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Modern Intranet Portal with
Hub Site Architecture

ChronoVerse Inc.

60%
Intranet adoption increase after launch
90 days
To full rollout across all departments
8
Custom SPFx web parts delivered
5
Department sub-sites connected to hub
Modern Intranet SharePoint Online SPFx 1.18+ React Hub Site Architecture Microsoft Graph API Fluent UI

Fragmented Communication with No Central Hub

ChronoVerse Inc. had grown rapidly across multiple departments, but their internal communications infrastructure had not kept pace. News and announcements were scattered across emails, shared drives, and disconnected SharePoint sites that had been created independently over the years with no unified navigation or branding.

Department sites were siloed — HR could not surface content on the IT site, and leadership had no single place to broadcast company-wide updates. There was no employee directory, no centralised events calendar, and no way for staff to find colleagues or resources without knowing exactly where to look.

Leadership needed a unified digital workplace that would serve as the single front door for all internal communications, department resources, and employee self-service — and it needed to be built and rolled out without disrupting ongoing operations.

No employee directory — staff had no way to find colleagues, contact details, or org structure

Company news delivered only by email — no central news hub, no archive, no priority visibility

Events calendar did not exist — team events and company milestones went unnoticed by remote staff

Department sites disconnected — no shared navigation, no cross-department content surfacing

End-to-End Hub Site with 8 Custom SPFx Web Parts

Akshara Technologies designed and built a complete SharePoint Online hub site for ChronoVerse Inc., establishing the intranet home portal as the anchor of a hub site architecture. Five department sites — HR, IT, Finance, Operations, and Marketing — were connected to the hub, inheriting shared navigation, branding, and search scope automatically.

Eight custom SPFx web parts were built using React and Fluent UI: a company news aggregator pulling from all connected sites, an events calendar synced with Microsoft Graph, a quick links launcher, an employee spotlight rotator, a department shortcuts panel, a live announcement banner, a search-driven people directory, and a CEO message web part with rich media support.

Microsoft Graph API integration ensured that employee profiles, org chart data, and department memberships were always live — no manual content duplication required. Content editors in each department could publish to their own site, and approved content automatically surfaced on the hub home portal.

What Was Delivered

Hub site home portal with unified navigation, branding, and global search across all department sites
5 department sub-portals connected to the hub — HR, IT, Finance, Operations, and Marketing
Company news aggregator web part pulling from all connected sites with priority pinning
Events calendar SPFx web part synced with Microsoft Graph calendar data
Employee directory web part with live search, department filters, and rich profile cards from Azure AD
Quick links launcher, announcement banner, employee spotlight, and department shortcuts web parts
Zero manual content duplication — all department content surfaces automatically through hub aggregation

60% Adoption in 90 Days

60%
Intranet adoption increase within 90 days of launch
8
Custom SPFx web parts built and deployed to the hub
5
Department sub-portals unified under one hub site architecture
Zero
Manual content duplication — all surfacing done automatically via hub

The ChronoVerse Intranet in Action

Tools & Technologies Used

Platform
SharePoint Online
Host platform for the hub site, all department sub-sites, and content management
Framework
SPFx 1.18+
SharePoint Framework for building 8 client-side web parts with full intranet integration
Frontend
React
Component-based UI architecture powering all 8 custom web parts
Architecture
Hub Site Architecture
Unified navigation, branding, and search scope across all connected department sites
API
Microsoft Graph API
Live employee profiles, calendar events, org chart data, and department memberships
UI Library
Fluent UI
Microsoft's design system for consistent, accessible UI across all web parts

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