Workshops
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Monday, 13th October 2008
09.00 - 16:30 Pre-Conference Workshop: The A To Z In Gaining Great Value From Intranets
Workshop Format
- 08:00 Registration and Refreshments
- 09:00 Workshop Commences
- 13:00 Lunch
- 16:30 End of Workshop
The most information packed intranet in the world would be of little use, if it was not adding value to the working lives of its users, and assisting the business to meet its
strategic goals. This workshop will take a practical approach to the usability of intranets. Areas covered will include:
- Benchmarking against best practice
- Getting started – Rules of access
- Security Policy
- The essence of navigation
- The impact of aesthetics
- Department differentiation
- Advanced options
- Web 2.0 collaboration functionality
- Branding on the intranet
- The role of content strategy
- Commercialisation of the intranet
Led By
Steven Ambrose
Chief Strategy Manager
WORLD WIDE WORX
About Your Workshop Leader
The World Wide Worx Strategy division is headed by Steven Ambrose, a qualified Chartered Accountant, with a strong commercial and business background.
Steven qualified at Ernst and Young and handled a wide range of audits, from Caxton Newspapers to small family run businesses. Steven left the accounting
profession to help create and run the latest independent music distributor in South Africa. During this time his love of music and technology also prompted
him to start importing and nationally distributing world renowned consumer electronic brands. He established a chain of retail specialist audio stores in large
retail shopping centers, under the Sound and Image Brand. In 1999 he sold the retail chain and embarked on a consulting career. He leads the company’s
Strategy consulting projects, and oversees its web site and intranet usability and strategy studies
Thursday, 16th October 2008
09.00 - 16:30 POST-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP: Making Knowledge Management Work For You: Comparing Knowledge Sharing Technologies
Workshop Format
- 08:00 Registration and Refreshments
- 09:00 Workshop Commences
- 13:00 Lunch
- 16:30 End of Workshop Day
By attending this workshop you will…
- Be part of live demonstrations on:
- Microsoft Sharepoint and Open Source solutions such as blogs, Content Management Systems, Discussion Boards, E-Commerce, Groupware Scripts, Polls and Wiki’s with emphasis on Drupal, and Google Applications
- Have the opportunity to compare these applications and highlight pro’s and con’s related to each solution path Benefits you will receive by attending this workshop:
- Understand the implications of choosing to use Microsoft Solutions, Open Source Solutions and Google Solutions
- Delve into the costs involved of the applications or portals: Cost of Installation, Cost of Ownership and scalability At the end of the workshop you will be able to go back to your desk and:
- Understand the various solutions available and which one will be of most valuable to your organisation
- Implement the most beneficial knowledge sharing solution in your organisation
Led By:
Andre Venter
Innovator
VEGA THE BRAND COMMUNICATIONS SCHOOL
About Your Workshop Leader:
Andre works for the ADVTECH group and is currently assigned to Vega The Brand Communications School where he is responsible for systems integration and IT strategy. The group uses Microsoft Sharepoint for workflow and intranet services and Andre is leading its implementation at Vega. Apart from his full time assignment his passion is the provision of learning systems for NGO’s and small business. He believes such organisations stand to gain the most from integrated IT solutions. He has extensive experience in applying open source WEB2 technologies to a variety of problem areas. What distinguishes Andre from many of his peers is his open approach to problems. He believes innovation is driven by the right answers to the wrong questions. Andre is a control systems engineer and has worked in the field of knowledge systems for 20 years. In the 1990’s Andre spoke at a number of conferences about the concept: Electronic Performance Support, but the dot.com crash had negative impact on such initiatives. Apart from his work in knowledge systems Andre is a well known digital artist and researcher in the field of “systems of thinking”.
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