SharePoint Capabilities

Fall 2013

Karen AdkinsM: 734-272-5333KAdkins@ibs.com

Today’s Agenda

• Who is IBS?

• The Importance of SharePoint ROI

• IBS’ SharePoint Experience

• Engagement Process 

• Next Steps

Who we are . . .

U.S. Headquarters, Oak Brook, Illinois

$50 MillionPrivately Held

Company

Strategic Staffing SolutionsApplication & InfrastructureCustom Solutions

5 Business Units and 3 Development Centers

200+ Consultants in U.S.

We Provide. . .

IBS’ Clients

The IBS Advantage

• Senior SharePoint .Net Professionals skilled at working within the SharePoint Framework

• 100+ completed SharePoint projects• Proven development processes that work• Iterative approach that keeps the business involved and seeing results

Development Expertise

• Expertise in your business and the SharePoint framework• Experienced professionals who know the business and can work with the

business users and the team to get results• We have long term relationship with clients that have similar business

challenges

Domain Expertise

• Ability to staff up when necessary • Offshore • Onsite • Offsite

Flexible Engagement Management

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Our Solutions Team Makeup(Development Expertise)

Core Staff (On Shore)

4 SharePoint .Net Architect/Leads

6 Developers

1 UI Person

1 QA Person

1 Tester

2 Project Managers

We have an offshore bench to draw from as well as our recruiting arm to staff up quickly as needed for projects.

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Solution Team Member – Scott Zischerk

•Net and SharePoint Architect•15+ Years Experience (6 yrs SharePoint)

•Microsoft Certified for Application Development and SharePoint•Strong Infrastructure Knowledge•Industries - Restaurant, Financial Services, Legal•SharePoint 2007, 2010 and 2013 experience•Major Projects in SharePoint include

• Merger and Acquisition SharePoint Application• Store Inspection Application• Product Catalogs• Migrations from 2007 to 2010 and 2013• Multiple Intranets

Solution Team Member – Mike Berryman

•Net, SharePoint and Mobile•5+ Years Experience (5 yrs SharePoint)

•Microsoft Certified for Application Development and SharePoint•Industries – Insurance, Restaurant, Manufacturing•SharePoint 2007, 2010 and 2013 experience•Major Projects in SharePoint include

• Store Inspection Application• Store Opening Checklist• Multiple Intranets • Integration with back end systems.• Knowledge Centers• Automated Expense Reports

Solution Team Member – Duane Odum

•SharePoint Developer and Admin•5+ Years Experience•Strong Business Analyst Skills•Strong Infrastructure background•SharePoint 2007, 2010 and 2013 experience•Major Projects in SharePoint include

• Migrations from 2007 to 2010 and 2013• Product Catalogs• Multiple Intranets • Knowledge Centers• Project Tracking Sites

Why worry about ROI?

• 50% of the SharePoint installations go live without a business case & only 23% had financial justification

• Business case requirement resulted in improved collaboration, better knowledge sharing and less content chaos– Improved Collaboration 45% (AIIM Strategies and Experience

2010)– Improved Knowledge Sharing 35%– Better Mgmt. of Content 25%– Improved Business Process 22%

• Financial and business justification can be the difference between a project getting approved and getting sacked

SharePoint ROI Benefits

• Improved productivity – Each employee spends less time each day:

• Looking for documents• Filling out forms/requests

– Teams need less meetings to accomplish collaboration

– Teams with members in different physical locations can improve communications.

– Employees in service roles spend less time fielding requests for documents, forms or information

– Speedup processes using automated workflows– More automation, fewer mistakes

• Cost savings– Reduce printing costs as more documents and

memos are distributed electronically internally and externally.

– Reduce travel expenses as team can meet and collaborate online

– Reduce phone bills– Reduce need for email storage capacity– Less of IT time because users are self-sufficient

• Improved visibility into communications and activities in the organization

• Improved security and regulatory control

SharePoint ROI Benefits

Big Picture - Intranets

Intranet Features – Main Page

Content on this page is maintained by business users.

Intranet Features – Department Sites

Collaborative site with permissions for Department ONLY sections and public sections.

Social Features

Search

Self Service

• Forms• HR Benefits• Policy

Acknowledgement• Knowledge Centers

Self Service

Client/Agent Portals

Client/Agent Portals

Client/Agent Portals

Task/Project Management

Inspections/Applications

Enterprise Reporting

Enterprise Reporting

Development Process

IBS uses a Feature Driven Development Approach

Dramatic reduction in defects since we implemented this TDD/BDD approach

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Development Process(Development Expertise)

Iterative Approach

• Clients see progress quickly • Changes in scope/requirements can be identified

and incorporated quickly

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• Business users stay engaged and informed

• User acceptance is increased• Errors, Bugs, or non-valid

assumptions are identified early

Development Process(Development Expertise)

Client involvement for successful partnership.

• Business Requirements • Iteration review and testing• Loading content• Final User Acceptance• Business User Sponsors

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Why IBS?

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• IBS is committed to long term partnership• IBS has domain knowledge

– Long term relationship with similar businesses • IBS has SharePoint and .Net Expertise

– Proven successful project delivery– Microsoft certified professionals

• Just in time staffing capabilities to meet delivery deadlines

Next Steps