Description
This high-level overview explains how intranets can benefit work groups and companies. It describes the enabling technologies and popular products and explains the issues that need to be considered when planning, preparing for, or implementing an intranet.

Audience
IT managers and professionals interested in developing or assessing an intranet.

Prerequisites
Familiarity with basic computer terminology is required. High level understanding of Internet concepts is helpful.

Classroom Requirements
Overhead projector, flipcharts.

Format

• Presentation
  

Objectives
After completing this course, participants should be able to:

• Describe intranets, their history, and their relationship to the Internet
• Identify the benefits and issues involved in implementing an intranet
• Describe intranet architectures and architectural components
• Explain intranet security threats, solutions, and issues
• Describe intranet applications and what an intranet can do
• Recognize the differences between groupware and an intranet

What is an Intranet?

• Web and Internet technology basics
• The Internet versus intranets
• Intranet content
• Intranet building blocks

The Benefits of an Intranet

• Intranet uses and benefits
• Intranets and groupware
• Intranet readiness factors

The Business Case for an Intranet

• Intranet start-up costs
• Cost saving areas
• Preparing an intranet cost justification

Developing Intranet Applications

• Overview of an intranet application
• Document publishing
• Intranet application development

Extranets

• Why are extranets needed?
• Issues raised by extranets
• Typical extranet applications

Intranet Components and Architectures

• Basic intranet components
• Web browser functionality
• Web server functionality
• Choosing Web browsers and servers
• Web architectures

Planning for an Intranet

• Planning steps
• Strategy
• Analysis and design
• Implementation
• Creating a plan
• Marketing and evaluation

Building an Intranet

• Evaluate and select components
• Web server software and browsers
• Other services
• Installing components
• Laying out the Web site
• Web page design
• Building the Web site
• Implementing policies
• Setting up templates

Intranet Security

• Security requirements, policy, and mechanisms
• Data privacy mechanisms

Managing the Intranet

• Management and administration
• Webmaster and Web administrator roles

Advanced Intranet Applications

• Transaction processing
• Integration with groupware and existing systems
• Application design