Paper into Profits was an event based around the benfits of SharePoint, with particular focus on advanced workflow and links into other Line of Business Applications

2. Agenda 9:30 Introduction 9:40 Liam Walton: Information Overload 10:10 SharePoint Overview 10:40 Break 10:50 Demo 1: Project Management 11:20 Customer Examples 11:50 Demo 2: New Employee 12:20 Conclusion/ Q&A

4. Turnover £3M

5. 40+ employees

6. 300+ active customers

7. Based in Wolverhampton

8. Microsoft Gold Partner

10. Liam Walton Data Overload

12. What is it about SharePoint? Fantastic response to our SharePoint Events Majority of companies think they need SharePoint – Not sure why! “SharePoint is the fastest-growing product in Microsoft’s history... And this is just the beginning: SharePoint continues to grow as customers are just beginning to apply it to a wide array of business issues and processes.” AMR Research So if SharePoint is the Solution – What is the Problem?

13. The Changing Business Environment Industry Competitive Pressures Cheap Bandwidth & Storage Multiple Devices Web 2.0 Customer Choice Flexibility Accessibility Rich “Consumer Like” Experiences Ease of acquisition & deployment Delivery Model On Premise or Hosted +

14. The problems – Data Overload “Information doubles every 1,100 days. Yet the amount of time available to deal with that information remains constant: 1,440 minutes per day” Jensen, Bill. Simplicity: The New Competitive Advantage in a World of More, Better, Faster

15. The problems – Data Overload Employees get 50%-75% of their relevant information directly from other people. Individuals do not have mechanisms to share critical knowledgeand most of this is lost when they leave the enterprise. From “The Knowledge Worker Investment Paradox” Gartner research 7/17/2002

16. The Problems – Data Flow

17. Estimate custom design Get specs from customer Validate specs with Tech Sales Cost out the solution Decide discount strategy Assemble proposed response Approve proposed response Create Oppt’y Create Quote Create Lead Create Oppt’y Create Quote Complete Sale Create P.O. Qualified? Closed? CRM ERP Retire Lead The Problems – Data Flow

18. The Problems – Data Flow

19. Email Prep M&A Presentation Meeting on Goals Product Quality Deep Dive Lunch Customer Meeting Product Introduction Analysis Expenses Email What did you do today?

20. “SharePoint is the fastest-growing product in Microsoft’s history... And this is just the beginning: SharePoint continues to grow as customers are just beginning to apply it to a wide array of business issues and processes.” - AMR Research, April 22, 2008 17K+ Customers, 100M Licenses Leader in Gartner® Magic Quadrants, Forrester WaveTM Continued Platform and Application Innovation 4,000+ Partners Today across Collaboration, Content Management and Search The SharePoint Solution

21. Jon Archer The Microsoft SharePoint Solution

23. Centralised document storage

24. Single version of the truth

26. The SharePoint Advantage Less Physical Documents Rapid RoI Fast Document Search

27. Jon Archer SharePoint Overview

28. SharePoint Demonstrations Save Money Increased Efficiency Save Time

29. Workflow: Project Proposal Approval

30. Project Proposal Approval Workflow

31. Workflow: New Employee

32. New Starter Workflow

33. Conclusion Save Money Increased Efficiency Save Time

34. Conclusion Increased security Greater employee collaboration Improved flow of information

35. SharePoint Deployment Planning Service Microsoft Accredited Maximises the benefits of SharePoint Ensures a successful implementation

36. SharePoint Workflow Accelerator Kick start your SharePoint project using Technology Management’s expertise...

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