Firstep works with the key stakeholders in your organization to develop standards and guidelines for the setup and operation of your Internet/Intranet site. Connecting to the Internet is complex and costly. To gain leverage, you must build on existing infrastructure. Make the right decisions now based on your organizations strategic plan for utilizing the web.

The Business Challenge

The rush is on to replace and augment existing corporate IS infrastructures with Internet technologies. According to a recent InfoWorld survey, fully 64 percent of respondents indicate that they have or are planning to implement Internet/Intranet sites during the next 12 months.

As internal World Wide Web (WWW) servers proliferate throughout today's organizations, technical and business managers are recognizing the need to develop sound, strategic Intranets.

The issues are many. Should all internal WWW pages have the same look and feel? Should you standardize on specific applications? What procedures should you design to support orderly growth? What options do you have for handling confidential information? How do you find information you need quickly and easily? How do you manage the operation of your site?

First Step Internet Planning (IP) Services offer a focused set of activities to help you answer these questions.

What First Step Offers

The Internet Planning Service is designed to help businesses establish principles, guidelines, and standards for their Internet sites and Intranets. This is accomplished by:

	Identification of organizational business requirements and strategic net content areas
	Presentations on key net issues such as managing growth, operations planning, tools and technologies, branding standards, naming conventions, and security
	Development of draft guidelines and standards for Web servers and content creation software
	Summary report of strategic issues and results, operations requirements, and recommended next steps.

First Step offers an in-depth, customized solution that ensures that you get a handle on the issues and opportunities that arise in setting up your Intranet and Internet site.