Suggestions please, how to promote our data warehouse system to internal staff on the Intranet

jake108 · 14 Dec 2010 at 17:10

Cognos and a picture of Hovis.

Best of Both TM

big_white_dog84 · 14 Dec 2010 at 17:30

Train people on how to use it PROPERLY and you won't need to sell it. I have never had an IT system implemented at any of my jobs where the training for users has been acceptable. All that happens is people ignore the new systems or at best don't use them to their full potential.

VeNT · 14 Dec 2010 at 18:13

139sroberts said:
Just to increase the exposure of the system, hopefully get existing users to use it more where relevant and opening the eyes of non-users to the benefits. Also to keep employees up to date with latest project developments and data currently available for reporting. There is also an initiative under way to migrate some of the un-supported MS Access solutions (that are popular in that they have worked for a long time) to Cognos.

I also think they want this to increase activity on the new Intranet system.

hehe you don't work for the NHS perchance?
I love the way we have to "promote" new ways of working. even WITH training on the simplest of systems it's a battle to get users to change their ways
"but it works the old way" yes, but this is faster and means that the people who DID tidy up the piles of paperwork you created can do other, more productive work.

Efour · 14 Dec 2010 at 18:19

Dang i read it as Conga as in Conga line, the real thing is just boring.

Burnsy2023 · 14 Dec 2010 at 18:38

jake108 said:
Cognos and a picture of Hovis.

Best of Both TM

TaKeN · 14 Dec 2010 at 18:42

Westyfield2 · 14 Dec 2010 at 18:45

Use Cognos or else!

Crixus00 · 14 Dec 2010 at 19:36

VeNT said:
hehe you don't work for the NHS perchance?
I love the way we have to "promote" new ways of working. even WITH training on the simplest of systems it's a battle to get users to change their ways
"but it works the old way" yes, but this is faster and means that the people who DID tidy up the piles of paperwork you created can do other, more productive work.

Your statement is so true. I work in the Book Publishing industry for a company called Hachette.

tbh we haven't really got a problem, it's just an initiative that has borne out of a recent senior management team meeting and cascaded down to the team. I have got to come up with a couple of ideas, which I tried to evade! Worst case i will give the token obvious response it's not super important, I posed the question on this forum just in case some marketing wiz had a grand idea i could steal for my own and earn some corporate bonus points

Nice hovis!

starfighter · 14 Dec 2010 at 19:39

You simply remove the old system then they have to use the new one. :confused:

I never understand the point of running parallel systems for years and years unless you want to be as efficiant as the NHS ofcourse.

Muban · 14 Dec 2010 at 21:44

Think of direct examples within your organisation where it could help people do their job more efficiently, situations where it could resolve problems that they may currently have. Have a nugget or rotating image with each of these problems/solutions illustrated on it (on the home page).

If people can see a real world reason to use it they might, otherwise they just won't take any interest.

Edrof · 14 Dec 2010 at 21:49

Get some old propaganda posters printed up with "Cognos for Victory" on them etc. Failing that, assemble all workers and then drop one through a trap-door into a tank of piranhas.

Crixus00 · 14 Dec 2010 at 22:04

Muban said:
Think of direct examples within your organisation where it could help people do their job more efficiently, situations where it could resolve problems that they may currently have. Have a nugget or rotating image with each of these problems/solutions illustrated on it (on the home page).

If people can see a real world reason to use it they might, otherwise they just won't take any interest.

Ohh I like that, I can use some conceptional stuff, nice, quick, and easy to illustrate. Thanks

Crixus00 · 14 Dec 2010 at 22:05

Forde said:
Get some old propaganda posters printed up with "Cognos for Victory" on them etc. Failing that, assemble all workers and then drop one through a trap-door into a tank of piranhas.

lol

May use some propaganda images for funzie suggestion

mistercrabb · 14 Dec 2010 at 22:22

Use Cognos or be forced to read 5 random OCUK GD threads.

mangobreeder · 14 Dec 2010 at 22:29

why don't you set up an hour meeting with each department, and explain the pros and cons of moving over. then set up a timeline and milestones for transfer.

once you ahve 1 department migrated the rest willbe easy.

remember people wont sign up for it just by putting an advert. you need to be proactive