

Susan Hanley
Susan Hanley is a consultant, author and Microsoft Office Apps and Services MVP. She specializes in helping organizations build effective intranet and collaboration solutions using SharePoint. You can find her speaking schedule, white papers, books and conference presentations at www.susanhanley.com.


Welcome to the intelligent intranet: Key announcements from SharePoint Conference 2019
Microsoft announces new intranet capabilities for SharePoint and Office 365.

6 tips to get mega value from the new megamenu navigation for SharePoint
Follow these six tips to get started with the new megamenu navigation option for SharePoint online communication sites.

Resources to help you modernize your SharePoint intranet
Thinking about converting your classic SharePoint intranet to modern? Use these great recent resources to guide and inspire your planning.

Microsoft Ignite 2018: Fantastic new capabilities for intranets announced
Day 1 of Ignite 2018 brought us new capabilities for modern intranets. SharePoint and Office 365 are ready to deliver engaging modern, mobile-friendly, intranets in the cloud.

How updates to SharePoint self-service site creation affect governance, IA
Updates to Microsoft's SharePoint Online make it easier to upgrade to the new modern team site experiences. But they could affect your information architecture and governance plan.

6 tips for planning SharePoint hub sites
Get the most value from SharePoint hub sites with advance planning — here's how to get started.

2018 SharePoint Conference: Key announcements for information architects
At last week's 2018 SharePoint Conference, Microsoft announced new experiences to showcase custom metadata in Teams and on pages.

How to use the Highlighted Content web part on modern SharePoint pages
Tips and best practices to help you successfully “roll up” content when you are using the Highlighted Content web part on modern SharePoint sites.

Top 10 reasons to attend the SharePoint Conference North America
May 2018 brings a great opportunity to get face to face with and learn from Microsoft and the extended SharePoint community.

New SharePoint features: metadata magic, connected site families
Microsoft announced major capabilities to organize and manage information in SharePoint lists and libraries — and connect related sites using the new Hub site.

The road to Microsoft Ignite: News, networking and nighttime fun
Three great reasons to get excited about Microsoft Ignite 2017: news (and learning), networking and nighttime fun.

What to choose? A Communication or Team Site in SharePoint
As Microsoft continues to roll out the new Communication Site to more Office 365 users, your users will want to know: Do I need a Communication Site or a Team Site?

8 tips to get started with SharePoint communication sites
Tips and best practices to help Office 365 customers create beautiful and useful SharePoint sites with modern communication sites.

Knowledge management takes center stage at SharePoint Virtual Summit
SharePoint Virtual Summit unveiled the latest innovations for SharePoint and OneDrive, including a focus on connecting people and sharing knowledge and information.

10 tips to get started with Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Teams provides a great way for teams who want a chat experience to connect. These tips will help you get the most value from the collaboration tool.

End User Involvement, Governance, and Expert Help Drive Success in the 10 Best Intranets of 2017
The 10 Best Intranets of 2017 were officially announced on January 7, 2017. Even though it’s a little weird to call these the best intranets of 2017 – especially because the submissions were completed in June of 2016 – the report has...

A New Year’s Resolution for your Intranet: Do an IA Health Check!
Even with the best search engines available, Information Architecture is still critically important for your intranet. This article provides six key checks to help ensure that your intranet IA is delivering value.

Go Teams! – Microsoft introduces new way to connect people and conversations
Microsoft Teams is the new kid on the Office 365 block – persistent chat service with some great features and cool integration.

Atlanta Ignites with Continued SharePoint and OneDrive Innovation!
This past week, Atlanta was host to about 25,000 visitors for Microsoft Ignite. During the Day 1 keynote, Jeff Teper, Corporate Vice President for OneDrive and SharePoint, took the stage for 15 minutes to introduce the continued...