Intranet Insider World Tour: GM’s mySocrates Using the intranet to enable corporate globalization Led by:  Laurel Castiglione, Manager – Intranet Globalization, Governance and Marketplace This CD is no longer available. Testimonials: "Since we have just launched our Phase 1 portal, we are trying to learn as much as possible about how other companies have developed their intranets or portals. It was extremely helpful for us to benchmark what we're doing against GM."   "We are looking at updating our Web site and had heard a lot about mySocrates. We wanted to get an inside view. Very worthwhile." Conquering Your World Get up close and personal with the world’s top corporate intranets! Take the Intranet Insider World Tour -- a unique teleseminar series from the Comunitelligence Learning Academy. See behind the firewall and pick up tips, techniques and secrets for maximizing the value of your intranet or portal. About mySocrates: In 2001, General Motors’ Human Resources, Information Systems and Communications teams joined forces to deliver secure access to communications and self-service applications for employees and contractors in the U.S., enabling access to the intranet from any Internet machine 24/7. The result was mySocrates. Since its launch, the portal continues to provide role/location-based access to tools and information to GM employees around the world. Socrates took two giant steps at the end of 2001: providing a fully-personalized portal and low-cost home intranet access for all U.S. employees. Today, Socrates has its tendrils into every GM key process, function and location. Everything -- from benefits enrollment to supply ordering to 360-degree performance management-- can be done online.  Learning Topics History/evolution of mySocrates, and integration of business teams into process Role-based publishing Governance and globalization: the importance of involving the right level of leadership with the appropriate areas of focus News publishing on Socrates employee Marketplace My Authorization GM Drivetime daily video newscast Collaboration and knowledge-sharing tools Socrates metrics Intranet ROI What You’ll Take Away: How to truly make an intranet global How to reach wage employees with an intranet How to implement a content architecture to keep an intranet from becoming the “wild, wild west.” How to make sure key messages and goals are embedded into intranet design How to gain and sustain leadership support for intranet improvement Laurel answers real-world questions on:   The mySocrates team Getting management buy-in and funding of an intranet The mySocrates Directory Research to evolve and improve mySocrates Gaining the leadership role on the GM intranet Getting hourly employees to go to the intranet from home How organization leaders take advantage of mySocrates to deliver key messages, goals, etc. How the search function works Selling blogs, wikis and podcasts to GM management Lessons learned Who should Purchase: This practical, information-packed learning opportunity is ideal for managers and professionals in: Corporate Communications Internal Communications Information Systems Marketing Public Affairs Web Management Anyone responsible for leading or producing content for an intranet College/university libraries and bookstores Instructor: Laurel Castiglione, manager, Intranet Governance, Globalization and Marketplace, Communications, General Motors   As the business leader of GM’s mySocrates Globalization Project, Laurel Castiglione is responsible for deployment of the mySocrates portal to employees and contractors in 38 countries. She has successfully implemented a governance board, which involves stakeholders from all levels of the organization. She is also responsible for deployment of the employee Marketplace. Laurel has worked in many areas of the business with a special emphasis on process and system integration, engineering and advanced vehicle program management. She has served as information officer for Pre-Production Operations and has led global projects, serving as business or IT leader.   Just click here, email customerservice@communitelligence.com or call 866-386-8548 or 563-386-8548. The Communitelligence Learning Academy Promise: We strive to ensure all our teleseminars deliver how-to, practical learnings and advice that professionals can immediately apply in their job and career. More details about Communitelligence Learning Academy Teleseminars.