Building No-Code Collaboration
Solutions on Office 365
Dragan Panjkov
MVP
K2 Northern Europe
www.dragan-panjkov.com
Agenda
• Using Office 365 services in collaboration scenario for small and
medium businesses
• Basic to intermediate scenarios which don't require any custom
development nor 3rd party tools.
• Examples and demos that will be shown are based on presenter's
personal experience with some of his recent implementations.
Dragan Panjkov
• Microsoft MVP – Office 365
• Working with SharePoint since 2007
• Speaking at community events since 2008
• Speaking at conferences since 2009
• Consultant at K2 NE (www.k2.com)
• Previously: PlanB.; Microsoft; Lanaco
• Website and blog: www.dragan-panjkov.com
Business case
• Small health practice
• Fast and efficient way of managing patient, examination and
appointments
• No dedicated IT people
• No dedicated in-house infrastructure
• Minimize up-front costs
• Average skillset (no real power-users)
• Timeline: Dec 2014 – Jan 2015
Proposed solution
• Office 365 Business Premium (w/ Office 365 client applications)
• Using Office 365 Sites (fmr. SharePoint Online)
• Customized OOTB artefacts
• No custom coding
Appointment schedule
• OOTB Calendar List
• Multiple views for different appointment types
• Added “Today” view to home page
Patient information
• OOTB Contact List
• Taxonomy field (Patient Name)
• Customized address format to match client needs
Examination findings
• Office OpenXML document format
• Custom Content Types
• Custom Document Template
• Document Information Panel integration
• Populate metadata from Office client application (QuickParts)
Examination data
• OOTB Document Library
• Custom Views
• Grouping by patient name
• Easy to see patient history (previous examinations)
• Custom Content Types
• examination findings
• lab results
Other Office 365 features used
• Skype for Business – fast and secure information exchange
• Office Online – fast access to previously entered data
• Site Search – quickly find data about patient and examination from
any part of the solution
Demo
• Putting it all together
Office 365 Highlights
• Fast adoption even without real training
• Dynamic license assignment – responding to business needs
• Minimal up-front investment in infrastructure and maintenance
Resources
• www.office.com
• support.office.com
• https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Create-change-or-delete-a-
view-of-a-list-or-library-27ae65b8-bc5b-4949-b29b-4ee87144a9c9
• https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Introduction-to-managed-
metadata-a180fa28-6405-4679-9ec3-81d2028c4efc
• http://en.share-gate.com/blog/quick-tip-combining-word-and-
metadata-through-quick-parts
• http://nubo.eu/office365/scappelletti/document-template/

Building No-Code Collaboration Solutions on Office 365

  • 1.
    Building No-Code Collaboration Solutionson Office 365 Dragan Panjkov MVP K2 Northern Europe www.dragan-panjkov.com
  • 2.
    Agenda • Using Office365 services in collaboration scenario for small and medium businesses • Basic to intermediate scenarios which don't require any custom development nor 3rd party tools. • Examples and demos that will be shown are based on presenter's personal experience with some of his recent implementations.
  • 3.
    Dragan Panjkov • MicrosoftMVP – Office 365 • Working with SharePoint since 2007 • Speaking at community events since 2008 • Speaking at conferences since 2009 • Consultant at K2 NE (www.k2.com) • Previously: PlanB.; Microsoft; Lanaco • Website and blog: www.dragan-panjkov.com
  • 4.
    Business case • Smallhealth practice • Fast and efficient way of managing patient, examination and appointments • No dedicated IT people • No dedicated in-house infrastructure • Minimize up-front costs • Average skillset (no real power-users) • Timeline: Dec 2014 – Jan 2015
  • 5.
    Proposed solution • Office365 Business Premium (w/ Office 365 client applications) • Using Office 365 Sites (fmr. SharePoint Online) • Customized OOTB artefacts • No custom coding
  • 6.
    Appointment schedule • OOTBCalendar List • Multiple views for different appointment types • Added “Today” view to home page
  • 7.
    Patient information • OOTBContact List • Taxonomy field (Patient Name) • Customized address format to match client needs
  • 8.
    Examination findings • OfficeOpenXML document format • Custom Content Types • Custom Document Template • Document Information Panel integration • Populate metadata from Office client application (QuickParts)
  • 9.
    Examination data • OOTBDocument Library • Custom Views • Grouping by patient name • Easy to see patient history (previous examinations) • Custom Content Types • examination findings • lab results
  • 10.
    Other Office 365features used • Skype for Business – fast and secure information exchange • Office Online – fast access to previously entered data • Site Search – quickly find data about patient and examination from any part of the solution
  • 11.
    Demo • Putting itall together
  • 12.
    Office 365 Highlights •Fast adoption even without real training • Dynamic license assignment – responding to business needs • Minimal up-front investment in infrastructure and maintenance
  • 13.
    Resources • www.office.com • support.office.com •https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Create-change-or-delete-a- view-of-a-list-or-library-27ae65b8-bc5b-4949-b29b-4ee87144a9c9 • https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Introduction-to-managed- metadata-a180fa28-6405-4679-9ec3-81d2028c4efc • http://en.share-gate.com/blog/quick-tip-combining-word-and- metadata-through-quick-parts • http://nubo.eu/office365/scappelletti/document-template/

Editor's Notes

  • #3 This presentation will show practical examples of using Office 365 services in collaboration scenario for small and medium businesses: -Using SharePoint Online sites, content types, document templates, lists and libraries for document based collaboration -Using Exchange Online mail, calendars and contacts -Using Lync/Skype for business for internal communication and education. This presentation will talk about basic to intermediate scenarios which don't require any custom development nor 3rd party tools. Examples and demos that will be shown are based on presenter's personal experience with some of his recent implementations. Session highlights: - Using Office 365 in an SMB environment without IT staff - Configuring Office 365 services for collaboration - What level of end users education is needed and what they can use immediately
  • #4 This presentation will show practical examples of using Office 365 services in collaboration scenario for small and medium businesses: -Using SharePoint Online sites, content types, document templates, lists and libraries for document based collaboration -Using Exchange Online mail, calendars and contacts -Using Lync/Skype for business for internal communication and education. This presentation will talk about basic to intermediate scenarios which don't require any custom development nor 3rd party tools. Examples and demos that will be shown are based on presenter's personal experience with some of his recent implementations. Session highlights: - Using Office 365 in an SMB environment without IT staff - Configuring Office 365 services for collaboration - What level of end users education is needed and what they can use immediately