Why most intranet rollouts take close to a year, and what actually causes the delay

A useful breakdown of why intranet projects drag on so long, and it's usually not the software itself. Comes down to three things that compound on each other: heavy IT configuration before anyone else can touch the platform, building the entire content structure from scratch instead of starting with any kind of template, and ownership staying with IT after launch so every small update needs a ticket instead of a quick self-service edit.

Also gets into why a fast launch on its own doesn't mean much if nobody's actually using the thing six months later, and why usage rate matters a lot more than time-to-launch when judging whether a rollout actually worked.

Link for anyone evaluating intranet platforms and trying to figure out what "easy setup" claims actually hold up: https://www.happeo.com/blog/quick-intranet-setup-happeo