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Stacy L. Deere-Strole The Story so Far... Microsoft SharePoint MVP, 13 years of SharePoint experience but many previous years in IT and Domino (shh secret). Author, speaker, blogger and owner of Focal Point Solutions in Cincinnati, Ohio. This is when the force became strong with me. High level of involvement in the community in attempts to make SharePoint the best community ever.

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Agenda Where to Start Planning Order? Marketing Quick Wins Do you want to be successful or just waste time? Planning Order? Beginning Middle End Marketing Quick Wins User Adoption

Question What do SharePoint and Star Wars have in common?

They both start in the middle! Answer They both start in the middle!

Joking is not an option Star Wars SharePoint Install Pre-Reqs Install SharePoint Accepting all Defaults along the way… Option to Configure Manually or Automatically Why overwork ourselves Automatic Please Create 1 Web Application Create 1 Site Collection Dump Content & #BOOM SharePoint is Production!!!!

Now We Know!!!

Middle Pros & Cons Star Wars SharePoint Too many unanswered Questions We didn’t know what we didn’t know… and then 1, 2 & 3 were announced What was George Lucas thinking? SharePoint No Governance No Consistency Everyone doing their thing No Training Dev is not supportable OR migratable Multiple AND conflicting taxonomies Permissions…what are permissions?

Where To Start ? Assessment Environment Application Needs Governance Fingers Crossed Review Overview Adjust Sign-Off Initial Discovery Current Version Long Term Goals Process Review(s) Open Issues Stakeholder(s) Identify AND Document Initial Requirements Goals Road Map & Strategy Needs & Wants

Planning Project Charter Project Timeline Project Plan Project Communication Different people communicate differently Phone/email Meetings

You Choose???

Marketing Make sure users in the business are involved Mockups Communication Change Management Involve marketing/communications in day to day of project and governance Early steps in User Adoption

Quick Wins What is a quick win? Where do you find them? Examples Corporate Directory Birthday webpart Team webpart Team site template

User Adoption Review Planning How to keep it going!! How this sets you up for success How to keep it going!!

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