the seminar

SharePoint for Business

2001

“There are a plethora of serious weaknesses …. our recommendation is to avoid production deployment of SharePoint until its more serious deficiencies are rectified”

ferris research

2004

“… WSS lacks important capabilities, and is poorly designed in various ways. Until Microsoft resolves these issues and details a compelling product strategy, we recommend against adopting it.”

ferris research

2007

“The technology of SharePoint has improved substantially with the 2007 edition … ”

“ … but the question remains … ”

collaboration success

???

“How does an organisation think about using SharePoint for business?”

steps

Develop a Vision on the Business

Reasons for Deploying SharePoint

1

Get the TechnicalImplementation Right

2

Lead People to DevelopCompetence in the

Various Tools

3

Develop SharedAgreements on

SharePoint Practices

4

Avoid the Pitfalls ofEarlier Collaboration

Technologies

5

Cultivate the Practicesof Collaboration

6

first

Develop a Vision on the Business

Reasons for Deploying SharePoint

1

first

costs

upfront licensing

initial consulting fees

ongoing salary/overhead

behavioural change costs

first

Therefore … WHY?

first

goals

new market entry

enhance customer service

faster time-to-market

raise process visibility

firstnext action

articulate

engage

explore

colleaguesexecutives

tangibleintangible

case studiespeers

second

Get the TechnicalImplementation Right

2

second

complex

mechanics

upgrades

dependencies

inter-relationships

second

option 1

business partner

second

option 2

microsoft consulting

second

option 3

internal experts

secondnext action

discover

commitment

identify

written+ heart

capabilitiesevidence

internalpeople

third

Lead People to DevelopCompetence in the

Various Tools

3

third

email

years of use

emotional connection

ingrained habits

work style

third

Therefore … HOW?

Provide commonconceptual training

on SharePoint

1Create and publicisea SharePoint sandbox

2 Capture anddisseminate best

practices

3

third

task 1

conceptual training

third

task 2

SharePoint sandbox

third

task 3

best practices

thirdnext action

cultivate

foster

encourage

practicessharing

competencepassion

learningexploration

fourth

Develop SharedAgreements on

SharePoint Practices

4

fourth

“send me an email”

fourth

“put it in SharePoint”

fourth

groupindividual vs.vs.

fourth

common

agreements essential

fourthnext action

discuss

agreeapproach

style

optionsideas

fifth

Avoid the Pitfalls ofEarlier Collaboration

Technologies

5

fifth

pitfall 1

wide creation rights

fifth

pitfall 2

no design docs

fifth

pitfall 3

dead applications

fifth

pitfall 4

disconnected design

warning

“SharePoint won’t solve themissing human factors of collaboration”

fifthnext action

examine

planmitigations

strategy

historydisasters

always

Cultivate the Practicesof Collaboration

6

always

practice 1

shared outcomes

always

practice 2

interdependence

always

practice 3

personal trust

always

practice 4

celebrate conflict

alwaysnext action

teach

expect

model

integrityhighness

practicesbenefits

practicesresolution

recap

Develop a Vision on the Business

Reasons for Deploying SharePoint

1

Get the TechnicalImplementation Right

2

Lead People to DevelopCompetence in the

Various Tools

3

Develop SharedAgreements on

SharePoint Practices

4

Avoid the Pitfalls ofEarlier Collaboration

Technologies

5

Cultivate the Practicesof Collaboration

6

converse

Questions? Feedback? Disagreements?

Michael Sampsonmichael@michaelsampson.netwww.sharepointforbusiness.com