. He is the author
of “Intranet Management Handbook” (Facet Publishing February 2011) and
will be offering experience based on over 10 years working with an
international range of clients on intranet strategy and the
specification, selection and implementation of content management.
 
2.
Intranet Roadmap Workshop 2: Using your intranet to support
collaboration and knowledge exchange
Maple House, Corporation Street, Birmingham
Wednesday 11th May 2011, 9.30 – 16.30
http://tinyurl.com/6az9dvl
 
Workshop description
A workshop for those involved in intranet management, offering you a day
of discussing and learning about features for knowledge sharing and
collaboration for your intranet and about how to design an environment
where these will contribute to your organisation’s goals. The day will
help you to:
• Understand the benefits of tools in the intranet environment for
knowledge sharing and collaboration 
• Select and design features for the organisation’s intranet that are
appropriate to its objectives and culture
• Set realistic goals for developing a collaborative environment and
tools 
• Design a realistic route for achieving your goals, with milestones and
a variety of launch styles
 
Course Presenter: Dion Lindsay 
Dion is a trained and experienced workshop facilitator and runs Dion
Lindsay Consulting, specialising in knowledge management and
organisational learning. Over the last 6 years he has run more than 20
workshops and in-house training courses for information professionals.
He is consulted by large charities and membership organisations on
knowledge sharing and collaboration strategies and has 23 years’
experience of working in information management in the public sector. He
is a Trustee of CILIP, the Chartered Institute of Library and
Information Professionals, a longtime member and currently organiser of
the UKeiG’s Intranet Forum, and Intranets editor for Elucidate, UKeiG’s
e-journal on emerging and popular topics in electronic information.
 
To register your interest in either meeting, reserve places, or request
further details, please email [log in to unmask] Further details are
also available via the UKeiG website at www.ukeig.org.uk. 
 
Booking forms on the website.
 
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