While hardware and software are used to facilitate the processes of a virtual operation, it takes a lot more to transition to and to effectively mange this type of operation. Unless an organization is ready to rethink basic notions about structure, relationships and how work gets done, it cannot take advantage of these new enabling technologies. The presenters were Dr. William Spitzer from the New England Aquarium, Raymond Rose, Vice President of the Concord Consortium and our very own Dr. Linda Polin of Pepperdine University. The content of their presentations bore a striking resemblance to the recommendations given by Kimball in her discourse of management support of intranet technology in the workplace. Below are tenets from the presentation itself and the corresponding Kimball recommendation for management in the operation of an organization's intranet.
Experiential training is better than classroom training.
Your intranet should reflect the culture of your organization as you want it to be in the future. One of the great advantages of creating an Intranet for your organization is that people who are new to a project or new to the organization can catch up easily. The originators of the content to be published online should also be responsible for getting that information into your Intranet system. Across the United States there is a growing body of students from as early as fourth grade who are being trained to assume leadership roles in education technology. Y and is based in Olympia, Washington.