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Intranet Platform Selection Services

Select the right intranet platform with clarity and confidence — before you invest time, budget, or vendor cycles.

With dozens of intranet options and no single best solution, teams often struggle to evaluate platforms objectively. Our Intranet Platform Selection Workshop is a structured, vendor-neutral advisory engagement that helps your organization define needs, evaluate market options, and confidently create a shortlist.
Not a demo. Not a sales pitch. It's a decision-driven workshop led by intranet experts.
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Digital Workplace Projects
100+
Platform Migrations
6+
Years Avg. Customer Relationship
98%
On-time Completion
300K+
Items in Largest Migration
What This Service Is

A Focused, Expert-Led Platform Selection Workshop

Our Intranet Platform Selection Workshop helps your organization move from confusion to clarity — with structured decision support at every step.
Clarify business goals and user needs across your organization
Align stakeholders on shared requirements and priorities
Understand platform options and tradeoffs in today's market
Create an objective, defensible shortlist backed by rationale
Prepare for high-value vendor demos with clear evaluation criteria
Outcome: clarity, alignment, and a clear path forward — not moreconfusion.
2–3
Shortlisted Platforms
100%
Vendor-Neutral
2–3
Weeks to Complete
1
Clear Decision Path
Who This Service Is For

Teams Navigating High-Stakes Intranet Decisions

Ideal for organizations that need expert guidance before committing budget, time, and vendor resources.

Planning a new intranet

Starting from scratch and need to evaluate the fulllandscape of options before committing.

Replacing an existing platform

Current intranet isn't meeting needs. Need toevaluate alternatives with a structured approach.

Evaluating SharePoint & M365

Exploring whether SharePoint, Microsoft 365, orthird-party platforms are the right fit.

Struggling to compare objectively

Too many options, conflicting opinions, and no clearframework for making a decision.

Preparing for vendor demos

Want to enter demos with clear requirements andevaluation criteria already defined.

Seeking expert guidance

Need senior-level advisory before making a majordigital workplace investment.

Typical clients: Mid-to-large organizations, internal communications teams, digital workplace & IT leaders, HR, and employee experience teams.
intranet platform selection Workshop Structure

A Proven Path from Confusion to Clarity

Our structured approach ensures you move from defining goals to demo-ready confidence in 2–3 weeks.
1

Pre-Workshop Discovery

30 minutes
Ensure the live session is tailored and productive. We gather key context before the workshop begins.
Your goals, context, current tools, and key challenges
Stakeholder landscape and success criteria
Outcome: confirmed focus and clarity on workshop priorities.
2

Core Working Session

3–4 hours
This is the real work. A structured, expert-facilitated session that moves you from requirements to a defensible shortlist.
Goal & Use Case Alignment
Define success with measurable outcomes. Agree on priority audiencesand business drivers.
Requirements & Constraints
Structure and prioritize must-have vs. nice-to-have needs. Technical, governance, and experience requirements.
Platform Landscape & Fit
Compare market options against your criteria. Identify strengths, risks,and best-fit platforms.
Decision Readiness
Validate the shortlist with stakeholders. Align on remaining gaps anddemo needs.
Outcome: prioritized requirements and a shortlist of 2–3 best-fit platforms with rationale.
3

Recommendations & Demo Planning

60 minutes
You receive a concise, actionable report and a final walkthrough to confirm your demo plan and next steps.
Strategic summary
Prioritized criteria
Platform scorecard
Shortlist rationale
Demo guidance
Final call: walk through recommendations, confirm demo plan, and define roles for vendor engagements.
Investment

Intranet Platform Selection Workshop

$12,500
USD
Pre-work and discovery
Facilitated workshop sessions
Platform evaluation & shortlisting
Final recommendations & demo plan
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This investment reflects senior-level expertise, structured decision support, and high-impact outcomes.
The Stakes Are High

The Cost of Choosing the Wrong Platform

A wrong decision doesn't just delay progress — it can stall adoption, erode stakeholder confidence, and require a costly re-evaluation 12–18 months later.
Increased implementation and migration costs
Poor adoption despite significant investment
Decision churn and costly re-evaluation cycles
Loss of internal confidence and momentum
This service reduces that risk before contracts are signed.
Why Social Edge Consulting

14 Years of Intranet Strategy & Platform Selection Expertise

We've seen what works — and what breaks — across dozens of platform decisions. That experience compresses risk.
Led dozens of intranet selections — from strategy through successful launch
Deep governance, security, adoption, and technical reality-checking
Cross-ecosystem —  Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, modern EXP platforms
Executed nearly 100 content migrations — minimizing risk, downtime, and rework
Why Not Just Run This Internally?
Common internal challenges include bias toward existing tools ("We already have SharePoint…"), vendor demos influencing requirements instead of strategy, limited exposure to the full intranet landscape, and underestimating governance, adoption, and long-term scalability.
Organizations Engage Us When...
This impacts thousands of employees. You need a defensible recommendation for leaders and procurement. IT + Comms must align before demos begin. Rework is not an option.
Business Impact
Compress a 4–6 month evaluation into 2–3 weeks. Reduce churn, rework, and costly misalignment. Improve adoption odds by designing for real users.Executive-ready documentation for procurement.
What Happens After The workshop

Continue with Confidence

No obligation — but the workshop creates a clear, informed path forward. Many clients continue with:

Vendor Demo Support

We can attend or facilitate vendor demos to ensure they address your real requirements.

Platform Procurement

Support through the selection and procurement process, from RFP to contract negotiation.

Implementation Planning

Roadmap development and implementation strategy to ensure a successful launch.

Governance & Adoption

Governance frameworks and adoption strategies that drive real usage and engagement.

Ongoing Advisory

Continued digital workplace advisory as your intranet evolves and grows.

There is no obligation — but the workshop creates a clear, informed path forward.
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Intranet Platforms We Work With

We evaluate across the full market landscape — not just the platforms we partner with.

Igloo

Igloo is a digital workplace built to support your organization's culture, productivity, and engagement.
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Jive

Jive is an intranet platform that drives productivity, improved collaboration and modernized search.
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LumApps

LumApps is an AI-powered intranet solution that enables employees to understand company goals, act on their work, and grow with the organization.
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Microsoft SharePoint

Microsoft SharePoint offers a wide variety of options and tools to create intranet sites for your organization.
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Simpplr

Simpplr is a leading AI-powered employee experience platform, a top-rated intranet for today’s workforce.
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Staffbase

Staffbase is an internal communications platform that connects all employees through branded apps, modern intranets, and integrated messaging.
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Unily

Unily is an intranet-as-a-service that empowers workforces to communicate and collaborate from any device, anywhere.
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Workvivo

WorkVivo is an all-in-one employee app that combines internal communication, engagement, recognition, intranet and measurement.
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Supporting You at Every Stage of Your Intranet Journey

From implementation and migration of intranet platforms to the final stages of community growth and management, we provide unwavering support throughout your entire intranet journey. Our approach is holistic, covering every critical phase to ensure your digital workplace thrives.
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Client Success Stories in Intranet Transformations

From the beginning, our build posed unique challenges; multiple customer communities with competing needs, each requiring distinct branding and heavy customization. But our partnership with Social Edge helped guide us throughout the process to identify limitations and find creative solutions. The team from Social Edge was critical to ensuring the successful implementation of our Jive instance.
Beetna Kim Baird
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Here at Pearson we felt it was time to shake things up in our Neo community. And the shake up came in the shape of this beautiful tile from the team at Social Edge Consulting.
Kim England
Pearson
We accelerated our timeline for launch and were able to accomplish this thanks to the quick support of the Verint Community team and Social Edge Consulting. As of April 21, the community has grown to over 650 engaged members sharing much-needed credible resources and best practices to help navigate the COVID-19 pandemic. We encourage anyone in the early childhood field to join our growing community.
Colleen Murphy
Early Childhood Connector

Ready to Choose an Intranet Platform With Confidence?

Evaluating an intranet doesn’t need to be complicated. Schedule your Intranet Platform Selection Workshop and move from confusion to clarity in 2–3 weeks.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Intranet Platform Evaluations

Is the intranet selection process vendor-neutral?

Yes — we evaluate solutions based solely on your needs.

Do you run intranet demos?

We prepare you for demos and can optionally support or attend them, but demos are scheduled separately.

How long does the intranet selection process take?

Typically 2–3 weeks total.

Is this intranet selection service for all organizations?

Best suited for organizations with complex needs and multiple stakeholders.

What key elements should be on an intranet evaluation checklist?

The best reasons to consider an intranet migration include outdated technology, lack of support from the current vendor, the need for better integration with other tools, poor user adoption, and the availability of more advanced features or a more user-friendly platform. Migrating can also be driven by changes in business needs, such as scaling up or down, or the desire to improve security and compliance.