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Integrating a Newly Acquired Business into a Company Intranet
Overview of Textron’s approach in granting – and communicating - intranet access to employees of newly acquired businesses, defining personalization and mapping overall content strategy.
The SharePoint Intranet: Beautiful, flexible, and AI ready
Microsoft will highlight new SharePoint innovation, integrations with the Viva suite, and how AI boosts your intranet experience - and save you time. Learn how Microsoft is transforming the authoring experience, for you to create and consume content more easily. We've lots of demos to share, example guidance and best practices, and recent customer examples -- all to help you make the most of your Microsoft 365-based intranet investments.
Anyone Can Author
A look at the technical tools that can be used to create a low maintenance intranet that is accessible for all.
Using in-built features of SharePoint online, mixed with some basic Power Automate flows
Opens up the intranet to allow anyone to author, with safety nets in place to keep content clean, relevant and professional.
Key Findings from SWOOP Analytics’ 2024 SharePoint Intranet Benchmarking Report
Join Dr Laurence Lock Lee, Sharon Dawson and Matt Dodd in showcasing the data from our most recent SharePoint Intranet Benchmark Report, with some truly compelling case studies from Victoria Police and Aggreko!
Optimising Intranet Governance
Discover how to effectively manage your intranet with a robust governance model featuring clearly defined roles, user experience-focused change processes, regular content audits, and a strategic Content Council guiding decisions. Stephen will explore the benefits of implementing a comprehensive style guide built on clear principles to enhance content quality and user experience.
Dr SWOOP, our AI genius, is now live and ready to answer your questions
Dr SWOOP is now live on your SWOOP Analytics dashboards, ready to supply you with instant answers to just about all your digital workplace questions, and give you proven tips and ideas to boost communication and collaboration across your organisation.
Out-of-the-box SharePoint analytics v SWOOP Analytics for SharePoint intranet
We compare Microsoft’s out-of-the-box analytics with SWOOP Analytics for SharePoint intranet in an easy-to-see table.
Microsoft’s out-of-the-box analytics will give you numbers that may not carry a lot of meaning, whereas SWOOP Analytics gives you insights into your employees’ behaviours, and shows you how your people are using, accessing and reading the intranet.
Latest SWOOP Analytics product updates
We’ve been busy implementing improvements across all the SWOOP Analytics dashboards to make it easier for you to use, and to provide you with more meaningful insights to empower you in the digital workplace. Check out the latest SWOOP Analytics updates.
Microsoft: How experimentation and consistency moved our leaders from absent to visible
Join Jon Bates, an Executive and Employee Communications leader at Microsoft as he shares his learnings and experiments on developing leadership visibility, employee advocacy and ultimately, brand love for Microsoft and it's mission.
Christian Aid: Governance as your Viva Engage superpower
Viva Engage is the heart of internal communication at Christian Aid, enabling fast, efficient and, most importantly, HUMAN connection for their people. Hear how a strong and well implemented governance framework is the key to their Viva Engage success.
UNHCR: How Viva Engage helps enable learning at UNHCR
The UNHCR team will share the story of how a focus on internal community engagement, powered by Viva Engage, plays a critical role in learning and career development for their global workforce.
SWOOP Analytics: 10 Community Manager tasks to do in SWOOP in 10 minutes (EMEA)
Join Pete, the SWOOP expert, and Nicole, the Internal Comms Manager, in running through 10 popular community manager tasks with SWOOP Analytics. Discover the power of real data!
Manchester Airports Group: Connecting our people through community
Hear the story of how Manchester Airports Group launched Viva Engage and made it THE place to create communities, build a sense of belonging and showcase human stories across the organisation.
Vestas: Creating the safe space for conversation to flourish
Freja from Vestas will share how they are working to make Viva Engage a safe space where people can share openly and honestly, building stronger connections and communicating more effectively.
Microsoft: Microsoft Communities
The Connected Communities program is the largest internal community of practice program at Microsoft, helping nearly 60,000 employees across 75 communities to connect, share, and grow their skills to help our customers. Learn more about Connected Communities and how it uses Viva Engage to empower employees to achieve more.
Johnson & Johnson: Use internal social influencers at work and measure engagement on Viva Engage
Learn how Johnson & Johnson use work Influencers in Viva Engage to deploy your change management plan and to measure its progress.
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL): The launch of Viva Engage and the importance of getting leaders onboard
Tim Reading will take us through PNNL’s Viva Engage journey of how encouraging leaders to partake in transparent and open conversations with employees results in thriving communities.
SWOOP Analytics: 10 Community Manager tasks to do in SWOOP in 10 minutes (AMER)
Join Gemma, the SWOOP expert, and Coco, hungry for tips on how to get leaders on Viva Engage through SWOOP data, in running through 10 popular community manager tasks with SWOOP Analytics. Discover the power of real data!
Panel Discussion with Johnson Controls and BCBS NC: Giving employees a voice with Viva Engage
Providing employees with a voice on Viva Engage harbors a culture of inclusivity, innovation, and problem solving.
Katie Cutinello and Mark Stinneford come together to share their experiences of using Viva Engage to amplify employee voices across their organizations.
Comcast: Using Viva Engage to educate, excite and engage nearly 100,000 employees by investing in a culture of employee ambassadorship
At Comcast, Viva Engage is used to provide resources and foster communication that cultivates a positive and engaged workforce. Find out how Darnell McAlpin who is Sr. Employee Communications Manager at Comcast uses Viva Engage as a strategic tool to educate, excite and engage nearly 100,000 employees by investing in a culture of employee ambassadorship.