Delivering SharePoint Success: Why Collaboration is More Than Just Technology
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Why Collaboration is More Than Just Technology
Dux Raymond Sy, PMP
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June 2nd and 3rd at Sheraton Grand Hotel Sacramento, California www.thespexchange.com
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In this presentation, you will learn the essential components of
successfully delivering SharePoint as an enterprise platform
In addition, you'll learn key techniques in:
Gaining executive buy-in for SharePoint projects
Proper planning and appropriately managing expectations
Engaging the business for better adoption
Defining organizational SharePoint readiness
Iterative release of SharePoint solutions
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Managing Partner, Innovative-e
Author, “SharePoint for Project Management” by
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Can’t We Just Focus on the Technology?
Raising Executive Awareness is Necessary
Collaboratively Engineer a Solution
Assess Organizational Readiness
Iterative Release of SharePoint Solutions
Questions and Answers
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“Technology provides no benefits of its own; it is the
application of technology to business opportunities that
produces ROI. ”
—Robert McDowell,
In Search of Business Value
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Can’t We Just Focus on the Technology?
Raising Executive Awareness is Necessary
Collaboratively Engineer a Solution
Assess Organizational Readiness
Iterative Release of SharePoint Solutions
Questions and Answers
Twitter: @meetdux Hashtag: #spex
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Isn’t SharePoint about empowering end users?
Who’s paying the bills?
Execs ordered SharePoint to be deployed
Do they REALLY understand the value of SharePoint to the organization?
Is the budget realistic?
As the enlightened ones, it’s our responsibility to raise executive
awareness about SharePoint
Read “5 Reasons Why Executive SharePoint Ignorance is Not Bliss”
http://go.meetdux.com/393b
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Executives are primarily interested on how SharePoint can deliver value to
an organization
Tip: Look for existing inefficiencies, measure it and prove how SharePoint
can be a lifesaver
Inefficiencies of meeting collaboration
Business process automation
Single platform vs multiple tools
How much is the investment?
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Can’t We Just Focus on the Technology?
Raising Executive Awareness is Necessary
Collaboratively Engineer a Solution
Assess Organizational Readiness
Iterative Release of SharePoint Solutions
Questions and Answers
Twitter: @meetdux Hashtag: #spex
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SharePoint is more than just a glorified network share
Stress that SharePoint is a platform
Educate decision makers early on how SharePoint
can support their business needs
Tip: Address their pain points
Provide high-level technology overview
Discuss business challenges
Map it to a SharePoint Solution
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Enterprise-wide Solutions
Corporate Intranet
Public-facing website
Specific Solutions
HR Employee Onboarding System
Conference Room Scheduling System
Project Management Information System
Custom Application Development
Tip: Don’t name your solution SharePoint
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Can’t We Just Focus on the Technology?
Raising Executive Awareness is Necessary
Collaboratively Engineer a Solution
Assess Organizational Readiness
Iterative Release of SharePoint Solutions
Questions and Answers
Twitter: @meetdux Hashtag: #spex
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You can’t do it all!
What business need should you solve first?
What are common features that can be deployed?
Project scope must be limited and specific
What’s important? Time? Budget? Functionality?
Tip: Involve decision makers in planning and prioritization
Read “How to Prioritize Business Needs When Implementing SharePoint”
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Implementation
Do you have the relevant skillsets to plan, engage with the business, deploy
SharePoint?
Are key processes for release management, disaster recovery, auditing in
place?
Support and Maintenance
What does the support structure look like?
Resources available for maintaining
related technologies?
Future Releases
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Collaboration culture
Governance plan
Business
Technology
Adoption plan
Training
Process
Technology
Self-help
Feedback
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Can’t We Just Focus on the Technology?
Raising Executive Awareness is Necessary
Collaboratively Engineer a Solution
Assess Organizational Readiness
Iterative Release of SharePoint Solutions
Questions and Answers
Twitter: @meetdux Hashtag: #spex
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A SharePoint roadmap can help organizations
Quantify the budget, resources and effectiveness of SharePoint
Allows priorities to be set
Specifies what solutions are going to be deployed
Iterative releases can provide immediate visibility
Lower risk compared to big bang approach
Tip: Successful delivery of high profile solution gets you brownie points
Quick wins are essential for better buy-in and adoption
Download “SharePoint Roadmap Assessment” MS Project Plan
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Phase 1: Proof of concept or Pilot
Phase 2: Replace intranet and file shares to improve collaboration
Phase 3: Deploy value point solutions for HR, Operations and Finance
Phase 4: Train users to build their own SharePoint solutions
Phase 5: Integrate CRM and third party reporting platform
See how EasyJet iteratively deployed SharePoint solutions
http://bit.ly/74XwKH
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Your Key for .NET & SharePoint Success!
Can’t We Just Focus on the Technology?
Raising Executive Awareness is Necessary
Collaboratively Engineer a Solution
Assess Organizational Readiness
Iterative Release of SharePoint Solutions
Questions and Answers
Twitter: @meetdux Hashtag: #spex
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