How to Best LeverageSharePoint for Our

Organization

Agenda

Introductions

Successfully Implementing SharePoint

Designing Information Architecture

Key Usability Considerations

Deploying SharePoint Solutions

Assembling a SharePoint Team

Questions and Answers

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Agenda

Introductions

Successfully Implementing SharePoint

Designing Information Architecture

Key Usability Considerations

Deploying SharePoint Solutions

Assembling a SharePoint Team

Questions and Answers

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You Don’t Want to Be This Cry BabyClick icon to add picture

Key Factors of Poor SharePoint Deployments

Lack of SharePoint technology understanding

Lack of executive sponsorship

Lack of proper planning

Lack of user engagement

Traditional top-down approach to enterprise software deployment

Lack of SharePoint road map definition

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Critical Areas of Consideration

Information Architecture

Usability

SharePoint Solutions

SharePoint Team

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Agenda

Introductions

Successfully Implementing SharePoint

Designing Information Architecture

Key Usability Considerations

Deploying SharePoint Solutions

Assembling a SharePoint Team

Questions and Answers

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Information TypesClick icon to add picture

Formal Project Oriented

Ad-hoc

Site Taxonomy

How will sites be organized?

Multiple site collections

Multiple web applications

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User Management Planning

Authentication providers

Site membership

Permission management

Communication planning is key

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Content Taxonomy

Baseline site features

Referential vs Collaborative content

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Agenda

Introductions

Successfully Implementing SharePoint

Designing Information Architecture

Key Usability Considerations

Deploying SharePoint Solutions

Assembling a SharePoint Team

Questions and Answers

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Site Navigation

Quick Launch

Top Link

Bread Crumb

Link List

Custom ASP.NET Navigation

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Search

Content Sources

Indexing

IFilters

Additional metadata with custom columns

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Emulating Folder Hierarchy Navigation

Bad idea to create folder hierarchy in doc libraries

Instead, leverage SharePoint capabilities Create custom columns Create Filtered and Grouped Views Provide Quick Launch Navigation

See Demo: http://vimeo.com/4667444

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Agenda

Introductions

Successfully Implementing SharePoint

Designing Information Architecture

Key Usability Considerations

Deploying SharePoint Solutions

Assembling a SharePoint Team

Questions and Answers

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Define Business Case

Identify Pain Points

Establish ROI

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Properly Gather RequirementsClick icon to add picture

Showcase Solutions and Not FeaturesClick icon to add picture

Example: Requirements Clarification

Governance PlanningClick icon to add picture

Agenda

Introductions

Best Practices Successfully Implementing SharePoint

Designing Information Architecture

Key Usability Considerations

Deploying SharePoint Solutions

Assembling a SharePoint Team

Questions and Answers

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SharePoint Experience Variable

Less SharePoint experience = higher cost and more risk

More SharePoint experience = lower cost (not per hour) and less risk

More stakeholders = higher cost and more risk

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Agenda

Introductions

Best Practices Successfully Implementing SharePoint

Designing Information Architecture

Key Usability Considerations

Deploying SharePoint Solutions

Assembling a SharePoint Team

Questions and Answers

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