By Topic

Communications

• Area of Expertise: Webinars Article on how Ripple Effect can help you plan and promote a webinar from start to finish.
• New Social Network, Yammer, Increases Employee Collaboration E-mail may be on the brink of extinction – at least according to some Yammer users. Yammer, an enterprise social network, resembles Facebook and LinkedIn and is used by 85 percent of Fortune 500 companies. Like other social networks, Yammer features a n...
• Test Your Digital Fitness Most organizations have failed to evolve and are stuck in the Jurassic period, says B. Bonin Bough, ...

Event Management

Process Improvement

• 360's: What's All the Fuss About? Explores why 360 tools remain so popular, despite all the negative talk.
• Employee Turnover Takes Two People Employees and managers can help reduce employee turnover. Each needs to be an advocate, communicate frequently and be proactive.
• Formalizing Mentorship Most companies know that succession planning and mentorship within the organization is important, however you may need to formalize your mentorship program to ensure you are getting results. Components of a Formal Mentorship Plan All of the items be...

Project Management

Public Policy

• Case Study: Policy into Action How Ripple Effect undertook the implementation of a policy with little time and plenty to do.

Research and Analysis

• 360's: What's All the Fuss About? Explores why 360 tools remain so popular, despite all the negative talk.

Technology

• 5 Reasons Why Teleworking Works Here are the top 5 reasons I believe teleworking works: 1. I love what I do 2. I have a solid relationship with my supervisor 3. I work well with others (which may seem like a strange reason to list, but tele-teamwork requires patience, understanding, and flexibility) 4. The hours are flexible, which is perfect for a mother of two small children 5. I appreciate the opportunities I am given
• Accessibility 101 Section 508 of the US Rehabilitation Act is a statute that applies to Federal agencies when they develop, procure, maintain, or use electronic and information technology. Under Section 508, agencies must give disabled employees and members of the public access to information that is comparable to the access available to others.
• Beyond Excel: Using SharePoint for Database Construction So you're building a database - what does SharePoint have that Excel doesn't?
• Creating a New Outlook Profile for an Exchange account Sometimes it is necessary to create a new profile in Microsoft Outlook.  These instructions are for Outlook 2010 and Windows 7. Make sure Outlook is closed Click on the Start menu, choose Control Panel Click User Accounts and Family Safety Clic...
• How to Save a Site as a Template in SharePoint 2010 A ten step guide on how to create and deploy a SharePoint 2010 site template.
• InfoPath: 3 Steps to Create a "Successfully Submitted" Message 3 steps to explain how to create a text box with a customized message for your user, letting them know their form has been successfully submitted
• InfoPath: Microsoft Office Rising Star Overview of MS InfoPath
• Introduction to SharePoint Workspace SharePoint Workspace 2010 is an application that runs on your system to provide a local syncronized copy of files located on a SharePoint 2010 website. This product is great for employees who travel and need to be able to access documents offline.
• Open SharePoint Files from Office 2010 Easily save your documents from Office to SharePoint and open files from SharePoint in Office.
• SharePoint 2010 and Mac SharePoint is an excellent product, but until the SharePoint 2010 version, it was only usable for Microsoft companies using Internet Explorer and Microsoft Office. If your organization uses primarily Macs, here are a list of considerations.
• SharePoint 2010: Slide Library Slide Libraries help you share, store, and manage Microsoft Office PowerPoint slides. When you publish a presentation to a slide library, the slides upload as individual files, so they can be modified and tracked independently. The library maintains a link to the presentation, so that you are notified when slides change. The library allows you to sort slides, check them out, and can help keep track of history.
• SharePoint Workspaces: How to Connect a Workspace Learn three ways to connect SharePoint 2010 and SharePoint Workspaces 2010 (formerly Microsoft Groove).
• Test Your Digital Fitness Most organizations have failed to evolve and are stuck in the Jurassic period, says B. Bonin Bough, ...