findability by findwise

A state where all information is findable and an approach for getting there.

We use search technology to make information findable, but technology alone is unfortunately not enough. To achieve findability we offer defined activites across all project stages and important dimensions such as business, user, information and organisation.

For complex intranet solutions or simple site search, in full findability projects or selected stages we'll always make the most of your platform. We have experts in all findability areas such as usability, information managment, business consulting, software engineering and linguistics.

A search engine alone
is not enough.

organisation

We help you govern and improve your solution over time.
We offer training for adjusting technical and editorial
matters with easy to use administration interfaces. We
define routines and help publishers get started with
processses to make new content findable.

user

We build usable solutions based on user needs. We offer stand-alone usability activities such as usage tests and expert evaluations or continous usability guidance throughout projects. We make sure your solution is easy to use and that users find what they are looking for.

search technology

We build solutions based on state-of-the-art search technology. We help you choose a suitable platform or make the most of your current solution. We are vendor independent and have vast experience from commercial platforms as well as open source technology.

business

We analyze how your business goals and strategies can be supported by information access. We know that whether your goal is to increase the revenue on external sales, make your employees more productive or support global knowledge transfer we can help you to specify the requirements and measure the success.

information

We help you prepare information to make it findable. We clean up and delete outdated information. We help you create and use information models and taxonomies. We ensure good quality of wanted information by adding structure and suitable meta data.