Use this list as a guide to what questions you should ask yourself when setting guidelines for your intranet. Brainstorm within your company for more ideas. Remember some companies choose not to set down hard and fast rules but instead use questions such as these to build communication and collaboration between departments.
1. Who can publish to the intranet?
2. What types of content can be published?
3. Will content be reviewed by someone in an editorial position?
4. How will content be produced?
5. Is there a structure you want set down for HTML docs? Fonts? Colors? Layout?
6. What legal issues surround the intranet? Logo use? Copyright issues?
7. Who has ownership of applications and content?
8. Is there an e-mail policy in place?
9. Are there security concerns for the intranet?
10. Will some intranet content be open to those outside the firewall?
11. How will testing and loading occur?
12. What technologies are allowed for intranet applications?
13. What types of tools can be used for creation of content and publishing?
14. Who will control licensing concerns?
15. Will multimedia be used?
16. What is the impact of the intranet on network bandwidth?
17. Who will monitor network and server impact?
18. Who is responsible for maintenance and backups of intranet data?
19. How will standards and guidelines be communicated to employees?
20. By what standard will you measure the success of the intranet?
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