Requirements with a purpose
Bring Communications, HR, IT, and employees into the conversation. Agree on priorities, audiences, and the everyday problems your intranet needs to solve.
SYNERGY INTRANET SERVICES
Your people.
Your culture.
Your intranet.
A digital workplace should feel like it belongs to your organization. We bring your requirements to life through thoughtful design, deep SharePoint expertise, and the power of Powell.
From the first conversation to the way your people work every day.
DESIGNED AROUND YOU.
BUILT ON MICROSOFT 365.
BUILT ON MICROSOFT 365.
A platform full of possibilities.
A partner who makes them yours.
Since 2017SYNERGY + Powell partnership
5× Partner of the YearRecognized by Powell
One connected journeyStrategy, design, delivery, and support
YOUR VISION. OUR EXPERTISE.
The best intranets
start with your people.
What do employees need to find? What should they be able to do? What makes your organization feel like yours? These are the questions that shape our work.
SYNERGY combines business discovery, information architecture, visual design, and technical delivery. Together, we turn your answers into a digital workplace that reflects your culture and supports the way you work.
Explore our intranet expertiseAn experience that feels like you
Translate your brand and culture into page layouts, navigation, content, and interactions. Make the important tasks easy to find and simple to complete.
The expertise to make it work
Connect design to SharePoint, Powell, and your wider environment. Plan content, permissions, integrations, training, and a practical path to launch.
DESIGN THAT BELONGS TO YOUR ORGANIZATION
Your culture, brought to life.
Branding goes beyond colors and a logo. It shapes how people recognize, navigate, and connect with their workplace.
HOW WE THINK ABOUT DESIGN
Recognizably yours
Carry your visual identity and tone of voice into the places employees use every day.
Useful at every click
Organize around tasks, use familiar language, and make the next step clear.
Consistent as you grow
Give departments room for their own content within a coherent, maintainable experience.
A real-world SYNERGY intranet transformation. Platform, scope, and outcomes vary by project.
FROM REQUIREMENTS TO REAL POSSIBILITIES
What should your
intranet make possible?
Start with the experience your people need. We help you define it, design it, and connect it to the right capabilities.
01 / COMMUNICATIONSReach the right people
Bring company news, leadership updates, and local announcements into a clear, relevant experience.
SYNERGY BRINGS IT TO LIFEAudience planning, editorial structure, branded news templates, and a publishing approach your contributors can manage.
02 / KNOWLEDGEFind a trusted answer
Make policies, guidance, documents, and subject matter experts easier to find.
SYNERGY BRINGS IT TO LIFEContent audits, intuitive navigation, metadata, search configuration, and clear ownership and review cycles.
03 / HR & ONBOARDINGGive everyone a better start
Create a welcoming home for benefits, new starter resources, people information, and the essentials of working here.
SYNERGY BRINGS IT TO LIFEEmployee journeys, HR hubs, onboarding content, and connections to the forms and systems that support each step.
04 / CULTURE & CONNECTIONMake belonging visible
Give people ways to recognize colleagues, discover communities, and participate in the life of the organization.
SYNERGY BRINGS IT TO LIFECulture-led design, people and community experiences, and a thoughtful approach to recognition and participation.
05 / EVERYDAY WORKTurn a visit into an action
Put common requests, useful tools, and business applications within easy reach.
SYNERGY BRINGS IT TO LIFETask-based entry points, application access, and scoped integrations or automation using your business systems and the right platform.
06 / A DISTRIBUTED WORKFORCEConnect across locations
Help office, remote, and mobile employees access information that matters to their role and location.
SYNERGY BRINGS IT TO LIFEResponsive design, relevant content targeting, and access planning for Microsoft Teams, browsers, and mobile experiences.
We confirm the platform capabilities, licensing, integrations, and scope needed for your requirements during discovery.
A GREAT PLATFORM. AN EXPERIENCED PARTNER.
Why we build
with Powell.
+ Microsoft 365Powell extends SharePoint with tools for a more branded, personalized, and manageable intranet. SYNERGY makes those capabilities work for your organization, from the initial design to the details of everyday use.
Design flexibility
Adaptable layouts and templates give us a foundation for a consistent experience across your sites.
Relevant content
Personalization and audience targeting help employees discover the updates and resources that matter to them.
Confident contributors
Guided contribution tools help content owners publish without needing to become SharePoint specialists.
Room to evolve
Central configuration and reusable components help the intranet keep pace with new requirements.
A partnership built on delivery.
SYNERGY has partnered with Powell since 2017 and has been recognized as a five-time Partner of the Year. Our role is to connect the platform to your goals and carry the work through.
More about SYNERGY + PowellStart with the right fit.
We work with modern SharePoint as well as Powell. Your requirements determine where Powell adds value and where Microsoft 365 already provides what you need.
OUR JOURNEY, TOGETHER
From a shared vision
to an everyday essential.
A collaborative process gives your team a voice at every stage and a clear understanding of what comes next.
LISTEN BEFORE WE DESIGN
Understand what better looks like.
We meet with your stakeholders to explore employee needs, your culture, existing content, and the tools you use. Together, we identify priorities and define a realistic first release.
What we work through together
- Business goals, audiences, and success measures
- Content, systems, and permissions considerations
- Requirements, priorities, and a delivery roadmap
THE OUTCOMEA shared definition of the intranet you need.
MAKE THE VISION TANGIBLE
See your requirements take shape.
We translate discovery into a blueprint: navigation, page structure, visual direction, and key user journeys. Your team reviews the designs so we can refine the experience together before the build.
What we work through together
- Information architecture and wireframes
- Your brand, culture, and content patterns
- Design reviews and an agreed blueprint
THE OUTCOMEA design your team understands and believes in.
BRING THE DETAILS TOGETHER
Turn the blueprint into your workplace.
We configure and build the agreed experience, connect scoped integrations, and support content preparation and migration. Reviews and user testing help confirm the result works in practice.
What we work through together
- SharePoint and Powell configuration
- Templates, content, and agreed integrations
- Permissions checks and user acceptance testing
THE OUTCOMEA working intranet, tested against your requirements.
HELP PEOPLE MAKE IT THEIR OWN
Prepare the people as well as the platform.
We help your administrators and content owners become confident with their intranet. Together, we plan launch communications, employee guidance, and the handover needed for a supported rollout.
What we work through together
- Administrator and contributor training
- Adoption guidance and launch readiness
- Handover and an agreed support approach
THE OUTCOMEYour team is ready to use, own, and manage the intranet.
KEEP MAKING IT MORE USEFUL
Build on what your people tell you.
As your organization changes, we help you review feedback, improve the experience, and prioritize new capabilities. Ongoing support and planned enhancements keep the intranet aligned with your business.
What we work through together
- Usage, search, and employee feedback
- Content governance and design refinements
- A prioritized improvement plan
THE OUTCOMEAn intranet that continues to earn its place in everyday work.
Scope, timing, and deliverables are agreed for your project.
Inside our discovery processVALUE BEYOND LAUNCH
Go-live is the beginning
of how you use it.
Your intranet needs attention as people, priorities, and content change. SYNERGY can remain alongside your team with support, guidance, and continuous improvement.
Our thinking on engagement after launchSupport for the people who run it
Practical help for administrators and content owners, troubleshooting, and guidance as needs develop.
Content people can trust
Clear ownership, sensible review cycles, and publishing standards help keep information current and useful.
Improvements with a purpose
Use feedback and usage patterns to prioritize better navigation, new experiences, and the next useful integration.
AI starts with a trusted foundation.
For teams exploring Copilot or SharePoint agents, we help assess content quality, access, and practical use cases. AI capabilities can be scoped to your needs, with the required licensing and governance considered from the start. Explore our thinking on SharePoint agents ↗
IN PRACTICE / HJ SIMS
A more useful home
for knowledge.
When HJ Sims wanted to replace an outdated intranet, SYNERGY worked with the team to understand its requirements and recommended Powell. The resulting workplace brought resources together and improved access to training and onboarding information.
260+monthly visits to the IT knowledge and training repository, up from 1–2 people visiting per month in the published case study.
Read the HJ Sims story Historical results reported in Powell’s 2022 case study. Outcomes vary by organization.IDEAS FROM THE SYNERGY TEAM
Experience worth sharing.
DESIGN & USER EXPERIENCE
Intranet UX Best Practices: Optimizing Your Digital Workspace
Why task-based navigation, relevant content, and useful search belong at the heart of your design.
Read the article THE RIGHT FOUNDATIONMaximizing SharePoint: When to Layer on a Third-Party Intranet Solution
Explore where an additional intranet platform can strengthen your existing Microsoft 365 investment.
Read the article ADOPTION & LONG-TERM VALUEKeeping Intranet Engagement High After Day One
How ownership, ongoing contribution, and continuous improvement keep your intranet relevant after launch.
Read the articleConnect the intranet to the work behind it.
Explore how forms, requests, and approvals can become part of a wider automation journey.
LET’S BRING YOUR VISION TO LIFE
What could your
intranet do better?
Tell us about your people, your priorities, and where you want to go.