Intranet Usability

Overview

This seminar describes best practice in intranet usability, demonstrates many examples of award-winning intranets and teaches you the tools and techniques you need to make your own company's intranet a success with its users.

"The training was both relevant and comprehensive and provided actual examples from my firm. Thoroughly beneficial."
– Emma McEwen, Barlow, Lyde & Gilbert.

Printable pdf course description for this seminar

This seminar is aimed at

• Software developers who want to learn techniques for designing better intranet.
• Business analysts who want quick and effective tools to communicate intranet user requirements.
• Interface designers who want to learn methods for evaluating their intranet designs.
• web site designers who want to understand the principles of human-centred design.

You will learn how to

• Describe the general principles of user-centred design and communicate the benefits of usability.
• Articulate the specific usability issues facing intranets by examining the "before" and "after" re-designs of award-winning intranets.
• Observe and interview users to understand their requirements and their tasks.
• Write better content and improve the layout of individual pages and forms.
• Simplify site structures and intranet navigation.
• Use rapid techniques to design and prototype sites.
• Test the usability and accessibility of your intranet.

What delegates say about this seminar

• "We covered a huge range of usability issues. The instructor had a tremendous breadth and depth of knowledge and presented the material in an engaging and interactive manner."
• "If only every web developer/publisher in our organisation had the opportunity to attend this course."
• "The hands-on exercises were brilliant, especially the user testing and the paper mock-ups."
• "Very well illustrated and to the point, with excellent videos from usability tests."
• "The analysis of existing intranet sites really showed me the importance of something we tend to neglect."
• "Should be part of every web developer's education."
• "I now feel more comfortable and knowledgeable when explaining usability to other web developers."
• "Extremely relevant to our jobs in building sites and policing other people's work."
• "David demonstrated his expert knowledge in an interesting and interactive two days that kept us all focused on the material."
• "The detailed guidelines, checklists and worksheets at the back of the notes will be invaluable."

Duration

This course lasts two days.

Continuing Professional Development

Each course delegate receives a certificate of attendence showing 16 CPD hours. More about CPD.

About your trainer

This seminar is led by Dr. David Travis who has over 20 years experience in the field of user centred design.

Course Schedule

There are no scheduled dates for this course. If you want us to run this seminar as a public course, click on the button below. Once we get 8 like-minded individuals we'll organise a public course and let you know.

In-house training

We can bring this course to you and run it for a fixed fee no matter where you are. Prices from £240/delegate + VAT (assuming 12 delegates).