Subject: Abt Associates Named One of the 10 Best Intranets of 2014
From: KFlanagan <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2014 16:29:17 +0000

Dear Colleagues,

I am thrilled to share the news that AGI—the Abt Global Intranet--has been named one of the 10 best-designed intranets for 2014 by the Nielsen Norman Group, the premier user-experience research firm!

In announcing this worldwide award, Nielsen Norman called attention to AGI's focus on responsive, mobile-first design, noting that Abt "resolved to redesign the intranet to enable global collaboration on projects and proposals, so staff everywhere could access the latest company thinking on breakthrough methods and innovation."

Our new intranet is all about improving collaboration across divisions, departments, offices, and continents so we can leverage the full capabilities of Abt to improve the lives of people around the world.   We brought together a broad and diverse team of Abt “users”  to design and build this world class site:  our Reputational Capital and Knowledge Management team; IT, Corporate Communications and the Divisions.  This cross-company team made sure that we built something that reflected a strong understanding of the user’s needs, had a technical architecture that allowed access around the world from any device, and  resulted in a look and feel that is true to our brand.

Congratulations to everyone involved with developing and implementing AGI.  To me, this award is emblematic of our company's heritage of bold thinking:  with AGI we want to ensure that the best thinking of our 2,700 global employees is available to solve the toughest problems.

At this point in AGI’s development I need your help!  It is up to each and every one of us to put this technology tool to work for Abt and our clients.  Please put up your profile up today so we can put your expertise to work across the firm!  As workspaces are rolled out for projects and proposals, dig in and use them!  Share your experiences and knowledge in the “Today I Learned” section of the site.  Provide feedback on the site so we can continue to make improvements and realize the full potential of this great tool!

All the best,

Kathleen

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We are in good company!  The other organizations winning this award are:

Air New Zealand, an airline (New Zealand)

Allianz Australia, an insurance company (Australia)

AMP, a wealth-management company (Australia)

International Monetary Fund (IMF), an international financial and economic organization of 188 countries (US)

Mayo Clinic, a not-for-profit group medical practice of physicians, scientists, and researchers (US)

National Geographic, a non-profit scientific institution (US)

Ooredoo, a communications company (Qatar)

triptic, an online communications agency (The Netherlands)

WellPoint, the Medicaid division of a health care solutions provider (US)

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