About Joseph Rowntree
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) was established over 100 years ago to provide housing in communities and to understand the root causes of social problems. In the twenty-first century the independent charity continues to do just that, fighting on the side of people and places in poverty.
Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Talking about the implementation, Daniel Clarkson, the Project Manager at JRF explains;
The main objective was to implement a solid platform to improve our internal communications and document management to ensure our teams were efficiently connected and sharing information easily but in a controlled manner. We wanted a solution that would allow for flexible administration and developments in the future as our requirements matured and changed.
JRF are now using the latest version of Microsoft SharePoint, selected to replace the existing SharePoint 2003 intranet as it:
- Provided a fresh, modern style that was easy to update
- Improved usability and search encouraging user adoption
- Provided greater security so that content could be delivered flexibly
- Offered a solid platform for future development
Talking about the project, Dan reveals;
All of the consultants were highly knowledgeable, freely offering advice on infrastructure and technical deployment, process design and business change support. They had a friendly approach which made asking questions easy when it came to solving content management issues and helping us post-implementation with any support we required. Having the consultants work on-site was also great for knowledge transfer to our team, meaning we are now far more self-sufficient.
Business Benefits
- Provides up-to-date news and communications across the organisation
- Brings a social dimension to JRF
- Delivers links and access to other disparate applications
- Accurate search facility
- A place for all important information and documents
The Results
The intranet was rolled out after approximately four months from the initial start date and currently has around 300 regular users.
A word from the team...
CPS provided us with everything we needed to successfully roll out the new intranet.
Daniel Clarkson, Project Manager
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