We answer questions like:
- What are the signs you've outgrown your SharePoint Intranet?
- What’s the difference between a SharePoint Intranet and a true EX Platform?
- What are the hidden costs associated with a SharePoint intranet?
- How do Employee Experience Platforms (EXP) drive Microsoft adoption and ROI?
- What are the main benefits of an EX Platform vs. SharePoint?
On the agenda:
- Signs you've outgrown SharePoint: Common indicators that a SharePoint intranet is holding your EX back
- Word on the street: What leading analysts recommend
- Hidden costs and untapped ROI: Weighing up the known and unknown cost of SharePoint intranets
- Real-world case studies: How two leading enterprises shifted from build to buy and why they haven’t looked back
- Audience Q&A
Meet your speakers:
- Christoph Bergs - Communication Specialist at dormakaba
- Kaz Hassan – Communities and Insights Lead at Unily
- Charlie Kennedy – Product Marketing Manager at Unily
- Carrie D'Amour - Global Pre-Sales Engineer at Unily
- Jane Golding - Team Lead - Customer Success at Unily
Beyond SharePoint FAQs + Q&A
There are several ways to know it’s time to move beyond SharePoint, including:
- Low user adoption
- Poor user experience
- Hidden costs in custom development
- Limited access through mobile devices
- Challenges with integrating SharePoint with other enterprise platforms and your tech stack
The frontline workforce is often forgotten when it comes to enterprise technology. Their needs are different to desk workers’, and specifically include the need to access tools via mobile devices.
SharePoint is not known for offering a strong employee app or mobile access, which is critical for frontline workers. Ensuring that frontline employees can easily access key content and communications on their mobile devices is essential for improving engagement.
SharePoint may appear cost-effective at first, but there are often hidden costs. These include:
- The high cost of custom development to build new features
- Ongoing maintenance costs
- The need for consultants to manage complex permission systems or platform updates
A modern employee experience platform (EXP) improves user adoption by focusing on user experience, and offering customizable, intuitive interfaces that drive adoption.
By providing features like integrated search, personalized content delivery, and social collaboration tools, EX platforms foster a more engaging and seamless user experience, leading to higher adoption rates.
Employee experience platforms can help organizations respond more quickly to external business changes, such as mergers or market shifts.
Features like rapid content updates, AI-driven tools, and integrations with other business systems (e.g. HR tools) allow companies to be more agile and communicate effectively with employees in real-time.
Yes. Modern employee experience platforms are designed to integrate with a variety of enterprise tools, including SharePoint and Microsoft 365.
They can act as the "front door" to these systems, enhancing user experience by consolidating access to multiple platforms and enabling seamless operation.
Start by identifying key pain points within your organization—such as low user adoption or costly platform development—and align the benefits of an employee experience platform with strategic business goals.
Leverage external research from trusted sources like Gartner and Forrester, and gather internal data around inefficiencies or areas where improved employee engagement could lead to measurable ROI.
Yes, there are different considerations for a workforce that includes both office/desk workers and non-desk/floor employees, especially when implementing an employee experience platform (EXP).
Mobile access is a key consideration for non-desk employees, as they often rely on mobile devices to engage with the platform. Desk workers, on the other hand, usually prefer to access platforms via desktop. Providing a seamless experience across both desktop and mobile environments is crucial for driving engagement, improving collaboration, and ensuring that all employees - regardless of their work environment - feel connected and informed.