From zero to intranet
in eight weeks

Industry

Aviation

Overview

When it comes to intranet projects, most organisations are working towards similar goals. They want to stop losing corporate knowledge in inboxes. They want to make it easier for teams to collaborate, and they want people to find accurate, current information quickly.

So, why are businesses still building intranets from scratch? A pre-configured intranet framework can reduce installation time by 75 percent, and slash installation costs by half.

The challenge

As one of Australia’s busiest airports, this international Airport generates over $30 billion in economic activity each year. It employs hundreds of people across areas including marketing, IT, maintenance, construction and operations.

The airport prides itself on its positive and professional work culture. Its employees have strong job satisfaction and low turnover rates. The company wanted its internal communications to reflect this culture, while also improving opportunities for collaboration. Teams relied on email to work together, which meant information was often lost in inboxes. Employees also struggled to locate documents and other corporate information.

The airport needed a custom-branded intranet that:

• Reflected its culture and values
• Supported collaborative work
• Would become a go-to source for company news and updates
• Could be delivered quickly

The solution

Antares won the work through a competitive tender process. The airport said it preferred Antares’ pre-configured intranet approach for:

• Ease of deployment
• Cost savings
• Extensive functionality – many of the features it required, such as Yammer integration and collaboration workspaces, were included as standards

Antares built on its SharePoint and Office 365 intranet framework to:

• Provision project work sites – teams can upload and manage documents and discuss projects in a central location
• Configure Yammer and advise on best practices – supporting employees to communicate outside of email
• Improve corporate directory with OneSearch – improved ability for users to find employees based on skill profiles and locations

While the technical work took place, a designer created custom SharePoint branding to mirror the company’s culture. The entire project, including graphic design, took eight weeks.