[Case Study] Valo Intranet & Teamwork

Introduction

Masterton District Council had two key challenges with their IT solutions. Firstly, with no intranet, they had no “single source of truth” for distributing information to employees.

An over-reliance on email meant that important communications were being missed by some staff, making it hard to implement new ways of working, limiting the culture influence senior management could have over the organization.

Secondly, although the organization had recently adopted Microsoft 365 and planned to use SharePoint and Teams to replace their outdated document management system, they were still lacking effective governance, risking the inevitable sprawl of teams and sites.

The Solution

After joining the organization, Information Management Specialist Lindsay Wright set about advancing the organization’s digital transformation by carrying out a full information assessment of the council’s requirements. This kick-started a change management process which led him to us.

After seeing a demo of Valo Intranet and Valo Teamwork, Lindsay knew it was the right solution for them. Valo Intranet offered the easy-to-use, templated intranet the organization was looking for and in addition, Valo Teamwork offered the centralized governance required to manage Masterton DC’s workspaces.

Valo’s solutions also proved to be more cost-effective for the local government organization, which was operating on a tight budget with limited resources.

The Outcome

Masterton District Council’s people had:

a central communications hub, providing consistent information for all staff
Could easily create their own content with easy-to-use templates, taking the pressure off IT staff
Handy features including Quick Links for easy navigation
Multilingual add-on feature automates translation into Māori language

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