Intranets & specialist portals
User-centric design using modern SharePoint Online
Your digital workplace
Unlock the power of Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Power Platform
Streamline & automate your business processes
Migration to the cloud
Leverage the power of Microsoft 365
Design Centric specialise in the development of modern workplace environments, user-centric intranets and the automation of business processes using the power of Microsoft 365, SharePoint Online, Microsoft Teams and the Power Platform. We focus on delivering high value, out-of-the-box, low code/no code solutions to empower the digitally transformed business.
SharePoint and Microsoft Teams
SharePoint is renowned for its document management capability, powerful search, and extensive security and compliance functionality. It has led the way for intranet and document management use across the globe for many years. Microsoft Teams brings further collaboration features, including call, chat, meet and file sharing. Together, SharePoint and Teams bring a fully integrated, feature-rich, extensible digital workplace to organisations wishing to leverage their technology investment. We help demystify the approach required to deliver the digital workplace.
Building Intelligent Solutions
We build intelligent business solutions using the extensive Microsoft Office 365 suite of tools and applications, including SharePoint, Teams and Power Platform. Delivering streamlined business processes and modern workplace environments to effectively engage with your staff and deliver real-life efficiencies across your business. We help customers identify how Microsoft tools and applications can deliver on business requirements and invoke better ways of working.
SERVICES
Consultancy
From information architecture to communications strategy, we work with you to identify your project requirements through workshops, demonstration, and requirements gathering sessions. We help you to understand how the Microsoft [Office] 365 product suite fits together to meet your needs.
User Experience
A user-centric design process is used to build engaging platforms and to ensure successful user adoption is achieved. Our roots are in the design and communications world, so we understand the importance of reflecting your visual identity and brand values. Good design and high-quality implementation are our hallmark.
Configuration
We adopt a low-code/no-code approach using out-of-the-box functionality and best-practice. This methodology secures uncomplicated support and a robust solution for the future.
The Microsoft Power Platform is also used extensively in our solutions to automate processes and deliver business efficiencies.
Training & Support
SharePoint Online modern sites are intuitive and easy to manage. Understanding how to get the best out of SharePoint can take a little more effort. We train site admins, owners and editors to gain the best from SharePoint and Microsoft Teams. Long-term support is also offered using a credit-based system to enable immediate engagement.
SOLUTIONS
Workflow and business process automation
Microsoft Power Automate (Flow) is a cloud-based workflow service connected to the Office 365 environment. Power Automate is continually being developed to encompass more and more connectors, increasing in its reach and extensibility. Design Centric develop workflows that make it practical and simple for line-of-business users to utilise workflows that automate time-consuming business tasks and processes across applications and services.
Making sense of Office 365
Microsoft SharePoint and Microsoft [Office] 365 represent a compelling combination of cloud environment and functional applications. The abundant array of applications and tools can, however, become bewildering. We help businesses focus on the right approach for their requirements without becoming bogged down with the options.
Content Migration
A move to the cloud is undoubtedly going to involve moving a raft of data. Content migration requires careful planning and detailed resource mapping especially where a new information architecture is in place. We help organisations to plan the migration process and physically move data from on-premise repositories (SharePoint on-premise, network drives etc.) to SharePoint Online. We typically use the ShareGate migration tool to perform this task and to output relevant reports and checks.
Communications and Intranet strategy
The face of intranets and the expectation on what they deliver is changing. Microsoft [Office] 365 challenges the perception of the traditional ‘site model’ intranet. There is opportunity to push/pull data across team working spaces, link to team collaboration and planning, devolve the publishing of news, events, general content and much more. Design Centric will help you understand the opportunities available and work with you to deliver the right model for your organisation.
Engaging Intranets and Extranets
Every Intranet and Extranet is unique. Some have a focus on document management, others with a focus on publishing news and corporate information. All require the same methodical approach and consideration. Our design and communications focused approach is perfectly complimented by our technical ability and long-term experience developing Intranets and Extranets.
Classic SharePoint 2013, 2016 and Online
Many SharePoint environments still use classic Publishing Sites, or classic Team Sites either online or on-premise. These environments are not mobile compliant out-of-the-box, but are just as powerful in terms of SharePoints extensive controls over document management and publishing. Classic intranet sites often deploy a third-party plugin application to update the interface to become mobile compliant and to assist with branding and navigation. We support a number of such intranets.