Build an intranet your employees actually use.
Athen is your consulting and execution partner for SharePoint intranet projects. We help you plan, design, implement, and improve a SharePoint Online intranet that brings company news, policies, documents, and everyday tools together in one place.
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THE CHALLENGE
When information is scattered, work slows down.
News sits in email. Policies sit in shared drives. Forms live in old portals. Employees ask colleagues for information because search falls short, and new joiners struggle to find where to start.
News Sits in Email & Silos
Important company announcements get buried in overflowing inboxes and regional chats, causing disjointed communication across teams.
Policies Scattered in Shared Drives
Critical operating procedures sit across disconnected network drives with unclear ownership, broken links, and version confusion.
Forms Live in Legacy Portals
Routine requests and departmental forms remain fragmented across dated systems, creating administrative overhead and employee frustration.
Search Falls Short for Employees
Employees waste valuable hours asking colleagues for everyday files because unmanaged permissions and poor indexing hinder search.
A well-planned intranet gives employees one trusted starting point. The challenge is getting the structure, design, content ownership, governance, and adoption right. Athen helps you bring these elements together to create an intranet that works for your people and your business.
OUR SERVICES
From intranet strategy to implementation and support.
Whether you're replacing a legacy intranet or building a new experience on SharePoint Online, we help you plan, deliver, and improve it around your business needs.
SharePoint Intranet Consulting Services
Define the purpose, audience, and priorities for your intranet. We establish the scope, information structure, governance approach, and delivery roadmap before development begins.
Key Engagements & Deliverables
- Stakeholder discovery & employee needs assessment
- Licensing audit & SharePoint Online capability review
- Scope definition & prioritized feature backlog
- Delivery roadmap & change management strategy
Define the purpose, audience, and priorities for your intranet. We establish the scope, information structure, governance approach, and delivery roadmap before development begins.
Deliverables
- Stakeholder discovery & employee needs assessment
- Licensing audit & SharePoint Online capability review
- Scope definition & prioritized feature backlog
- Delivery roadmap & change management strategy
WHAT YOUR INTRANET CAN INCLUDE
Practical features, built around your business.
Create an employee experience that brings essential information, communication, and workplace tools together.
Company news and leadership updates
Share relevant announcements with the right audiences across regions and departments.
Policy and document hubs
Organise key documents with clear ownership, metadata tagging, and strict version control.
Employee onboarding portal
Give new joiners direct access to essential information, training roadmaps, and day-one resources.
HR and IT service pages
Make self-service forms, support knowledge bases, and common requests faster to find.
People and department directories
Help employees find colleagues, team functions, and organizational contacts without friction.
Enterprise search
Make it easier to discover relevant information across permitted content and Microsoft 365.
Microsoft Teams integration
Connect employees to intranet resources and Viva Connections within familiar working experiences.
Power Platform integration
Support forms, automated approval workflows, and lightweight business applications natively.
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BUSINESS OUTCOMES
What changes when information works better.
A well-designed intranet can make everyday work simpler, communication clearer, and information easier to manage.
Faster Access to Information
Help employees find relevant policies, documents, resources, and contacts without unnecessary searching.
Clearer Internal Communication
Give employees a consistent place to access company news, leadership updates, and important announcements.
Smoother Employee Onboarding
Help new joiners understand company processes, find essential resources, and get started with greater confidence.
Better Content Governance
Establish clear ownership and review processes to reduce outdated, duplicated, and irrelevant content.
Room to Grow
Build a modular SharePoint Online environment that can evolve with new teams, business needs, and digital workplace capabilities.
OUR APPROACH
A clear path from workplace challenges to delivery.
We look at how your people work, think about the experience they need, and solve the challenges that stand in their way.
Diagnostic & Discovery
Understand what you have today.
We review your existing intranet, content, employee needs, and Microsoft 365 environment through stakeholder discussions and content assessments.
- Legacy site audit & content inventory analysis
- Employee user journey & friction interviews
- Tenant security & licensing capability review
Current-state findings and prioritised opportunities.
Blueprint & Architecture
Plan the experience you need.
We define the information architecture, user journeys, design direction, governance model, and delivery roadmap around your business priorities.
- Hub architecture & global navigation schema
- Branded communication layouts & wireframes
- Publishing governance & permission framework
An intranet blueprint, design concepts, and a phased implementation plan.
Build & Adoption
Build, launch, and improve.
We develop, integrate, test, and launch your intranet, then support adoption and continuous improvement.
- SharePoint Online build, migration & QA
- Content owner training & champion enablement
- Launch communications & telemetry monitoring
A live intranet, guidance for content owners, and a prioritised improvement plan.
CASE STUDIES
Practical solutions. Real business outcomes.
See how Athen brings business needs and technology together to deliver useful, connected digital experiences.
Getting an entire fleet on the same page with SharePoint.
Athen built a modern digital intranet on SharePoint for Synergy Marine Group, creating a centralised environment for company news, leadership communication, organisational information, and employee engagement across 700+ vessels, shore offices, and offshore locations.
WHY ATHEN
A partner that plans and delivers.
An effective intranet requires more than technical implementation. Athen combines business understanding, Microsoft expertise, and execution to create experiences that serve employees and support organisational goals.
Microsoft Expertise
We work across SharePoint Online, Microsoft 365, Teams, and Power Platform to create connected employee experiences.
Business-First Approach
We begin with your communication, productivity, and information-sharing needs before deciding which features to build.
Strategy Through Execution
Consulting, design, development, governance, and adoption support work together throughout the delivery process.
Built for Long-Term Value
We establish practical ownership, governance, and a flexible structure so your intranet can continue to evolve after launch.
Questions about SharePoint intranet services.
Find clear, practical answers to common questions about planning, designing, deploying, and governing modern SharePoint Online intranets.
They can include consulting, design, development, migration, information architecture, governance, integration, and ongoing improvement based on your organisation’s needs.
Ready to create a more connected workplace?
Tell us how your employees access information today and what you’d like to improve. Athen will help you identify a practical path from your current environment to a more connected employee experience.
Let’s plan your SharePoint intranet around your people, processes, and business goals.