Millwood | Case Study
Millwood, Inc. is a leading packaging company that wanted to modernize its internal communication and collaboration capabilities—the modernization efforts would involve re-platforming its existing intranet from EVOQ/DNN to WordPress, which is more user-friendly and versatile.
Enhanced Collaboration
Improved Experience
Improved Efficiency
“Thanks to The Provato Group, our new intranet has been improved across the board. Internal communications have been streamlined with greater functionality and the enhanced user experience has led to significantly better employee engagement. We are proud to highly recommend The Provato Group as a software development partner.”
-Millwood Inc.
The Challenge
Millwood Inc.’s Legacy Intranet on EVOQ/DNN Was Outdated and Limited
Millwood Inc’s legacy intranet on EVOQ/DNN was outdated and only capable of offering limited functionality and user experience.
If Millwood’s intranet was to evolve, it required a more modern and user-friendly platform to support better internal communication and employee engagement. This would require careful planning and precise execution to minimize operational disruption.
The Solution
The Provato Group Re-Platformed Millwood’s Intranet to User-Friendly WordPress
The Provato Group developed a custom WordPress solution to re-platform Millwood Inc.’s intranet and meet their specific requirements.
User-Friendly Interface: A modern and intuitive user interface was designed to improve the user experience and employee engagement.
Improved Security: Secure user authentication and single sign-on measures were implemented by seamlessly integrating with Millwood’s existing corporate Active Directory.
Enhanced Functionality: Key features were implemented to enhance functionality such as custom pages, shared calendars with event registration, email and desktop notifications, broadcast messaging, employee recognition features, group content management, and blogs/news with commenting.
Dependable Hosting: By re-platforming the intranet to WordPress, Millwood Inc. can enjoy more secure and reliable hosting with better performance and uptime.
Full Knowledge Transfer: The Provato Group provided thorough training to Millwood Inc.’s administrative users so they can manage and maintain their new intranet.
“Migrating Millwood’s complex intranet to a new platform while minimizing client operational disruptions was a rewarding challenge. We always strive to deliver solutions of the highest quality, meeting all our clients’ needs, and we’re proud to have been a part of Millwood Inc.’s success strategy.”
-Team Lead for Application Development
The Results
Improved User Experience: The user experience and employee engagement both have been significantly improved with the implementation of a modern and intuitive user interface.
Greater Collaboration: Internal communication and collaboration has been enhanced with features such as group content messaging, shared calendars, and broadcast messaging.
Increased Efficiency: Employees can now have fast and easy access to key information and resources thanks to internal processes being streamlined.
Strong Security: Millwood Inc now has both secure user authentication and access controls to ensure the safety of sensitive company data.
Easier Maintainability: With WordPress being more flexible and customizable, future updates and maintenance will be easy and simplified for Millwood Inc.
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