implementing an enterprise social network into an organization

Implementing an Enterprise Social Network

“It’s easy to create an org chart.

The challenge lies in getting the people on that org chart to talk with one

another.”

Ben Horowitz, Anderson Horowitz“The Hard Thing About Hard Things”

Deloitte predicted … By the end of 2013 more than 90% of Fortune 500 companies will have partially or fully implemented an Enterprise Social Network, a 70% increase from 2011.

….and now Small to Mid-Sized Businesses are adopting Enterprise Social Networks in order to capture the same benefits…….

An internal social network is not about being social.

Source: businessgoessocial.net

It’s about making the business more

RESPONSIVE to a constantly changing business

environment.

Source: businessgoessocial.net

Create Alignment

Connect employees to your organization’s mission and goals

Eliminate Internal Knowledge Silos

Develop Shared Understanding

Flatten the Organization’s

HierarchyImprove Executive Oversight

Connecting the Dots

SALES

OPERATIONS

MANAGEMENT

FINANCE

Reduce Expenses

Executives reported that, on average, they were able to achieve a 10% reduction in operating costs.

- McKinsey & Co.

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Research predicts enterprise social networks have the potential to reduce the time spent reading and responding to email by 25-30%

-MCKINSEY GLOBAL INSTITUTE (2012)

Improve Productivity

Reduce Internal Meetings

Find Information Faster

Eliminate Bottlenecks

Streamline Work Processes

Foster Collaboration

Collaborate on Projects in Shared Spaces

Share Data and Documents in Context

Empower Virtual Teams

Remove Geography &

Time from Interactions

Drive Innovation

“Executives reported that on average, they were able to cut launch schedules by 20%”-McKinsley & Co.

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