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How to prevent Sharepoint projects from failing
Taran Sohal
Co-Founder and Director
Cloud2
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Agenda
> About Cloud2
> What is Microsoft SharePoint?
> Why do SharePoint projects fail?
> Recommendations for successful SharePoint
> The Cloud2 approach
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About Cloud2
> Based in Yorkshire, UK
> Microsoft Gold competency in Content & Collaboration
> 100+ SharePoint projects since 2008
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Business Productivity
Intranet & Applications
Search
Collaboration
Business Intelligence
eForms & Workflow
Document Management
100 million licences
$1billion product
What is SharePoint?
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So what?
Microsoft Office
OneNote Word Excel Power Point Outlook
Intranet Extranet Internet
Collaboration Document Management Search Apps, eForms, Workflow
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With this in mind… why do 50% of projects fail?
Not knowing what SharePoint is/does
Project Approach
Customise > Configure
Weak requirements
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Vision – Beautiful building
> Architect
> Bricklayer
> Plasterer
> Interior Decorator
> Builder
> Inspector
> Maintenance man
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Dream Team
> Technical architects
> Business analysts
> Trainers
> Developers
> Technical leads
> Systems Engineers
> Project managers
> Creative & web designer
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> Don’t build from ground zero (foundations)
> Don’t give it to a developer
> Don’t give it to a web designer
> Don’t write custom code
> Keep it simple
> Go live quickly (within 3 months) – deliver, adapt
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Phase One
Intranet platform
Document
Management
Corporate
documents
(Policies,
Templates)
Search
People,
Documents,
Pages
Internal /external
Collaboration
Directorates,
Departments,
Teams
Projects
Phase Two
Governance
Sector specific
audit and
compliance
solutions e.g.
ISO9001, BS7799
HR
Staff Records
Sickness
Absence
Case Mgmt
Apps
Paper Records
Scanning
Extranet (SEA)
File Share
Migrator
Business
Intelligence
Rapid BI
Power View
Power Pivot
Performance
Point
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- Requirements - Design - Build
- Testing - Deployment
- Training - Handover
- Go Live
What happens after project completion?
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- Requirements - Design - Build
- Testing - Deployment
- Training - Handover
- Go Live - Embedding plan x
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What happens after handover
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Cloud2 Recommendation - Embedding Plan
Go Live Training
On-going Support Development
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Development
End user surveys
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Successful SharePoint - The Cloud2 approach
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Contact:
Taran Sohal
https://twitter.com/Cloud2ltd
http://www.linkedin.com/in/taransohal
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