Online Conference June 17 th and 18 th One Version of the Truth

S Jeffrey Travis Macy’s Product Manager / Enterprise Portal LinkedIn : 8+ years working with SharePoint / 2007 / 2010 / years working with portals – GE, Schlumberger, Home Depot & Macy’s

S Legal Disclaimer I am not speaking on behalf of Macy's, Inc. and any views & opinions are mine and not reflective of Macy's, Inc.

S What is Collaboration? Collaboration enables individuals to work together to achieve a defined and common business purpose. It exists in two forms: – Synchronous, where everyone interacts in real time, as in online meetings, through instant messaging, or via Skype, and – Asynchronous, where the interaction can be time-shifted, as when uploading documents or annotations to shared workspaces, or making contributions to a wiki See more at:

S What is Collaboration? Collaborating is a skill. SharePoint is a tool to assist in making collaborating easier.

S How NOT to collaborate effectively Companies the world over own SharePoint but have employees that do not leverage it correctly or at all, even with the most basic functionality that will allow them to work smarter and truly collaborate with others in their company. Many times they are ‘stuck’ in their ways’ of using a network drive and/or to socialize files. Using SharePoint in place of these outdated methods allows there to be ‘One Version of the Truth’ and allow all to be on the same page.

S How NOT to collaborate effectively LAN drive / local drive / flash drive MySite or OneDrive

S How NOT to collaborate effectively

S How NOT to collaborate effectively “Check out this and attached flyer/order form and let me know what you think.” Inbox 1581

S How NOT to collaborate effectively LAN drive / local drive / flash drive – Metadata or versioning in file name – What is the most recent?

S How NOT to collaborate effectively Local drive / flash drive – No one knows it is there or can access it other than you – Usually not backed up / potential for data loss LAN drive – Historically a mess – No governance

S How NOT to collaborate effectively MySite or OneDrive – Not a spot for business processes - leave team or company the process changes – Potential for data loss

S How NOT to collaborate effectively Who’s guilty?

S How NOT to collaborate effectively

S How to collaborate effectively Team site Document libraries Metadata / Content types Community sites – Forum / Discussion board – Categories – Badges Social (Newsfeed, Yammer,

S Team Site Document library Links Calendar Announcements Forum / Discussion board

S Community Sites Forum / Discussion board Categories Badges

S Document libraries Versioning Metadata / Content types Archiving Alerts

S Document libraries Versioning

S Document libraries Metadata / Content types

S Document libraries Archiving

S Document libraries Alerts

S Social

S Graphics

S Graphics

S Stay tuned for more great sessions …