1. the seminar SharePoint for Business

2. 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

3. 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

4. 2007 “The technology of SharePoint has improved substantially with the 2007 edition … ” “ … but the question remains … ” collaboration success

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

6. steps Develop a Vision on the Business Reasons for Deploying SharePoint 1 Get the Technical Implementation Right 2 Lead People to Develop Competence in the Various Tools 3 Develop Shared Agreements on SharePoint Practices 4 Avoid the Pitfalls of Earlier Collaboration Technologies 5 Cultivate the Practices of Collaboration 6

7. first Develop a Vision on the Business Reasons for Deploying SharePoint 1

8. first costs upfront licensing initial consulting fees ongoing salary/overhead behavioural change costs

9. first Therefore … WHY?

10. first goals new market entry enhance customer service faster time-to-market raise process visibility

11. first next action articulate engage explore colleagues executives tangible intangible case studies peers

12. second Get the Technical Implementation Right 2

13. second complex mechanics upgrades dependencies inter-relationships

14. second option 1 business partner

15. second option 2 microsoft consulting

16. second option 3 internal experts

17. second next action discover commitment identify written + heart capabilities evidence internal people

18. third Lead People to Develop Competence in the Various Tools 3

19. third email years of use emotional connection ingrained habits work style

20. third Therefore … HOW? Provide common conceptual training on SharePoint 1 Create and publicise a SharePoint sandbox 2 Capture and disseminate best practices 3

21. third task 1 conceptual training

22. third task 2 SharePoint sandbox

23. third task 3 best practices

24. third next action cultivate foster encourage practices sharing competence passion learning exploration

25. fourth Develop Shared Agreements on SharePoint Practices 4

26. fourth “send me an email”

27. fourth “put it in SharePoint”

28. fourth groupindividual vs.

29. fourth common agreements essential

30. fourth next action discuss agree approach style options ideas

31. fifth Avoid the Pitfalls of Earlier Collaboration Technologies 5

32. fifth pitfall 1 wide creation rights

33. fifth pitfall 2 no design docs

34. fifth pitfall 3 dead applications

35. fifth pitfall 4 disconnected design

36. warning “SharePoint won’t solve the missing human factors of collaboration”

37. fifth next action examine plan mitigations strategy history disasters

38. always Cultivate the Practices of Collaboration 6

39. always practice 1 shared outcomes

40. always practice 2 interdependence

41. always practice 3 personal trust

42. always practice 4 celebrate conflict

43. always next action teach expect model integrity highness practices benefits practices resolution

44. recap Develop a Vision on the Business Reasons for Deploying SharePoint 1 Get the Technical Implementation Right 2 Lead People to Develop Competence in the Various Tools 3 Develop Shared Agreements on SharePoint Practices 4 Avoid the Pitfalls of Earlier Collaboration Technologies 5 Cultivate the Practices of Collaboration 6

45. converse Questions? Feedback? Disagreements? Michael Sampson michael@michaelsampson.net www.sharepointforbusiness.com