Bristol: Never Mind the Buzzwords: Intranets for Real Users by Kate Watson, Nationwide Building Society (Tuesday 8 March)
Company intranets can be complicated affairs. A curious mix of
business-critical information and page after page of irrelevant nonsense
that someone used to maintain until they left/moved departments/got
bored way back in 2001, they can become vast, poorly structured and
difficult to manage.
There is no shortage of whizzy software that promises to solve all your
content and navigation problems, but fancy technology is rarely the
answer. By asking users what they really need, you can cut through the
gadgets and the gizmos and save some serious time and money in the
process.
The session will then be followed by drinks in the Watershed.
Please Note: We have a restricted number of places available, so please
email Chris McEvoy using swug@usabilityviews.com to reserve a place,
indicating if you require wheelchair access.
Date: 8 March 2005
Venue: NESTA Futurelab, 1 Canons Road, Harbourside, Bristol BS1 5UH.
Start Time: 6.15pm for 6.30pm
End Time: Around 7.30pm and then moving on to the Watershed for drinks.
Cost: Free - again, only because of the support from Nesta Futurelab and Nationwide Building Society.
How to get there:
http://www.nestafuturelab.org/about_us/location.htm
Further details:
http://usability.typepad.com/swug/events/index.html