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Successful SharePoint Implementation
Community IT Innovators Webinar Series
May 26, 2016
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Johanny TorricoVice President – [email protected]
Abdul MusaSenior Consultant [email protected]
Agenda• Path to Success
• Avoid SharePoint failure
• Tips and Tricks
Un-selling SharePoint recap• Benefits– Enterprise
collaboration– Accessibility– Findability and
discoverability– Extensible platform
• Challenges – Paradigm shift– Metadata overhead– Saving attachments– Sync issues
Successful Approach
• Is SharePoint the right solution?
Evaluation
• Pre-planning• Migration
strategy• Roles
Planning• IA: Metadata,
content types, libraries etc.
• Best practices• TrainingDesign &
Testing
• Phased approach
• User adoption
Production
Governance
Evaluation
• Is SharePoint the right solution?
• Business Use Case• Expertise level• Time commitment• Users engagement
Evaluation
Evaluation
• Start with a clear business use case– Replace my old file server is not a good business
case– “I just want to move to the cloud”
– “The cloud is great!”
Evaluation
• Plan appropriate timeline for deployment• Review options
EvaluationMicrosoft… when do I use what?• OneDrive = Me• Office 365 Groups = Team• SharePoint = Team + Process
EvaluationOthers• Google Drive• Box• Dropbox
Planning
• Pre-planning• Migration• Roles
Planning
Assessing the need
• Content inventory
• Identify quick wins = ROI
Migration
• Moving existing content to document libraries
• Starting fresh
• Self driven
Roles
• Find an expert
• Choose stakeholders– Involve users at all levels
• Appoint champions
Who are my champions?• Not necessarily technical• Helps drives adoption• Direct connection and knowledge of the organization needs• Point of contact to users• Understand business operations and the flow of
information
• Metadata• General Best
Practices• Training
Design and Testing
Metadata
• Keep it simple
• Inventory document types
• Assign specific metadata for each
MetadataDocument Type
Purpose Metadata Process
Agreements Documents the parameters of a relationship or partnership between org and partner for the delivery of programs
Donor, Region, Theme, ProjectID, OrganizationType. AgreementStatus
Manager's approval before publishing
General best practices
• Consistent look and feel
• External sharing
• Keep design at site collection level
• Collect feedback• Incorporate changes• Provide training• Empower your
champions and power users
Testing
• Phased approach• Plan for next phase• Plan for User adoption
– Showcase wins
Production
Phased approach• Start small
• Simple design
• Department by department– Focus on improving a process
• Control and Strategy
• Unique for the organization
• Developed during planning
• Informs design
• Outlines roles and ownership
• Needs to be flexible
Governance
How do I…Tips and Tricks:
How do I avoid Implementation Failure• Be focus and understand the
problem you are solving
• Align solution with organization strategy
• Governance early on
• Buy-in
• Involve your users early on
Executive Buy-in• Focus on the problem(s) you
are solving not in the solution• Find a strong use case and
quantify ROI• Communicate• Be upfront about ALL
potential costs and painpoints
Metadata is a headache!
• Don’t over do it• Reduce user load. Automate
when possible• Look at your file server for
clues
Keep it simple
• Start small• Identify your wins• Consistency• Champions
One + One
• Show the benefits• Solve a problem!
Upcoming Webinar
Alternatives to SharePointfor Document Management
Thursday June16 4:00 – 5:00 PM EST
Johanny Torrico& Steve Longenecker
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