Aptia Case Study - Custom Software Solution for Managing Employee News and Information
A large global energy client was overwhelmed with the task of managing important
employee news and critical personnel information. The information was sourced from
multiple locations through a message bulletin board system. They needed a more efficient
electronic central clearing house for sourcing, managing, distributing and archiving
massive amounts of information content on a daily basis.
Aptia's Custom Software Solution: Corporate News Portal
The clients corporate office team approached Aptia seeking a solution. A working
group was formed, a principal lead stakeholder was selected and requirements and
use cases were gathered from various stakeholders. We then worked with the group
to design a custom enterprise-grade content management and distribution software
application based on these requirements. One key requirement was that the application
needed to connect to thousands (and later, tens of thousands) of subscribers. The
corporate news application was launched as a central clearing house for employee
news and information. Since inception, the application has grown in popularity and
now supports additional information and data management for other business units
throughout the organization.
Key Features and Benefits
Administrative Management & Detailed System Metrics
- Provides a full suite of administrative tools that use a simple point-and-click
interface requiring very little training or technical skill
- Detailed metrics on article submissions, approvals, edits, and subscriptions can
be easily exported to MS Excel or other tools
- Flexible, template based user interface that helps users more easily submit articles
- Templates allows for fast turnaround and customization easily modified to create
layouts for different companies or divisions, as well as customized to include or
exclude features
Article Archival & Data Retention
- The application has a host of data retention options allowing the users to archive
content for any designated period of time
RSS Feeds
- RSS feeds allow easy inclusion of custom filtered headlines and article summaries
from other sites without requiring additional custom programming or IT support
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