Cognitive Technologies Architects SharePoint Sites to Improve Information Access and Collaboration
Austin, Texas — Cognitive Technologies – a consulting firm specializing in project management, collaborative processes, and organizational effectiveness for federal and state government and Fortune 1000 companies – is improving the effectiveness of organizations' SharePoint sites and their access to and use of information.
SharePoint, introduced by Microsoft as a tool to improve communication and collaboration, has been implemented in commercial and government organizations at an incredibly fast pace, yet many sites reflect "out of the box" designs. While 2010 SharePoint's My Sites is a powerful feature, and many web parts exist to improve information access and collaboration, few organizations are using these features effectively.
Cognitive Technologies is working with organizations including utilities, oil and gas, government, and healthcare, to help them organize and re-design not only their information architecture, but also the front end user experience. The result is measurable ROI based on the following factors:
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Knowledge workers are able to spend less time searching for and finding information when sites are designed and organized to improve access.
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Standardization of the layout of SharePoint sites across an organization make it easier for knowledge workers from other business units to find similar information across several SharePoint sites.
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Site organization and structure that is based on and reflects what users need to accomplish when they visit the site reduces access time and increases adoption rates.
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Site design that enables individuals to collaborate more effectively (e.g., My Sites that reflect special skills and expertise of the individuals, Contact Lists, Libraries, etc.) can reduce the time spent recreating tools, templates, and documents that someone else has already created.
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Improved, timely decision making because people can find more complete, accurate information and can take advantage of the input and wisdom of others.
About Cognitive Technologies
Cognitive Technologies, Inc. (www.cognitive-technologies.com) is a certified WBE/DBE consulting firm specializing in project management, collaborative processes, and organizational effectiveness. Cognitive delivers appropriate solutions to improve the performance of business units through the application of expertise in projects, people and technology. We are a certified Microsoft Partner. Visit our blog at www.fearnoproject.com and connect with us on LinkedIn and Twitter.