Intranets: Concepts, Cases, and Justification.
Inter/Intranet Justification Strategies



5 Categories of Typical Inter/Intranet Justifications
  • Cost Reduction
  • Revenue Growth
  • Niche Marketing
  • Improved Customer Satisfaction
  • Improved Quality
  • Other Critical Client Needs


Cost Reduction:
  • Eliminate or Containment of cost
  • Cost offset
  • Productivity Increase Key Measures
    • Communication (Time, people, phone fax)
    • Head Count
    • Facilities
    • Printing/Reproduction
    • Training
    • Postage
    • Outside Services


Revenue Growth:
  • New Channels for existing Products
  • Create New Internet-based Products
  • Combine news channels and new net-based products
    • Revenue $'s
    • Unit Sales
    • Shortened Sales Cycle
    • New markets


Niche Marketing:
  • Internal/External
  • Reaching previously unreachable customers
  • Tapping exploiting the Micro-Markets


Improved Customer Satisfaction:
  • Surveys
  • Complaint tracking
  • Repeat customer buying tracking
  • Product return levels
  • Customer Dialog


Improved Quality:
  • Interactivity via users
  • Immediacy and authenticity of responses
  • Immediate feedback


Other Critical Factors:
  • Image of Market Dominance
  • Customers expect you to be there
  • Competitors are there