In this second of a three part blog I will describe Value Management in SharePoint and how it can be applied when creating or implementing a new SharePoint solution. Note that in fact this can also be applied to existing SharePoint environments where there is a requirement to extend or enhance...

This is the first of a three part article. You may have heard statements like: ‘I need a good return on my investment of SharePoint’ ‘I am paying a lot of money for SharePoint and people, what is it there to do?’ ‘I need to know what to do and what not to do...

History has a way of repeating itself. Thankfully, when we learn from the mistakes of the past, we are able to address new challenges more quickly and in smarter ways. In the early 1990s, email emerged as a collaboration mechanism, speeding up communications between multiple parties. It...

Time for a service delivery article, looking at working with external SharePoint agencies in a SharePoint environment in BAU… If you are operating and managing SharePoint environments for your clients, you may find that there is a business requirement for enhancements or modifications to...

Hi there, just had to make a mention to this one, very funny! A good advert for the cloud from Microsoft. Here’s the description from the Youtube vid: “Some IT providers claim they have a cloud solution but they really offer something less. They don’t offer common management...

A great set of guides and resources is now available on Technet here. These are as follows: Editor’s Note: Extending SharePoint to the Cloud TechNet Magazine: Get Started with SharePoint Online Microsoft SharePoint Online White Paper: An Overview for Enterprise IT Professionals Free...

Microsoft Product Management put out this communicae two days ago; suggest that if you are working on implementing SharePoint solutions, or you have a team that may need some extra training in this area, that you check these out! TechNet has published two new Training Courses for Implementing...

This is an except from my book ‘Managing and Implementing SharePoint 2010 Projects‘ – enjoy! SharePoint governance is not a hardware, software, or people resource solution. It is an organizational strategy and methodology for documenting and implementing business rules and...

Being asked a common question by client wanting to adopt SharePoint and I thought it a good idea to share this with you all – “why should I use SharePoint, and what can it be used for”? Ok, here’s my pennyworth (or three pennies) SharePoint has been provisioned to...

A great presentation explaining how to sell SharePoint to Decision Makers Share Point Summit 2010 - Selling SharePoint to Decision Makers View more presentations from Rich Blank

The following downloads are worksheets designed to help plan aspects of a SharePoint 2010 implementation, and at the same time ensure that decisions in the design are captured. This relates to two chapters in my book (Managing and Implementing SharePoint 2010 Projects) covering User...

This is a SharePoint Build Template. It is designed so that you can record the content of the SharePoint installation in terms of its software, and refer to the documents that will guide the installation of SharePoint. The Software Build Template is referred from my book, Managing and...

This article is concerned with how the management of documents and data in a site related to the implementation of SharePoint 2010, thus allowing the control, storage and management of information related to a SharePoint 2010 implementation project. This document will describe the recommended...

Someone said to me today ‘Hey – our Sharepoint Search system Sucks – I reckon Google Search is better, lets put that in now!’ – here’s my reply sorry if it turns into a rant hehe. Implementing google search over sharepoint enterprise federated search just...

Hi there, In this article we’ll have a list of links and stuff that you will need to start looking at if you are interested in going down the Sharepoint 2010 route: Technet Evaluation Centre Sharepoint 2010 Beta – HERE Get Ready for Sharepoint 2010 – Software and Hardware...

Project Management – A Process  This is a map showing a project management process – note this is not directly Prince 2(tm) related but marries up with that methodology. Download: prjprocess

A simple diagram showing the logical framework for Sharepoint, showing the content data paths and much...

This document is intended to give guidance on the content of the Project Plan, against each of the Plan headings specified. Each Topic should be addressed, although the size and nature of the Project will determine the level of detail specified in each section. If the Project Plan is part of...

A useful document to use when trying to fathom out how to carry out an assessment. This business continuity plan/disaster recovery (BCP/DRP) assessment is specifically designed to identify gaps in coverage, evaluate their potential impact on the organisation, and provide practical...