Intro to PAWS Brown Bag Workshop

Ceil Thomas Office of Communications and Marketing

PAWS.gru.edu

(Portal And Web Services)

• • • • • PAWS replaces the HI Intranet (hi.gru.edu) and eventually the MyMCG portal in early 2014.

Serves as the primary source for internal communications through an enterprise wide portal Connect and engage all employees including faculty, physicians, staff, and students.

Increase usability and navigational functionality Increase relevance of content and applications

PAWS History

In

2010

, decided to invest in the redeployment of an employee intranet Multiple focus groups and employee surveys were conducted to evaluate needs Task Force was established In

April of 2013

PAWS. , the enterprise unveiled Microsoft SharePoint was selected as platform

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Benefits of PAWS

Streamlined authoring process Faster turnaround time for new pages and changes Greater consistency Improved site navigation Increased site flexibility Support for decentralized authoring Increased security Reduced duplication of information Greater capacity for growth There are guidelines regarding what content can be placed on the PAWS home page Please check with your department leadership about the status of migrating to PAWS If you have a request, please email [email protected]

PAWS Training

• Nearly everyone using the new intranet will need some type of training on how to navigate the editing process. • Next PAWS Training Session on September 17. PAWS Training registration: gru.edu/ocm/pawstraining.php

Quick Access applications toolbar

Drop down menu to navigate to websites

People Finder to look up employee information

Alerts from IT and HR Training opportunities

Latest live-streaming news

Click to access individual department pages like OCM and HR

Links to templates, logos, and branding guidelines.

Links to frequently used forms, benefits, compensation, etc.

How to make PAWS your homepage

• • Open PAWS in your web browser. (paws.gru.edu) If you are using IE, select Tools from the top menu and Internet Options from the drop down. • Select “Use Current” in the first option “Home page”. • If you are using FireFox, open PAWS in the web browser. • • Select the Tools drop down and then select Options, and then select Options again. Select the “General” tab. Select “Use Current Page” and the PAWS site will come up every time you open FireFox.