As Canada's largest public construction company, with divisions across the country and worldwide projects, the need for communication was critical.

A recent rebranding had brought several distinct divisions under one banner and there was a need to unify communications and people.

Timely exchange of company news, project results, and employee information had outgrown traditional communication methods.

The vision was a central source of information where all staff, from home or work, had access.

To build this intranet they needed a tool that allowed non-technical staff to publish information in English and French. And they needed a plan for what to put online and how to transform traditional materials.

With several years experience with intranets the job was focused on building knowledge at Aecon while constructing the intranet itself.·

• An intranet steering committee was established and identified phase 1 contributors and content
• An abridged tool selection process allowed Aecon to choose a content management tool that best fit its business needs
• Coaching for intranet contributors focused on content architecture, web writing and use of the content management tool
• Bilingual templates based on the tool were built to meet the general and unique needs of the content allowing for advanced features
• Killer apps were identified and built by Adeo to integrate into the intranet

Well supported, the content contributors took immediate ownership of their portions of the intranet. Launch plans included marketing initiatives to drive traffic and metrics tools to measure the results.