Case Study: Burns & McDonnell improves employee experience with AvePoint tyGraph

Burns & McDonnell uses AvePoint to analyze nearly 100,000 monthly searches

Burns & McDonnell, an engineering firm, needed a holistic view of engagement across its Microsoft 365 digital workplace, including SharePoint and Viva Engage. Their communications team was using limited out-of-the-box analytics that provided only snapshots, making it difficult to turn data into actionable decisions for their intranet and employee communities. Without unified analytics, decisions often relied on opinion, and they lacked the search intelligence to confirm employee intent.

To address this, Burns & McDonnell implemented AvePoint's tyGraph solution. AvePoint centralized analytics, retained historical data for comparisons, and provided page-level signals for evidence-based design. This gave the team confidence to remove underperforming elements and use search insights to guide governance. The result was a crisper intranet experience and decisions rooted in actual employee behavior, supported by data from nearly 100,000 monthly searches.

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