Jane McConnell

Founder, NetStrategy/JMC

Biography

Jane McConnell

Jane McConnell is an intranet and portal strategy specialist. She founded NetStrategy/JMC in 2001 and works primarily with companies and organisations with complex intranets and challenges. McConnell’s expertise is the following areas: positioning and strategy roadmaps for intranets and portals, governance and intranet management issues, customisation strategies as well as how social media concepts applied internally can bring value to organisations.

Jane initiated the Annual Global Intranet Strategies Survey in 2006, and publishes the annual results each October in the Global Intranet Trends Report. In 2009 nearly 300 organisations around the world participated.

She writes the column “International Intranets” for the magazine “Intranets: Enterprise Strategies and Solutions” (Information Today). She is co-author of “L’avantage internet pour l’entreprise“, the first marketing and communication-based internet business book for senior executives in France (Dunod,1996), and contributing author to “L’intranet dans tous ses etats“.

NetStrategy/JMC

Based in the south of France, Jane has a working base in Paris and travels to client locations primarily in Europe and North America.

Tutorial

Using governance to future-proof your intranet

Tutorial Day, Tuesday May 4th, 9.00 am - 12.00 am

Getting governance right can ensure long life for your intranet, no matter how technologies evolve. It is key to getting senior management involvement. It helps reduce risk for the organization.  It also makes your job a lot more interesting and rewarding!

This interactive workshop will look at ways you can implement governance appropriately. It will be based on real stories and will offer lots of opportunities to share what works and what doesn't.

Participants will leave this workshop with:

  • Fundamental principles that can be applied in different contexts
  • Examples and models based on other organizations
  • Tips for establishing a a self-renewing governance system

Presentation

Intranets: Getting ready for what lies ahead

Intranet, Conference Day #2, Thursday May 6th, 10.30 am - 12.00 am

A look at 5 future intranet trends and what they imply for organizations

  • The front-door
  • People-focused
  • Team-oriented
  • Place-independent
  • Real-time

What issues do these trends raise?

Why will they make the intranet essential for organizations?

Are intranet managers ready to "move up the food chain"?

See slides online

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