Category: Digital workplace

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45 articles

Report: The most popular platforms for collaborating in Finland: Miro, Mural, Trello and Howspace

26 October 2022

Noora Linnermo

Case Metsähallitus: New intranet for 1000+ employees – North Patrol as concept and tendering partner

29 August 2022

Camilla Heikkilä

Report: Digital work environment 2022 survey results

6 June 2022

Noora Linnermo

Case Solita: New intranet on Unily platform – North Patrol as technology advisor

12 May 2022

Anna Availa

Intranet Search Engine Optimization

8 March 2022

Perttu Tolvanen

Report: Microsoft 365 intranet partners in Finland

27 September 2021

Kimmo Parkkinen

Digital Work Environment Trends in 2021

26 August 2021

Camilla Heikkilä

Case: Uponor’s new intranet – North Patrol facilitated the concept design process

1 March 2021

Camilla Heikkilä

Case: The service directory plays a key role for the staff intranet of the University of Oulu

11 August 2020

Virpi Blom

Case: Ramirent’s New Intranet – North Patrol as prestudy consultant

6 August 2020

Camilla Heikkilä

37% of large organizations use WhatsApp – and that’s a problem

25 June 2020

Perttu Tolvanen

Case: Åbo Akademi implemented a bilingual intranet with O365

24 April 2020

Camilla Heikkilä

Case: The new intranet of the University of Helsinki – North Patrol supported in concept design and technology selection

5 March 2020

Camilla Heikkilä

Survey results: The roles and functions of digital workplaces in Finland

27 February 2019

Camilla Heikkilä

Case: Caverion’s new intranet is an efficient tool for everyday communication

12 November 2018

Kimmo Parkkinen

Case: Peikko Group created several intranets from scratch

6 November 2018

Camilla Heikkilä

Case: New intranet for the 15 000 employees of the City of Tampere – North Patrol as requirement analysis partner

5 November 2018

Kimmo Parkkinen

What are digital workplace, intranet and ESN anyway? This is how I define them

11 June 2018

Hanna P. Korhonen

Content plan for an intranet – What does it include?

29 March 2018

Hanna P. Korhonen

Content planning best practices for intranets and digital workplaces

29 March 2018

Hanna P. Korhonen

How are the Swedish intranets doing?

11 January 2018

Hanna P. Korhonen

Are there any teamwork solution alternatives for Office 365?

8 December 2017

Kimmo Parkkinen

Are there any alternatives for Office 365 intranet?

30 November 2017

Kimmo Parkkinen

Case: Citycon – Yammer cleared the way for new communicative culture and made business visible

12 October 2017

Hanna P. Korhonen

Finnish intranet products are conquering the world – introducing Valo

6 September 2017

Hanna P. Korhonen

Finnish intranet products are conquering the world – introducing Universe

6 September 2017

Hanna P. Korhonen

Case: Paulig’s bold new intranet – North Patrol as prestudy and concept design partner

27 June 2017

Hanna P. Korhonen

The intranet market in Finland

13 June 2017

Hanna P. Korhonen

SharePoint Online in mobile devices

6 February 2017

Kimmo Parkkinen

Sustainable communality grows from the community itself – supported by the intranet

3 November 2016

Hanna P. Korhonen

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  • Small consulting engagement

    A small engagement is ideal when you need a clear answer to a specific question, a tough decision supported by independent analysis, or simply a quick outside view.

    Pricing is a fixed fee agreed in advance to keep things predictable, and getting started is as simple as sharing your goals and any background material so we can propose a crisp scope and price.

  • Prestudy & feasibility evaluation projects

    A prestudy is the right choice when you are framing a larger initiative, building internal alignment, or testing whether an idea is worth pursuing — for example a platform change, a new digital service, a consolidation effort, or an AI/automation use case.

    In four to eight weeks we interview key stakeholders, map needs, assess the current state across content, architecture, integrations, and governance, and combine vendor‑neutral market insight with technical feasibility and risk analysis.

    We then outline effort, budget, and timeline ranges with clear assumptions and scenarios, and we shape a high‑level solution concept and target architecture sketch.

  • Supervision & quality control for technical implementation

    Independent supervision is most effective when you already have a delivery partner and want oversight that keeps scope, quality, and budget on track.

    We manage risks, provide executive‑level updates, support acceptance testing, and conduct readiness reviews before go‑live.

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