North Patrol

Category: Intranet platform selection

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26 articles

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

26 October 2022

Noora Linnermo

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

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

5 November 2018

Kimmo Parkkinen

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

The intranet market in Finland

13 June 2017

Hanna P. Korhonen

SharePoint Online in mobile devices

6 February 2017

Kimmo Parkkinen

How much does Office 365 intranet cost?

26 October 2016

Kimmo Parkkinen

Office 365, Slack and other intranet technology trends

7 March 2016

Perttu Tolvanen

How much does it cost to build an intranet? Prices compared

12 January 2015

Kimmo Parkkinen

International intranet competition—What are the differences between Finland and Sweden?

4 November 2014

Hanna P. Korhonen

First-ever intranet study in Finland reveals six megatrends

17 September 2014

Hanna P. Korhonen

Confluence Challenges SharePoint as an Intranet Platform

8 September 2014

Hanna P. Korhonen

About North Patrol

We’re eight experienced consultants — designers and technology specialists — focused on vendor-neutral, practical results. Every year, we complete 30-40 customer engagements with customer satisfaction at 9.5/10. Clients come to us to make confident decisions and deliver better digital services.

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How to work with us

  • 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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