Establish a Guiding Principle
Too many companies blindly begin the intranet journey without knowing where they are going or why. A few miles down the road, and a company can have thousands of Web pages that are drawing no return for the company.

While we're not huge fans of the dreaded "mission statement," there should be some business case established as to why an intranet should be built within your organization. The business case should state the purpose of your intranet and how goals will be achieved.

To get executive buy-in, include higher-ups in the writing of this principle.

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