The headline above covers a lot of ground for the human resources function. A solution making it much easier to accomplish those goals would be very valuable. An Intranet is a powerful tool for the HR department that will make it much easier to keep in touch, keep data current, offer helpful services and communicate important policies, plus much more! The basic functionality of an Intranet that provides the power to meet HR goals includes:

• Easy document publishing - easy access to polices and procedures and monitoring of document updates
• Threaded discussion forum - setup discussion on any topic and keep buy sell and other fourms
• Polls and Surveys easily setup, published, tabulated and analyzed
• Easily made external resource links
• News and announcement areas company wide, by department, by project
• Online electronic forms easily built and posted. Ease the burden of completing and collecting forms.
• Post jobs and contact information online with direct response from the Intranet
• Provide easy access to benefit information
• A central platform for communication - the President's Page, United Way Campaign, etc.
• Employee contact information, employee pictures, resource date, self updated contact data