Slide deck from SPTechCon Boston

1. Planning your SharePoint
project
Joshua Haebets

2.  Melbourne, Australia
 @jhaebets on Twitter
 www.linkedin.com/in/jhaebets
 Blog - www.robotsdottxt.com

3. SharePoint is different
SharePoint needs to be
built the same way it is
going to be used,
collaboratively

4. Your organisation’s
requirements are unique
v’s

5. You cant insert CD and
click next…

6. So what steps do
you need to take?
Define Implement Educate

7. to determine or fix the boundaries
to make clear the outline
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8. Why are you
implementing
SharePoint?

9. It’s a big pie

10. The first rule of problem solving,
make sure you are solving the
right one

11. What does your organisation
really need
It is very difficult for those inside
a box to think outside of it
Management f-laws

12. What does success look
like?

13. Who do you want as
stakeholders?
What do they need to know?
Who are your stakeholders?

14. to put into effect according to or by
means of a definite plan or procedure.
from dictionary.com

15. Are you heading
straight to nirvana?
Take small steps, there is
no harm in delivering in
phases

16. Functionality
You have the requirements, now use
them as a checkpoint during build

17. Who is on the build team
Admin Developer
Content writer Project Manager
Business Analyst

18. Technical
Farm
InfoPath
Solutions
Features
Content Database
WSP
Site Collections
Web
Web Applications
MySite

19. What will the Farm look like

20. What will the Farm look like

21. Will it be big enough
If you have poor performance
you will have trouble getting
people on board
Load test before the big day

22. Governance…..who owns what

23. Simple governance model
Consumer
works with the system
Administrator
Keeps it running, publishes new
content. Does development work
Owner
Is the go to person for functionality
requests. They make the final call

24. to develop the faculties and powers of
(a person) by teaching, instruction, or
schooling.
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25. Change

26. Things are going to be different

27. Communication
Before
During
After

28. Let everyone know

29. User engagement and training

30. Transition to support

31. Where do we go for help?

32. So you want all the pie
Cut it up into bite
size pieces

33. Repeat
the process

34. Questions

35. Contact
Contact
Joshua.haebets@evolve-is.com.au
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