The webinar will include several demonstrations and discuss: • Designing and documenting the farm infrastructure to support your application • Installing and configuring SharePoint without writing code • Building and customizing your site hierarchy • Creating and managing custom lists • Custom branding site collections • Managing site and list security • Automating your business processes with workflows • Best Practices for building a repeatable, no-code installation

1. Building No-code SharePoint 2010 solutions:Install to Implementation Webinar Series By:

2. Speakers Jim Duncan SharePoint MVP ‘04 Sr. Architect & Lead Consultant MCTS, MCITP, MCPD Paul Papanek Stork SharePoint MVP & Author Chief Architect & Lead Consultant MBA, MCT, MCSE, MCSD, MCDBA, MCTS, MCITP, MCPD…

3. Agenda A sprinkling of demos throughout… Designing and Documenting your Farm Infrastructure Automating SharePoint Farm Installation and Configuration Customizing and Managing SharePoint using SharePoint Designer Best Practices/Avoiding Common Pitfalls Q&A

4. Audience Survey What is your primary role inimplementing SharePoint 2010? Decision Maker, Influencer or Sponsor Admin or Architect Business Analyst or End User Consultant

5. SharePoint Composer Visually Design 2007 & 2010 Farms Import & Document existing installations Validate Designs Prior to deployment Best Practices Advice Great Planning Tool Holistic view of SharePoint Enhances collaboration GreatAudit Tool Auditors, consultants, etc., can audit a farm config

6. Using SharePoint Composer

7. SharePoint Maestro Crawl existing 2007 farms Build a farm using the design created in Composer Leverage the power of PowerShell without knowing PowerShell Repeatable build process (Dev, QA, Staging, Prod) Replaces SCW, FCW, and Point-and-Click configs

8. Using SharePoint Maestro

9. Composer & Maestro Licensing Composer Licensed Per User Free SharePoint Foundation Version Composer 2010 Standard $399 Composer 2010 Enterprise $499 Maestro Licensed Per Server Maestro 2010 Foundation $249 Maestro 2010 Standard $899 Maestro 2010 Enterprise $1,299 * Contact us or visit our site for pricing updates & volume pricing

10. Audience Survey Who in your organization will have access to use SharePoint Designer 2010? IT Professional Staff Only Business Analysts Power End-Users No One Unsure – Currently evaluating its use

11. SharePoint Designer 2010 Not just an HTML Editor Designed for “No Code” Rapid Application Development (RAD) Quickly Build a Site Hierarchy in a Site Collection Manage All Aspects of Each Site Design, Customize and Manage Custom Lists/Libraries Apply Custom Formatting Create “CRUD” Access to External Data Automate Business Processes with Workflows

12. Managing Sites New Ribbon Interface focused on Artifacts Summary Pages for most Artifacts Quick Access to common Site Settings Create/Open Sub-sites from a parent site Create Pages, Lists, Libraries, Workflows, Sites in one place Manage/Assign permission levels

13. Customizing Lists Modify Schema, Content Types, Views, Forms, Workflows, and Permissions Create new Custom Lists Create InfoPath Forms tied to a list Add Custom Actions to the Ribbon XSLT ListView Web Part

14. Leveraging External Data Data Sources Lists Databases XML Web Services REST Services XML files External Content Types (BCS) SQL Databases WCF Web Services .NET classes

15. Automating Business Processes Professional developer Business Analyst/Process Designer Designer/IW/Power User .vwi .wsp Declarative Workflows Code Workflows Event Receivers Custom Activities Design skeleton workflow processes View workflow visualizations .vwi New Reusable & Site Level workflows Visualize in Visio, Prototype in SPD, Enhance in Visual Studio 2010

16. Using SharePoint Designer 2010

17. Common Pitfalls Don’t use the Farm Configuration Wizard for Production Limited control / assumptions GUID’s for Database names, etc. Configures / Starts all Service Applications by default SPD Using Advanced Edit to Customize Files Permitting use of SPD without proper training

18. Best Practices Carefully design and document your SharePoint implementation Validate your design for adherence to best practices Use security settings to control use of SPD 2010 Use SPD for One-Off Customizations and VS2010 for reusable components

19. Audience Survey What do you see as next steps? Assess& Document current SharePoint environment Design a SharePoint 2010 implementation Learn more about SharePoint 2010 Deploy SharePoint 2010

20. Downloadable Brochures Several handouts are available for download from LiveMeeting: SharePoint Composer/Maestro SharePoint 2010 GamePLAN Enterprise Content Management GamePLAN

21. Resources and Q & A Assessment, Planning & Implementation Get SharePoint Composer & Maestro Schedule a SharePoint GamePLAN engagement Contact us for guidance or assistance with SP2010 Learn more about SharePoint 2010 Next Webinar: SharePoint 2010 Readiness; Technology & Business Preparation for Enterprise Implementation Online resources Microsoft Site for SharePoint Designer: http://tinyurl.com/SPDesignerInfo Composer Site: http://www.SharePointComposer.com Contact Info@ShareSquared.com 800-445-1279 - Option 2