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SharePoint intranet

SharePoint Intranet & Employee Portal Development

One front door for news, policies, people and the tools your teams use every day.

We design and build modern intranets on SharePoint Online: a branded home site, department hubs, a news engine and quick access to apps, all in your existing Microsoft 365 subscription. The same intranet appears in the SharePoint app in Teams and on mobile, and its content is structured so Copilot and SharePoint agents give accurate answers.

  • Pune, India · since 2011
  • Microsoft 365 · Power Platform · Dynamics 365
  • Remote delivery worldwide
Example company intranet home: news, quick links, events, people and an agent promptintranet.yourcompany.com · Home Your Company Intranet HomeNewsTeamsPoliciesApps COMPANY NEWSNew warehouse opens in PuneOperations update · 3 min read Quick links Leave requestIT helpdeskExpense claimOrg chart Upcoming events 18Town hall · all staff22Safety training · Plant 229Quarter close · Finance Ask the intranet agent How many leave days can I carry over? Up to 10 days, per HR Policy v4.Source: Leave policy.pdf
Illustrative intranet home. News, quick links, events and an agent that answers from approved policies.
Sound familiar?

Why most company intranets stop being used

“Nobody can find the latest policy.”

Files live in email, shared drives and old sites, so people ask colleagues instead of searching.

“Company news gets lost in email.”

All-staff emails are skimmed and forgotten; frontline staff often never see them.

“Our old intranet looks like 2012.”

Classic pages, broken links and no mobile view, so adoption quietly drops to zero.

What we deliver

An intranet your people actually open

Built with modern SharePoint, so it improves automatically as Microsoft adds features.

Home site & information architecture

A home site with hub sites for departments, regions or projects, and navigation built around how people look for things.

Branding & page design

Your logo, colours and fonts applied through themes and the SharePoint brand center, with page templates for consistent news and pages.

News, announcements & events

Targeted news by audience, announcements, event calendars and newsletters that reach desk and frontline staff.

People & knowledge

Org charts, expert directories, FAQs and policy centres with owners and review dates.

Apps & quick links

Dashboard cards and quick links to HR, IT, finance and line-of-business apps, personalised by role.

Permissions & governance

Who can publish, who can see what, and how sites are requested, so the intranet stays tidy as it grows.

What’s new in 2026

Modern SharePoint has moved on. Your intranet should too.

Recent Microsoft updates make a SharePoint intranet far more capable than the classic sites many companies still run:

  • Home site experience: the best of Viva Connections is now part of the SharePoint home site, so dashboard cards, news and resources sit together
  • SharePoint app in Teams and mobile: the same intranet in Teams and on phones, ideal for frontline staff
  • Agents in SharePoint: employees can ask questions of policies and procedures and get cited answers (where Copilot is licensed)
  • Brand center and new web parts: central fonts and branding, plus newer layouts for news, resources and announcements

Some Microsoft features need specific licences or pay-as-you-go billing. We confirm what your plan includes before we design around it.

Example company intranet home: news, quick links, events, people and an agent promptintranet.yourcompany.com · Home Your Company Intranet HomeNewsTeamsPoliciesApps COMPANY NEWSNew warehouse opens in PuneOperations update · 3 min read Quick links Leave requestIT helpdeskExpense claimOrg chart Upcoming events 18Town hall · all staff22Safety training · Plant 229Quarter close · Finance Ask the intranet agent How many leave days can I carry over? Up to 10 days, per HR Policy v4.Source: Leave policy.pdf
Illustrative intranet home. News, quick links, events and an agent that answers from approved policies.
How we deliver

From workshop to launch in clear stages

1

Discover

Interviews, analytics on current sites and a content inventory.

2

Structure

Information architecture, navigation and permission model.

3

Design

Branded page templates and a clickable prototype.

4

Build & migrate

Sites, pages, web parts and priority content moved in.

5

Launch

Pilot group, owner training and launch communications.

6

Improve

Usage reviews and quarterly improvements.

What you get

A working intranet, not just a set of sites

  • A branded home site with department hubs and clear navigation
  • Page and news templates your team can publish with, no developer needed
  • Content owners, review dates and a governance guide
  • Mobile and Teams access for every employee
  • Content prepared for Copilot and agents: current, tagged and permission-safe
Who it’s for

Common starting points

Multi-site manufacturers

Plant news, safety notices and SOPs for shop-floor and office staff.

Professional services

Knowledge, templates and expertise directories for consultants.

Growing multi-country teams

Regional news with a single company voice.

Companies on old SharePoint

A modern rebuild of a classic or on-premises intranet.

Not sure where to start?

We can review your current sites and show you a home-page concept for your company.

Plan Your Intranet
Why STW Services

One team for Microsoft 365, Power Platform and business systems

We build on what your business already runs, so documents, workflows and data connect instead of multiplying.

Since 2011

Delivering Microsoft-based business solutions from Pune, India, for clients worldwide

Joined-up delivery

SharePoint, Teams, Power Automate, Copilot Studio and Dynamics 365 in one team

Built to be owned

Documented solutions, admin training and handover, so you are never locked in

Support after go-live

Ongoing help, health checks and improvements when you need them

FAQ

SharePoint intranet questions, answered

Plain answers to what business owners ask before they start.

Ask us a question
Do we need extra licences for a SharePoint intranet?

Usually not. A modern intranet runs on the SharePoint Online and Teams included in most Microsoft 365 business and enterprise plans. Copilot answers and agents need Copilot licences or pay-as-you-go billing; we tell you upfront which features depend on them.

How long does an intranet project take?

A focused first release with a home site, a few department hubs and core content typically takes 6–10 weeks. Larger multi-region intranets are delivered in phases.

Can frontline staff without a desk use it?

Yes. The intranet is available in the SharePoint app in Teams and on mobile, and news can be targeted to frontline groups.

Can you move content from our old intranet?

Yes. We review what is worth keeping, migrate it into the new structure and archive the rest, rather than copying everything across.

Will our team be able to update it?

That is the goal. We build page templates and train content owners, so publishing news and updating pages needs no developer.

Is the intranet ready for Copilot?

We structure content, ownership and permissions so Copilot and agents only surface current, approved information to the right people.

Next step

Tell us about the intranet you need

Share how many people, sites and departments you have today. We’ll suggest a structure and a realistic first release.

  • A reply from a Microsoft 365 specialist
  • A practical first-step plan, whether or not we work together
  • No obligation

Plan Your Intranet

Tell us what you use today and what you want to achieve. A Microsoft 365 specialist will reply with practical next steps.

  • Describe your Microsoft 365 or SharePoint need in the form
  • Share what you use today (file server, SharePoint version, Teams)
  • Or email support@stw-services.com
Plan Your Intranet