10 Things You Should Measure In Your Enterprise Social Network

Richard HughesDirector of Social Strategy

BroadVision@_richardhughes

What to measure?

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1. Percentage of active network members

• Most basic indication of whether your network is successful

Why?

• Trend towards 100%• Dependent on nature

of the network • Don’t be discouraged

by initial peak followed by short-term decline

What is “good”?

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2. Contribution per user

• We want contributors, not just “lurkers”

Why?

• Steady increase followed by levelling off

• Work towards defined target of contribution

What is “good”?

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3. Most active users

• Identify community champions

• Illustrate best practices

Why?

• Active users across a range of departments

What is “good”?

4. Participation inequality • A success network

needs to encourage participation from as many people as possible, not be dominated by a few individuals

Why?

• Upward trend• For internal network,

90% of activity from >30% users is good; <10% is bad.

What is “good”?

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5. Non-contribution

• A few very active users can skew averages and hide non-contribution

Why?

• ZeroWhat is “good”?

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6. Social reach

• Social networks are there to connect people

Why?

• Dependent on role• May be 50-100 or

higher• Zero is bad; anything

below 3 is probably bad

What is “good”?

7. Non-engagement

• Users with high reach can skew average and hide non-engagement

Why?

• ZeroWhat is “good”?

8. Most valued users

• Recognise and reward most respected members

• Illustrate best practicesWhy?

• Ideally from a range of different departments

• Should intuitively match subjective opinion of most valued users

What is “good”?

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9. Most active communities/groups

• Identify showcases of best practice

Why?

• Most active communities are focused on real work

What is “good”?

10. Inter-group connectivity

• Understand how well the objective of cross-team communication is being achieved

Why?

• Strong connections between groups, not isolated hubs

What is “good”?

10 thing you should measure

Social reach

Non-engagement

Most active communities/groups

Inter-group connectivity

Connectivity

Percentage of active network members

Contribution per user

Most active users

Participation inequality

Non-contribution

Activity

Most valued users

Popularity

Inform members of their progressConnectivity

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