12 Questions to Ask Any Digital Workplace Vendor Before You Sign

Why download this checklist?

Expose the on-prem lock-in trap
Find out if your current intranet vendor is the reason your firm can't complete its Microsoft 365 cloud migration — before you renew the contract.

Separate native platforms from connectors
Understand the real architectural difference between a platform that lives inside your M365 tenant and one that just talks to it from outside — and why it matters for data governance and security.

Score vendors with evidence, not promises
Use a green/yellow/red scoring framework across 12 questions to compare vendors objectively, side by side, before you shortlist.

Catch the IT bottleneck question
See the questions that reveal whether marketing and communications can actually own and publish content independently — or whether IT will be approving every page edit indefinitely.

Ask the right iManage question
Find out which vendors integrate natively with your document management system and which just link out to it — and why that difference matters for attorney adoption.

Get the AI governance question right
Learn the single question that separates vendors who can scope AI agents by role and practice group from those who can't — before your firm commits to an AI strategy built on the wrong foundation.

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IT directors and architects evaluating SharePoint-based intranet vendors for law firms migrating from on-premises infrastructure or legacy intranet overlay tools.

Knowledge management and digital workplace leads trying to separate genuinely M365-native platforms from connectors and APIs — and understand what that means for search, governance, and AI.

Legal operations and procurement leads who need a structured, repeatable way to compare vendors on more than price or feature lists.

Marketing and communications directors who want to own the intranet day-to-day — without raising an IT ticket every time a practice group announcement needs publishing.

CIOs and IT VPs who need proof points and a credible implementation timeline before committing budget to a multi-year platform decision.

Ready-to-use

Our cloud-based intranet solution is ready to use right out of the box, providing organizations with a range of tools and features to get started.

Customizable, scalable & open

Powell Intranet software is highly customizable and scalable, allowing organizations to tailor it to fit their specific needs and requirements.

Microsoft 365 services

Our intranet solution is built on Microsoft 365, giving organizations access to all the tools and features they need to stay connected, collaborate, and work efficiently.

Security & Compliance

Powell Intranet meets the highest enterprise-grade standards for data protection, with built-in security and compliance features to keep your organization’s information safe.

iManage and NetDocuments ready

Powell integrates natively with the document management systems your attorneys already rely on — so they search client files and firm knowledge from one interface, not two.

Don't sign with a digital workplace vendor until you've asked these 12 questions

A practical checklist for legal IT directors and operations leads evaluating SharePoint-based intranet platforms — built to surface the gaps that only show up once your firm is knee-deep in implementation.

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