A properly designed company intranet makes employees more efficient and can dramatically reduce HR costs. Unfortunately, many companies have built intranets that, while technically sound, fail to meet the needs of the employees. Therefore, they sit and gather dust, failing to provide the benefits promised. The focus must be on identifying the needs of the users and building an architecture and interface that meets those needs, the technology choice is secondary.

Think about the following examples of how an intranet can help your business.

- Track sick/vacation and personal time
- Communicate corporate HR Policies
- Company news
- Web-enable forms or download sample forms
- Gather employee feedback
- Update employee contact information