This was my presentation at SharePoint Saturday on Achieving Effective Buy In, Maintaining it, How to Execute Effective Governance, and Implementation Strategies/User Adoption.
The Seven Most Important (Non Technical) Factors for Sharepoint SuccessRichard Harbridge
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Attached is the slidedeck that was used during my session at SharePoint Saturday DC.
The stories, examples, scenarios, and wonderful input the audience shared (before, and after as well) is not contained within the slide deck, but is certainly worth mentioning here.
This was my presentation at SharePoint Saturday on Achieving Effective Buy In, Maintaining it, How to Execute Effective Governance, and Implementation Strategies/User Adoption.
The Seven Most Important (Non Technical) Factors for Sharepoint SuccessRichard Harbridge
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Attached is the slidedeck that was used during my session at SharePoint Saturday DC.
The stories, examples, scenarios, and wonderful input the audience shared (before, and after as well) is not contained within the slide deck, but is certainly worth mentioning here.
When Should We Use SharePoint OOTB, Add Third Party Products, Or Build Custom...Richard Harbridge
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Determining when to use SharePoint, build customizations that extend SharePoint, buy third party products, or to ignore SharePoint all together can be very challenging. It requires an understanding of SharePoint's strengths, weaknesses, and gaps as well as an understanding of how they apply to the business problems you are trying to solve. In this session, Richard Harbridge explores decisions other organizations have made, criteria they used to evaluate their options, lessons they learned, and how they approached these difficult decisions.
WORKSHOP: STRATEGY AND SUCCESS WITH OFFICE 365: PRACTICAL TOOLS AND TECHNIQUE...Richard Harbridge
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People are complex. Office 365 is complex. Add the two together and you get some of the most challenging, difficult, and stressful situations, especially if you are responsible for facilitating shared understanding between them.
Join Richard Harbridge to learn about actionable techniques to improve, simplify and amplify your leadership, business analysis and information architecture efforts with Office 365. Walk away with improved confidence when dealing with business and non-technical related challenges of Office 365, and be familiarized with effective tools and techniques that make Office 365 implementations more successful.
Avoid Collapse: Build Your Intranet Foundation The Right Way - ILTACONRichard Harbridge
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Want guidelines for designing a more successful SharePoint Intranet for the unknown growth of your firm? Come to this session to learn about decisions around SharePoint 2016 and SharePoint Online that can be challenging like security, search, performance, etc. Walk away prepared for your firm's Intranet future armed with the experience of others who have learned what it takes to be successful, the hard way.
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Establishing a Collaboration Roadmap - SPFestSeattleDrew Madelung
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Are you at the crossroads for your current SharePoint deployment or are you just starting to see if a SharePoint or Office 365 collaboration solution is right for you? Do you know where Microsoft is going next and how you plan to get there?
This session will go through some reasons that collaboration projects fail and then provide proven processes and strategies for putting together a plan that will set up your next collaboration solution for success. Real life scenarios and the tools that were used during the roadmap building process will be demonstrated. This session will provide you with the tools and information you need to perform a roadmapping process in your company.
How to build a data-driven SAP S/4HANA Business Case using Digital MapsAkilesh Kumaran
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Whether you are considering, architecting, or road mapping your transition to SAP S/4HANA, youâll want to take some time to go through this presentation and the webinar recording where this presentation was shared to learn how you can use your existing SAP data to assess, analyze, plan, prepare, and execute a risk-free, smooth, and best possible move to SAP S/4HANA
Sharepoint implementation quick points to graspNeha Rai
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SharePoint Implementation- some key factors to be considered for successful results. #SharePoint
if you are looking for SharePoint new/ongoing development/maintenance where we can assist you. Please reach to us for getting experts assistance. Share your feedbacks on email: Neha.rai@adapt-india.com.
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Piloting & Scaling Successfully With Microsoft VivaRichard Harbridge
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With so many Viva capabilities available to organizations, it can be a challenge knowing which should be piloted together or what patterns and practices work best when piloting Viva Connections, Viva Learning, Viva Topics, Viva Goals, Viva Insights, Viva Pulse, Viva Amplify, and more. How do organizations get started successfully, overcome challenges in piloting and rolling out these experiences, and eventually scale to organization-wide deployments?
Join internationally recognized industry expert and Microsoft MVP Richard Harbridge as he shares insight into the lessons learned and proven approaches with Microsoft Viva. Together you will explore unique and vital challenges with Viva deployments, such as challenges with multiple tenants or multiple organizations in one tenant or challenges with experiences designed for scale â determining if an organization is large enough or has enough content for a great experience with Viva Topics and more.
Preparing, Piloting & Paths to Success with Microsoft CopilotRichard Harbridge
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Preparing, Piloting & Paths to Success with Microsoft Copilot
In the modern post generative AI era, leveraging innovative tools is crucial for enhancing productivity and improving performance. This workshop will explore how to get the most out of Microsoft 365 Copilot, Microsoft Viva Copilot and Microsoft Copilot experiences. Join Microsoft MVP and industry expert Richard Harbridge as we delve into challenges surrounding its adoption including initial preparation, user training, support, governance and integration into existing workflows. We will start with an overview highlighting the critical to understand elements that make Copilot so impactful in organizations today along with plenty of data and industry insights. As we transition into guidance around piloting Microsoft 365 Copilot, participants will explore its robust features through rich examples. Engaging with real-world scenarios will unveil common hurdles and provide a clear roadmap towards optimizing Microsoft 365 Copilot for your organizational needs.
Bridging The Gap: How AI Is Transforming Both Customer Experience & Employee ...Richard Harbridge
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In the post-pandemic and hybrid world, the importance of effective conversations in both customer experience (CX) and employee experience (EX) has surged.
Historically, voice data has primarily enhanced customer support, but with the integration of advanced recording, transcription, and AI-driven tools, there's a newfound potential to elevate all employee interactions.
AI copilot agents stand at the forefront of this transformation, offering streamlined customer interactions, real-time insights for support agents, and organizational agility. The transition from chat to voice calls presents both an opportunity and a challenge.
While analytics have been a mainstay in , their application in remains largely untapped. This disparity offers organizations a chance to holistically understand operations and create a seamless synergy between CX and EX.
However, the utilization of AI and analytics brings forth challenges, especially concerning data anonymization and de-anonymization in the context of employee data. As privacy norms evolve, organizations must tread carefully, balancing the promise of AI with ethical considerations.
Join industry experts , Chief Executive Officer of and Chief Technology Officer at as they share insights, best practices and lessons learned that can help your organization navigate forward faster with AI.
Getting The Most Out Of Microsoft 365 Employee Experience Today & TomorrowRichard Harbridge
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There has never been a time where improving the employee experience has been more critical.
Today, every organization shares a need to enhance how we communicate and engage, collaborate and connect, and manage and develop employees.
Join internationally recognized industry expert and Microsoft MVP Richard Harbridge as he shares insight into the future of employee experiences, how Microsoft 365 is changing, and perhaps more importantly, what organizations are doing today to prepare for it.
Mastering Microsoft 365: The Winning Trio Of Automation, Governance & AdoptionRichard Harbridge
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Mastering Microsoft 365: The Winning Trio of Automation, Governance, and Adoption
In today's rapidly evolving digital landscape, mastering Microsoft 365 is no longer just a luxuryâit's a necessity. Join us for an enlightening webinar presented by Microsoft MVP and renowned industry expert, Richard Harbridge, as we delve deep into how automation, governance and adoption can not only improve the management, but the employee experience of Microsoft 365.
What we'll cover:
Governance and Lifecycle Mastery: Understand the critical nuances of the governance and lifecycle of SharePoint sites and teams. Navigate the complexities with ease and ensure your organization's digital assets are managed effectively and securely.
Tackling Sprawl: With the proliferation of digital tools and platforms, sprawl has become a pressing concern. Learn actionable strategies to manage and mitigate sprawl, ensuring your digital ecosystem remains organized and efficient improving both the management and employee experience.
The Power of Automation: Discover how automation and programmatic improvements not only streamline operations but also lead to proactive management. Unleash the potential of Microsoft 365 by leveraging automation to its fullest.
The Symbiotic Relationship of Governance and Adoption: Dive into the intricate relationship between governance and adoption. Understand how a robust governance framework can bolster adoption rates and how fostering adoption can, in turn, reinforce governance.
In a world where efficiency, security, and adaptability are paramount, mastering Microsoft 365 can set your organization leagues ahead of the competition. Equip yourself with the knowledge and strategies to make the most of this powerful suite and drive your organization towards unparalleled success.
Piloting & Scaling Successfully With Microsoft VivaRichard Harbridge
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Piloting & Scaling Successfully With Microsoft Viva
With so many Viva capabilities available to organizations, it can be a challenge knowing which should be piloted together or what patterns and practices work best when piloting Viva Connections, Viva Learning, Viva Topics, Viva Goals, Viva Insights, Viva Pulse, Viva Amplify, and more. How do organizations get started successfully, overcome challenges in piloting and rolling out these experiences, and eventually scale to organization-wide deploymentsJoin internationally recognized industry expert and Microsoft MVP Richard Harbridge as he shares insight into the lessons learned and proven approaches with Microsoft Viva. Together you will explore unique and vital challenges with Viva deployments, such as challenges with multiple tenants or multiple organizations in one tenant or challenges with experiences designed for scale - determining if an org is large enough or has enough content for a great experience with Viva Topics and more.
Getting The Most Out Of Microsoft 365 Employee Experience Today & Tomorrow SH...Richard Harbridge
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There has never been a time where improving the employee experience has been more critical. Today, every organization shares a need to enhance how we communicate and engage, collaborate and connect, and manage and develop employees.
Join internationally recognized industry expert and Microsoft MVP Richard Harbridge as he shares insight into the future of employee experiences, how Microsoft 365 is changing, and perhaps more importantly, what organizations are doing today to prepare for it.
Elevate Your Microsoft 365 Experience The Winning Trio Of AI, Analytics & Aut...Richard Harbridge
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Let Microsoft MVP Richard Harbridge guide you through the exciting world of AI, analytics, and automation in Microsoft 365.
Uncover the innovative ways organizations are optimizing collaboration, communication, and management for employees, leaders, and managers, all while empowering your organization to thrive in an ever-evolving digital landscape.
Elevate Your Microsoft 365 Experience The Winning Trio Of AI, Analytics & Rec...Richard Harbridge
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Redefine and elevate your SaaS experience.
In today's rapidly evolving digital landscape, Software as a Service (SaaS) platforms are no longer just about providing tools; they're about enhancing user experiences, driving efficiency, and ensuring that businesses stay ahead of the curve. Enter the transformative trio: AI, Analytics, and Recommendations. This session delves deep into the synergistic relationship between these three pillars, illustrating how they can be harnessed to elevate your SaaS experience to unprecedented heights.
Join Richard Harbridge, Microsoft MVP and leading industry expert as he shares best practices and real-world examples from Microsoft 365, SharePoint Online, Microsoft Teams, and Microsoft Viva that advance your SaaS experience.
Together attendees will gain insights into:
Analytics - Understand your user behavior, workflow efficiencies, and areas of improvement. Dive into how Microsoft 365's robust analytics can offer actionable insights to optimize your business processes.
AI - Beyond just data, discover how AI can be a game-changer in action management. Learn how Microsoft's AI capabilities not only predict but proactively address challenges, ensuring a seamless and enhanced user experience.
Recommendations - Personalization is key in today's SaaS world. Explore how Microsoft 365 tailors recommendations based on user behavior, ensuring that each interaction is relevant, timely, and actionable.
By the end of this session, participants will be equipped with the knowledge and inspiration to leverage the power of AI, analytics, and recommendations, transforming their SaaS platforms from mere tools to dynamic, adaptive, and optimized experiences. Join us for this first session of this series and embark on a journey to redefine and elevate your SaaS experience.
Metaverse & The Employee Experience: What You Need To KnowRichard Harbridge
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Back in the day we would use 'who installed a browser' that wasn't the default as an 'indirect signal' that denoted a level of individual interest in improving their digital productivity or experience. Nowadays we are swimming in indirect signals - from who organizes the most meetings (named if you use Audit log etc) to dynamics around networking (Viva Insights) to who uses Teams Apps (another great indirect signal of expanding productivity/investing in digital experiences).
What still works best though is direct signals like comments, nominations, champion programs (yearly and NON MANAGER & NON IT focused) and more that help identify people and map them/amplify their visibility as potential super collaborators, those with high amounts of digital debt and those who would better benefit from greater digital fitness or digital experience investments.
Elevate Your Microsoft 365 Experience The Winning Trio Of AI, Analytics & Aut...Richard Harbridge
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Let Microsoft MVP Richard Harbridge guide you through the exciting world of AI, analytics, and automation in Microsoft 365.Uncover the innovative ways organizations are optimizing collaboration, communication, and management for employees, leaders, and managers.In this session, you will learn to:⢠Enhance your organization's potential by learning how to pinpoint areas of focus, tackle risks, and automate tasks for a more productive and efficient workflow.⢠Delve into the practical applications and benefits of these technologies, from streamlining repetitive tasks to uncovering valuable insights for informed decision-making.⢠Gain a comprehensive understanding of how to successfully integrate AI, analytics, and automation into your Microsoft 365 environment, empowering your organization to thrive in an ever-evolving digital landscape.
Ideas & Inspiration: Getting Started & Driving Success With Power Platform At...Richard Harbridge
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Understanding the many capabilities of the Microsoft Power Platform is essential for any technology leader in today's world. Yet, the more significant challenge for many business leaders is understanding how they can drive meaningful impact in their own business based on these technologies.Power Platform makes incredible things possible at a fraction of the cost. Still, the focus often is on the plumbing or ways Power Platform supports that future state instead of envisioning future states powered by them. This session will focus on the best strategies to leverage when building business momentum around the Microsoft Power Platform. We will explore how organizations inspire and grow their usage of these tools and ideas/examples of Power Platform solutions that drive success for other customers.Join Richard Harbridge, a Microsoft MVP and internationally recognized expert on Microsoft 365 and the Employee Experience, as he shares insight on how to better plan for, prepare for and benefit from the future of the Microsoft Power Platform.
Smarter, Not Harder How AI Is Changing Employee Experience - Reworked Connect...Richard Harbridge
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Over the past few years, rapid changes have disrupted how companies lead, enable, empower, and engage around employee experience. Leaders in communications and human resources are all tackling new challenges in connecting with employees and may be overwhelmed with increased communication and collaboration volume, velocity, and variety. To help combat this challenge, rapid innovations in automation and artificial intelligence technology have created new tools for employees and leaders to use and master.
In this masterclass session, Richard Harbridge - a Microsoft MVP and leading industry expert on employee experience - will share insights on how automation and AI technology are revolutionizing employee experience strategies. Youâll learn about the latest trends in AI and employee experience, including the implications of OpenAI for employee experience strategies. Youâll also discover how emerging tech innovations like ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, and more are changing the playing field forever.
Whether youâre a leader in communications, technology, or human resources, this masterclass will provide valuable insights and tools to help you empower and enable your employees more effectively and prepare for the future of work. Join us as we explore proven employee experience strategies to help you stay ahead of the curve.
Tackling Employee Experience Today As We Embrace The Future WorkplaceRichard Harbridge
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Tackling Employee Experience Today As We Embrace The Future Workplace
The future workplace needs to take into account how the employee experience landscape is changing and the importance of digital experiences throughout the employee journey. The employee experience journey starts before the employee is hired and lasts after they depart. Focusing on the employee experience can feel like a daunting task when reviewing the many different stages of an employeeâs journey, but we know understanding and improving these stages can lead to a much more positive employee experience, and maximize the retention, impact, engagement, and performance of the employee.
Smarter, Not Harder How AI Is Changing Communication - Ragan EventsRichard Harbridge
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These past few years have accelerated changes and disrupted how companies lead, enable, empower, and engage around communications. Leaders in communications and human resources are all tackling new challenges in connecting with employees and may be overwhelmed with increased communication volume, velocity, and variety. To help combat this challenge, rapid innovations in automation and artificial intelligence technology have created new tools for communicators to use and master, but becoming an early adopter of emerging tech is not without its risks. Join Richard Harbridge, a Microsoft MVP and leading industry expert on employee experience, as he shares insights on the implications of OpenAI for communications strategies, the tech innovations to prepare for today, and how ChatGPT is already changing the playing field forever. * This session description was not written by ChatGPT.
Enhancing Microsoft Teams To Build A Better Digital WorkplaceRichard Harbridge
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Today, many organizations have brought the Intranet, or the digital hub of their digital workplace, into Microsoft Teams via Viva Connections. But what else are organizations doing to enhance further, improve upon, and embrace Teams as a hub for not just teamwork, but also corporate communication, social collaboration, networking, and more?
Join Microsoft MVP and 2toLead CTO Richard Harbridge as he shares the unique opportunity Teams apps and solutions provide. Be prepared to explore examples, patterns, and practices for how lines of business in any organization can leverage, extend and integrate Teams to create business-oriented solutions.
Masterclass On Improving & Measuring Onboarding, Retention & Wellbeing With M...Richard Harbridge
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85% of leaders say the shift to hybrid work has made it challenging to have confidence that employees are productive. 92% of employees have identified enhancing the employee experience as an essential priority.New challenges are always presented to HR from all sides, and weâre here to help you target critical areas of the employee experience at our free event.Whether youâre looking for strategic guidance or help to achieve technical excellence, our event is full of sessions from world-renowned thought leaders.On February 10th, from 10 AM to 4 PM, learn to avoid new and old challenges, build on existing success, and leverage the latest technology to facilitate your efforts. One lucky winner will walk away with a free $15,000 POC!2toLead CTO and 7X Microsoft MVP Richard Harbridge and 2toLead CEO and 13X Microsoft MVP Kanwal Khipple will lead the event.Together, they helped over 200 digital workplaces globally, plan for and increase the employee experience, keynoted conferences, published books, and published blogs for some major publications like Forbes.Join specialized sessions (business or deep dive tech breakouts) designed for HR leaders or the technical team that supports the digital employee experience.The business and general sessions aim to provide insight into the apparent and hidden value of tackling onboarding, retention, and well-being.The optional tech deep dive breakout sessions aims to walk through how to use and implement Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Viva to improve onboarding, retention, and well-being.Walk away from the event with a greater understanding of the following:- How to identify the most critical areas of the employee experience- How to improve the onboarding experience before and during the process- Building experiences to enable better onboarding- Measure for success- Creating digital employee experiences that help retain top talent- How to track employee well-being- And much more
Getting Started & Driving Success With Power Platform At ScaleRichard Harbridge
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Understanding the many capabilities of the Microsoft Power Platform is essential for any technology leader in today's world. Yet, the more significant challenge for many business leaders is understanding how they can drive meaningful impact in their own business based on these technologies.Power Platform makes incredible things possible at a fraction of the cost. Still, the focus often is on the plumbing or ways Power Platform supports that future state instead of envisioning future states powered by them. This session will focus on the best strategies to leverage when building business momentum around the Microsoft Power Platform. We will explore how organizations inspire and grow their usage of these tools and ideas/examples of Power Platform solutions that drive success for other customers.Join Richard Harbridge, a Microsoft MVP and internationally recognized expert on Microsoft 365 and the Employee Experience, as he shares insight on how to better plan for, prepare for and benefit from the future of the Microsoft Power Platform.
Masterclass On Improving & Measuring Onboarding, Retention & Well-beingRichard Harbridge
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85% of leaders say the shift to hybrid work has made it challenging to have confidence that employees are productive. 92% of employees have identified enhancing the employee experience as an essential priority.New challenges are always presented to HR from all sides, and weâre here to help you target critical areas of the employee experience at our free event.Whether youâre looking for strategic guidance or help to achieve technical excellence, our event is full of sessions from world-renowned thought leaders.On February 10th, from 10 AM to 4 PM, learn to avoid new and old challenges, build on existing success, and leverage the latest technology to facilitate your efforts. One lucky winner will walk away with a free $15,000 POC!2toLead CTO and 7X Microsoft MVP Richard Harbridge and 2toLead CEO and 13X Microsoft MVP Kanwal Khipple will lead the event.Together, they helped over 200 digital workplaces globally, plan for and increase the employee experience, keynoted conferences, published books, and published blogs for some major publications like Forbes.Join specialized sessions (business or deep dive tech breakouts) designed for HR leaders or the technical team that supports the digital employee experience.The business and general sessions aim to provide insight into the apparent and hidden value of tackling onboarding, retention, and well-being.The optional tech deep dive breakout sessions aims to walk through how to use and implement Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Viva to improve onboarding, retention, and well-being.Walk away from the event with a greater understanding of the following:- How to identify the most critical areas of the employee experience- How to improve the onboarding experience before and during the process- Building experiences to enable better onboarding- Measure for success- Creating digital employee experiences that help retain top talent- How to track employee well-being- And much more
Piloting & Scaling Successfully With Microsoft VivaRichard Harbridge
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Getting The Most Out Of Microsoft 365 Employee Experience: Today & Tomorrow
There has never been a time where improving the employee experience has been more critical. Organizations need new and innovative approaches and solutions as work and the workforce change. Today, every organization shares a need to enhance how we communicate and engage, collaborate and connect, and manage and develop employees. The question often hard to answer is, what is the best way to meet that growing need, especially in a way that meets it faster, with less cost and risk?Join internationally recognized industry expert and Microsoft MVP Richard Harbridge as he shares insight into the future of employee communication, employee collaboration, and employee management, how Microsoft 365 is changing these digital employee experiences and perhaps more importantly, what organizations are doing today to prepare for it.
GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using Deplo...James Anderson
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Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
Dev Dives: Train smarter, not harder â active learning and UiPath LLMs for do...UiPathCommunity
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đĽ Speed, accuracy, and scaling â discover the superpowers of GenAI in action with UiPath Document Understanding and Communications Miningâ˘:
See how to accelerate model training and optimize model performance with active learning
Learn about the latest enhancements to out-of-the-box document processing â with little to no training required
Get an exclusive demo of the new family of UiPath LLMs â GenAI models specialized for processing different types of documents and messages
This is a hands-on session specifically designed for automation developers and AI enthusiasts seeking to enhance their knowledge in leveraging the latest intelligent document processing capabilities offered by UiPath.
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Pushing the limits of ePRTC: 100ns holdover for 100 daysAdtran
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At WSTS 2024, Alon Stern explored the topic of parametric holdover and explained how recent research findings can be implemented in real-world PNT networks to achieve 100 nanoseconds of accuracy for up to 100 days.
A tale of scale & speed: How the US Navy is enabling software delivery from l...sonjaschweigert1
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Rapid and secure feature delivery is a goal across every application team and every branch of the DoD. The Navyâs DevSecOps platform, Party Barge, has achieved:
- Reduction in onboarding time from 5 weeks to 1 day
- Improved developer experience and productivity through actionable findings and reduction of false positives
- Maintenance of superior security standards and inherent policy enforcement with Authorization to Operate (ATO)
Development teams can ship efficiently and ensure applications are cyber ready for Navy Authorizing Officials (AOs). In this webinar, Sigma Defense and Anchore will give attendees a look behind the scenes and demo secure pipeline automation and security artifacts that speed up application ATO and time to production.
We will cover:
- How to remove silos in DevSecOps
- How to build efficient development pipeline roles and component templates
- How to deliver security artifacts that matter for ATOâs (SBOMs, vulnerability reports, and policy evidence)
- How to streamline operations with automated policy checks on container images
Alt. GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using ...James Anderson
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Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
zkStudyClub - Reef: Fast Succinct Non-Interactive Zero-Knowledge Regex ProofsAlex Pruden
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This paper presents Reef, a system for generating publicly verifiable succinct non-interactive zero-knowledge proofs that a committed document matches or does not match a regular expression. We describe applications such as proving the strength of passwords, the provenance of email despite redactions, the validity of oblivious DNS queries, and the existence of mutations in DNA. Reef supports the Perl Compatible Regular Expression syntax, including wildcards, alternation, ranges, capture groups, Kleene star, negations, and lookarounds. Reef introduces a new type of automata, Skipping Alternating Finite Automata (SAFA), that skips irrelevant parts of a document when producing proofs without undermining soundness, and instantiates SAFA with a lookup argument. Our experimental evaluation confirms that Reef can generate proofs for documents with 32M characters; the proofs are small and cheap to verify (under a second).
Paper: https://eprint.iacr.org/2023/1886
Epistemic Interaction - tuning interfaces to provide information for AI supportAlan Dix
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Paper presented at SYNERGY workshop at AVI 2024, Genoa, Italy. 3rd June 2024
https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
As machine learning integrates deeper into human-computer interactions, the concept of epistemic interaction emerges, aiming to refine these interactions to enhance system adaptability. This approach encourages minor, intentional adjustments in user behaviour to enrich the data available for system learning. This paper introduces epistemic interaction within the context of human-system communication, illustrating how deliberate interaction design can improve system understanding and adaptation. Through concrete examples, we demonstrate the potential of epistemic interaction to significantly advance human-computer interaction by leveraging intuitive human communication strategies to inform system design and functionality, offering a novel pathway for enriching user-system engagements.
GraphRAG is All You need? LLM & Knowledge GraphGuy Korland
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Guy Korland, CEO and Co-founder of FalkorDB, will review two articles on the integration of language models with knowledge graphs.
1. Unifying Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs: A Roadmap.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
2. Microsoft Research's GraphRAG paper and a review paper on various uses of knowledge graphs:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/graphrag-unlocking-llm-discovery-on-narrative-private-data/
Accelerate your Kubernetes clusters with Varnish CachingThijs Feryn
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A presentation about the usage and availability of Varnish on Kubernetes. This talk explores the capabilities of Varnish caching and shows how to use the Varnish Helm chart to deploy it to Kubernetes.
This presentation was delivered at K8SUG Singapore. See https://feryn.eu/presentations/accelerate-your-kubernetes-clusters-with-varnish-caching-k8sug-singapore-28-2024 for more details.
Why You Should Replace Windows 11 with Nitrux Linux 3.5.0 for enhanced perfor...SOFTTECHHUB
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The choice of an operating system plays a pivotal role in shaping our computing experience. For decades, Microsoft's Windows has dominated the market, offering a familiar and widely adopted platform for personal and professional use. However, as technological advancements continue to push the boundaries of innovation, alternative operating systems have emerged, challenging the status quo and offering users a fresh perspective on computing.
One such alternative that has garnered significant attention and acclaim is Nitrux Linux 3.5.0, a sleek, powerful, and user-friendly Linux distribution that promises to redefine the way we interact with our devices. With its focus on performance, security, and customization, Nitrux Linux presents a compelling case for those seeking to break free from the constraints of proprietary software and embrace the freedom and flexibility of open-source computing.
Transcript: Selling digital books in 2024: Insights from industry leaders - T...BookNet Canada
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The publishing industry has been selling digital audiobooks and ebooks for over a decade and has found its groove. Whatâs changed? What has stayed the same? Where do we go from here? Join a group of leading sales peers from across the industry for a conversation about the lessons learned since the popularization of digital books, best practices, digital book supply chain management, and more.
Link to video recording: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/selling-digital-books-in-2024-insights-from-industry-leaders/
Presented by BookNet Canada on May 28, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
DevOps and Testing slides at DASA ConnectKari Kakkonen
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My and Rik Marselis slides at 30.5.2024 DASA Connect conference. We discuss about what is testing, then what is agile testing and finally what is Testing in DevOps. Finally we had lovely workshop with the participants trying to find out different ways to think about quality and testing in different parts of the DevOps infinity loop.
Encryption in Microsoft 365 - ExpertsLive Netherlands 2024Albert Hoitingh
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In this session I delve into the encryption technology used in Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Purview. Including the concepts of Customer Key and Double Key Encryption.
3. Future Proofing Your SharePoint Strategy
Requires UnderstandingâŚ
ď§ What is SharePoint?
ď§ To IT?
ď§ To the Business?
ď§ What is a SharePoint Strategy?
ď§ How do we make our strategy complete?
19. #SPSSouthFLA @RHarbridge
The Main Point of Implementing SharePoint:
ď§ SharePoint eventually allows Business Users to
develop and implement business solutions that use
technology without ITâs direct involvement.
SharePoint and IT
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When I Say âSharePoint Integrationâ
You Probably Think Of This...
Secondary (But Important) Points:
ď§ SharePointâs integration with technologies you
already use and itâs extendibility are invaluable.
SharePoint and IT
28. SharePoint is not a Silver BulletâŚ
SharePoint is not a Silver Bullet at NothingButSharePoint.com
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ď§ Utilized by Business Users to develop and implement business solutions that use
technology without ITâs direct involvement.
ď§ Our primary unified application delivery platform.
ď§ Our primary workflow/business process automation platform.
ď§ Our intranet and communication center for internal corporate communications.
ď§ âŚ
SharePoint will beâŚ
ď§ Our (external) web content management platform.
ď§ Our primary document management platform.
ď§ Our contact management platform.
ď§ âŚ
SharePoint will not beâŚ
35. The Outcome
Within an overall enterprise technology
plan SharePoint and itâs solutions meet
specific business needs.
36. What to watch out forâŚ
âTechnology provides no benefits of its
own; it is the application of technology
to business opportunities that produces
ROI.â â Robert McDowell
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Phase the Strategies
Phase
3
Phase
2
Phase
1
SharePoint
Business Strategy
SharePoint
Infrastructure
Strategy
SharePoint Search
Strategy
SharePoint
Security Strategy
SharePoint
Performance
Strategy
SharePoint
Branding and
Usability Strategy
SharePoint
Development
Strategy
SharePoint
Integration
Strategy
SharePoint
Governance
Strategy
SharePoint User
Adoption Strategy
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⢠Do you have clearly defined Governance teams, committees
or boards?
⢠Are the roles and responsibilities of the membership
clearly defined?
⢠Is all of the membership engaged?
⢠Does the membership rotate?
⢠How often are your members getting together?
⢠What are the reasons your Governance teams,
committees or boards get together?
⢠Are the outcomes of these meetings actionable?
⢠Do you have a Governance Site (and Governance Plan)?
⢠What is within your Governance Site?
Governance Strategy
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Teamwork is Key
There are typically 5 teams for SharePoint Governance:
ď§ Business Strategy Team
ď§ Initiatives/Technical Strategy Team
ď§ Tactical Teams:
ď§ Tactical Operations Team
ď§ Tactical Development Team
ď§ Tactical Support Team
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ď§ Aggregate/Reference Document or Site
(Contains all SharePoint Info â Single Point of Reference)
ď§ Objectives/Priorities
(Tech/Business)
Governance Deliverables
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ď§ Objectives/Priorities
ď§ Disaster Recovery Plan
ď§ Storage and Quota Policies
ď§ Monitoring Plans
ď§ Maintenance Plans
ď§ Service Level Agreements
ď§ Security Policies
ď§ Deployment Process, Policies, and Schedule
Operations Deliverables
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ď§ Objectives/Priorities
ď§ Branding Guide
ď§ SharePoint Designer Policy
ď§ Workflow Policy
ď§ Development Standards (Including OOTB vs Custom)
ď§ Development Environment Policy
ď§ Testing Requirements
ď§ Deployment Process, Policies, and Schedule
Development Deliverables
SharePoint Standards Online
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ď§ Objectives/Priorities
ď§ Site Classification and Platform Classification
ď§ Site Provisioning Process/Questionnaire
ď§ User Expectations Agreement
ď§ Roles and Responsibilities
ď§ Support Agreement(s)
ď§ Training and Communication Plans
ď§ MySite Policies (Pictures)âŚ
Support Deliverables
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ď§ User Lifecycle Policy
ď§ Taxonomy Management
ď§ Social Policies
ď§ Content Standards
ď§ Legal and Compliance Policy
ď§ Search Management
Support Deliverables
SharePoint Standards Online
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Business Strategy
It is important to understand the vision,
direction, objectives, and priorities of any
SharePoint implementation or solution.
⢠Why are we using SharePoint within our Enterprise?
⢠What are we currently using SharePoint for within our Enterprise?
⢠What are the future uses for SharePoint within our Enterprise?
⢠How is SharePoint helping us achieve our business goals?
⢠What are our SharePoint objectives and their priority?
⢠What are our SharePoint initiatives and their priority?
⢠How do our SharePoint initiatives align with our SharePoint
objectives?
⢠What are ways we can reduce inefficiencies and duplication?
⢠What groups are doing similar initiatives and how can we help?
⢠What are the related systems, applications and services we have
within our enterprise?
⢠How is the business prioritizing SharePoint initiatives?
⢠Who are the people or key areas of the business involved in setting the
strategic direction for our SharePoint implementation?
⢠What areas of the business offer the most opportunity for growth?
⢠How are you communicating strategic changes or initiatives related to
SharePoint in your organization?
⢠How are you allocating costs?
⢠What are we currently using SharePoint for
within our Enterprise?
⢠Are we using it as our primary document
management platform?
⢠Are we using it to meet external web content
management needs?
⢠Are we using it as an application delivery
platform?
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Technical Strategy⢠What are the known current SharePoint Initiatives?
⢠What are the known future SharePoint initiatives?
⢠Am I using all the features our organization is paying for?
⢠Are we using any of the features incorrectly?
⢠What are the related business applications and services?
⢠Do any contain duplicate features/functionality?
⢠Are any being retired/eliminated in the future?
⢠What are the technical objectives for SharePoint within the
organization?
⢠How are these technical objectives prioritized?
⢠What are our current and future licensing plans with SharePoint?
⢠Do you have a communication plan?
⢠When do communications occur?
⢠What must the communications contain?
⢠Who are the contacts for key responsibilities?
⢠Am I using all the features our organization is
paying for?
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Do you know what people are
doing in your SharePoint
implementation?
⢠What content is the most
popular and where are
people going/coming from?
⢠What are people searching
for and what are they not
able to find?
⢠How fast are your sites
growing? How big are they
getting?
Analytics for Management
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SharePoint Designer Management
Are you aware of who is
building and using SharePoint
workflows?
⢠Do you know how many
SharePoint Designer
Workflows you have in your
environment?
⢠Do you know how complex
the SharePoint Designer
workflows are in your
environment?
⢠Have you mitigated the
impact to end users from a
poorly designed workflow?
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Infrastructure Strategy
⢠Who is responsible for what when it comes to SharePoint infrastructure?
⢠Do they have a backup?
⢠Do they have the knowledge and training they need?
⢠Have you ever deviated from the default settings? Why and when?
⢠How are you monitoring SharePoint?
⢠Do you know when a content DBâs size is approaching itâs
recommended limit?
⢠Do you know when the site count of a site collection is approaching
itâs recommended limit?
⢠Do you know when the site collection count in a content database is
approaching itâs recommended limit?
⢠What quotas have you configured for SharePoint?
⢠How do you handle requests for a larger quota?
⢠What is the maximum quota?
⢠Do you have errors in your event logs?
⢠Do you have errors in your SharePoint logs?
⢠Have you changed the default settings for storing logs?
⢠Do you have errors in your SQL logs?
⢠How much space to grow do each of your logs have?
⢠Have you ever deviated from the default
settings? Why and when?
⢠What quotas have you configured for
SharePoint?
⢠How do you handle requests for larger
quotas?
⢠What is the maximum quota?
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⢠How many servers do you have in your farm? (and possibly how many
farms?)
⢠How many web applications do you have in your farm?
⢠How many site collections do you have?
⢠How many databases do you have?
⢠How large are your databases?
⢠How many SQL Server Instances do you have?
⢠How many users are using your SharePoint site collections?
⢠How many requests per second are you seeing?
⢠How many sites do you have?
⢠How many documents do you have?
⢠What is the highest document size?
⢠What is the average document size?
⢠What are your resource throttling settings?
⢠What other technologies are you using with SharePoint?
⢠Are you using ISA or Forefront?
⢠Are your users using Micrsoft Groove or SharePoint Workspace?
⢠What is the current version of Microsoft Office you are using?
⢠Are you using Office Communication Server or Lync?
⢠Are you using Microsoft System Center products? Which ones?
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Are there performance
problems with large lists or
queries?
⢠What are the realistic limits
for list views and lookup
columns to protect server
performance and user
experience?
⢠What are the dangers of
DDoS and DoS attacks and/or
your servers running out of
resources based on existing
jobs and PUT/POST requests?
Resource Monitoring and Throttling
Wait a second⌠I have SharePoint 2007 (or 2003)!
⢠Large list views and lists with many lookup columns
(MM and User/Group are also lookups) lead to
performance challenges.
⢠If you are upgrading to SharePoint 2010 this is also
important to understand as the default throttling
limits may impact user experience.
⢠SQL Scripts (Read Only) and API calls can help identify
what lists you do have over the default throttle
settings, and which have a larger lookup count.
⢠Preventative Measures:
Selectively indexing large list columns can help for
add/delete ops, building smarter more efficient views
(1st filter), CAML/Search alternatives etcâŚ
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Health Analyzer
Are there problems in your
server farm?
⢠What are the current
problems?
⢠Where are the problems?
⢠What are the solutions
for these problems?
⢠Awesome Tip?
⢠Turn on alerts for this list
(especially if you ignore
red warning bars).
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SharePoint Diagnostics
How do you determine how
well different aspects of your
environment are performing?
⢠How do you quickly identify,
isolate and resolve an issue?
⢠How do you keep
Environments within SLAs?
⢠How do you reduce
downtime?
⢠How do you validate and
benchmark code
Download the Latest SharePoint Admin Toolkit
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⢠What is your Disaster Recovery plan for your SharePoint
implementation?
⢠Do you perform a fire drills based on your plan? When was the last
one and how often do you do them?
⢠How do you provide single file recovery? (version control, recycling bin,
DPM, etc)
⢠How do you provide single or multiple site recovery?
⢠How do you provide server recovery?
⢠How do you provide data center recovery?
⢠Are you storing excess or unnecessary (unused) data in your SharePoint
farm?
⢠What are the costs of this storage?
⢠Why is it being stored?
Backup and Recovery Strategy
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⢠How is SharePoint performance?
⢠What are the bandwidth costs associated with SharePoint?
⢠What are the costs associated with transferring redundant data
around your farm?
⢠What are my slowest performing pages?
⢠How heavy are my SharePoint pages?
⢠Are you using caching in your SharePoint implementation?
⢠Are you using Output Caching?
⢠Are you using Disk Based Caching?
⢠Are you using Object Caching?
⢠Are you using IIS compression?
⢠Are you monitoring SQL Server Latency?
⢠Is your latency 10 milliseconds or less for the Temp Database?
⢠Is your latency 10 milliseconds or less for the Search Database?
⢠Is your latency 20 milliseconds or less for the Database Log File?
⢠Do you have pre-negotiated SLAs for first time load of a site, subsequent
loads of a site, and performance at remote locations?
Performance Strategy
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Are you monitoring all the things
you should be?
⢠What are your slowest pages?
⢠What lists or sites are becoming
very large?
⢠Two Key SharePoint 2007 Tips:
⢠Look at the reports available
in SharePoint Designer.
⢠Explore
â_layouts/usagedetails.aspxâ
Analytics for Management
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Security Strategy⢠How secure is your SharePoint environment?
⢠Do you have PII (Personally Identifiable Information) in your
environment? Is it secured and audited?
⢠How well are permissions managed in your SharePoint environment?
⢠Have you ever deviated from SharePointâs default security levels?
⢠In what site collections?
⢠What was the reasoning/need behind creating your own security
levels?
⢠How can security be improved in your SharePoint environment?
⢠How can you more effectively monitor, manage, and maintain security in
your SharePoint environment?
⢠Do you have separate/specific site collections or web applications for
confidential data which are more tightly controlled, audited, and
managed?
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⢠Do you have clearly defined Development Standards?
⢠What third party products are we using in our SharePoint environment?
⢠Where are they available? Who can use them?
⢠What is the status of these non-Microsoft products?
⢠Are there newer versions available?
⢠How is custom code performing within our SharePoint environment?
⢠Are you disposing of SharePoint objects correctly?
⢠Are you using best practices when querying or working with
SharePoint objects?
⢠Do you know how many workflows have been created within your
SharePoint environment?
⢠Do you know what they do?
⢠Do you know who owns them?
⢠Do you know what they were developed using? (SharePoint
Designer? Visual Studio? Third Party Product?)
⢠Who is using SharePoint Designer?
⢠How do you test your SharePoint environment when an update is made
to it?
⢠When new code is added or a third party product?
⢠How are you storing older versions of configurations, code and compiled
components?
Development Strategy
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⢠What kind of SharePoint support do you currently provide?
⢠Do you provide help material such as Manuals, Course Guidebooks,
Workbooks, How To, Tutorials, or Demonstrations?
⢠How do you train users on SharePoint?
⢠How do you currently provision your sites?
⢠How do you determine where each site should live?
⢠Who owns the site and who supports the site?
⢠How do you communicate new features, initiatives, or changes to
SharePoint to your users?
⢠How many SharePoint support requests do you currently get?
⢠How are these categorized?
⢠How are these assigned and escalated?
⢠How many are effectively responded to?
⢠How many are closed with success?
⢠Do you leverage/contribute to an internal knowledgebase for SharePoint
support?
⢠Do you have clearly defined SLAs for support and problem resolution?
⢠Do you offer face to face learning or unstructured/semi-structured
environments for learning? (Lunch and learns, after hours discussions,
communities etc)
Support Strategy
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Multiple Tiers for Escalation
Tactical Support Team
Help Desk
Site Administrators
End Users
Learning Libraries/Online/Help
(You canât know everything)
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⢠Do you have a site map that represents the current site structures?
⢠Does this clearly indicate recommended containment hierarchy?
⢠Do you have a site map that defines future site structures?
⢠Are you using Content Types?
⢠Are you using metadata to help make content easier to organize and find?
⢠Are you using site columns?
⢠Are you using and managing Term Sets?
⢠Do you have tagging guidelines?
⢠Are you managing keywords?
⢠Are you using and managing Site Directories?
⢠Do you have classifications based on type of use?
⢠Communications based (publishing) portal/sites/collections?
⢠Team based collaboration sites/collections?
⢠Application/services based sites/collections?
⢠Are you checking for dead links?
⢠How well is your site structured?
⢠Can people find what they are looking for?
Taxonomy Strategy
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Integration Strategy⢠Is your SharePoint implementation part of an overall enterprise
technology plan?
⢠What are the current systems and applications in place?
⢠What are the application and system lifecycles?
⢠Is there duplicated content that is contained in other systems or
applications and not just within SharePoint?
⢠How is this content kept synchronized when updates are made to it?
⢠Can data stored in other systems provide additional value to your
SharePoint business solutions?
⢠Can it give added context to SharePoint content?
⢠What are already integrated?
⢠How are they integrated?
⢠What are not integrated?
⢠Why havenât they been integrated?
⢠Are there ways to reduce user disruption by providing more single
sign on opportunities?
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Usage and Adoption Strategy
⢠How do you share the benefit of existing SharePoint solutions in your
organization?
⢠Does this include user built SharePoint solutions?
⢠What is the SharePoint skill level of your users?
⢠Do you have user stories on how people are currently using SharePoint
successfully?
⢠Have you performed interviews or surveys to help understand how
people are using SharePoint or how specific SharePoint solutions can be
improved?
⢠How many people are using your SharePoint implementation?
⢠Are you reviewing SharePoint Usage Statistics on a Regular Basis?
⢠How many are using a specific site?
⢠How many are using specific documents?
⢠What times of the week are they using specific sites or documents?
⢠Are there patterns that can be identified to help in determining
the best time for updates or additions?
⢠Is your SharePoint accessible externally or via mobile devices?
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Usage and Adoption Strategy
⢠How usable are your SharePoint solutions or implementation?
⢠Have you performed usability assessments?
⢠How has your SharePoint implementation been branded?
⢠Does it have a unique name for referencing?
⢠What are your theme and styling guidelines?
⢠How does your SharePoint implementation work across
browsers?
⢠What about upcoming browsers?
⢠What are the accessibility concerns in your current SharePoint
implementation?
⢠How can this be improved?
⢠Do you have usage policies defined?
⢠Have your users signed off or acknowledged these policies?
⢠Do you enforce these policies?
⢠How often are these usage policies assessed and updated?
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Usability Strategy⢠Have you identified and defined user personas?
⢠Is your SharePoint accessible externally?
⢠Is your SharePoint being used on mobile devices?
⢠How is the user experience?
⢠How has your SharePoint implementation been branded?
⢠What are your theme and styling guidelines?
⢠How does your SharePoint implementation work across browsers?
⢠What about upcoming browsers?
⢠What are the accessibility concerns in your current SharePoint
implementation?
⢠How can this be improved?
⢠How do you make navigation changes in your SharePoint
implementation?
⢠Is your current navigation effective?
⢠Have you performed card sorting exercises?
⢠Have you performed the âblindâ test?
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Mobile Strategy
⢠What is the mobile experience of your SharePoint site?
⢠Have you optimized the site for smaller resolutions?
⢠What mobile browsers do you support?
⢠Is your organization adopting tablet PCs (iPads)?
⢠What is the tablet experience of your SharePoint site?
⢠What support do you provide for remote workers?
⢠What are the offline and synchronization options your organization
is providing?
⢠Is SharePoint available outside of the firewall for employees?
⢠When a user receives an email linking to a SharePoint document on
their phone can they download that document?
⢠What is this mobile email and SharePoint experience like?
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Search Strategy⢠Are you using custom search scopes?
⢠Are you using people search?
⢠Are you checking what queries resulted in failure (no click through or 0
results)?
⢠Are you using best bets?
⢠Have you defined synonyms?
⢠Do you allow users to search non SharePoint data from within
SharePoint? If so what data?
⢠Are you using hit highlighting?
⢠Have you made organizational enhancements to the noise words file
and/or the thesaurus file?
⢠Have you defragmented your search database(s)?
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Social Strategy⢠What does a one star versus a five star rating mean in your organization?
⢠What are acceptable tags?
⢠Are negative tags allowed?
⢠Are there examples of effective tags available?
⢠When should a user tag and when shouldnât they?
⢠If content has already been tagged is it valuable to tag it again?
⢠Is it okay to tag content if that content already has a column (or
metadata) value that represents that tag?
⢠Are you using Status Updates?
⢠What are acceptable status updates?
⢠Are there examples of effective status updates available?
⢠What is acceptable About Me information for a user profile?
⢠Are there examples of effective About Me descriptions available?
⢠What is an acceptable user profile picture?
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⢠Are you using keywords, key phrases, and a description that reflects
each pages content?
⢠Are you using Robots Exclusion Standard (robots.txt)?
⢠Are you placing your content higher up in the page (to improve search
engine processing).
⢠Are you ensuring alt and title tags are always filled on things like images?
⢠Are you using descriptive text in your hyperlinks?
⢠Are you using descriptive page titles?
⢠Are you automatically updating the sitemap (helps search engines crawl
or discover pages on the site).
⢠Are you adjusting the Search Visibility for sites or pages you donât want
crawled?
SEO Strategy
88. The Outcome
You have a sustainable SharePoint
strategy based on your organizations
SharePoint maturity and use.
89. What to watch out forâŚ
No organization in the world has a
future proof (complete/all
encompassing) SharePoint Strategy.
90. To Future Proof SharePoint You NeedâŚ
ď§ The Business and IT to understand what
SharePoint is, why they are using it, and
when they shouldnât use it.
ď§ The organization to have a comprehensive
and constantly evolving SharePoint
Strategy that effectively provides answers
to relevant questions.
91. Questions? Ideas? Feedback? Contact me:
ď§ Twitter: @RHarbridge
ď§ Blog: http://www.RHarbridge.com
ď§ Email: Richard@RHarbridge.com
ď§ Resources:
700+ SharePoint IA Slides at.. PracticalIntranet.com
130+ SharePoint Standards at.. SPStandards.com
15 Pages of Important Questions at.. SharePointDiagnostics.com
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Editor's Notes
My dedication to you before I begin. By the end of this you will have gained 3 things. It might be new knowledge, it might be a new method but you MUST gain 3 things by the end. If you donât my first challenge to you is to stalk me, hunt me down and make sure you get 3 things from me. Because I owe you 3 things! This is meant to help you. ď
The audience for these strategies shouldnât always be a technical one. Often we get lost in delivering strategies to the caretakers without delivering to the real patient which is the business and business users themselves. In our example above we described Technology Experts as the caretakers of the organizations technology needs and health. Realistically though for strategies that deal with user adoption, governance, or organizational maturity we are dealing with something beyond the technology. We want to encourage behavior changes (for the better). What better way to do that than by also delivering to the business and business users as well as the caretakers?
Workflow for usage
While SharePoint internal environments support a âmobileâ friendly mode the same feature doesnât work for anonymous users on public facing websites. In addition to this there is the challenge of much smaller resolutions which SharePoint has not been optimized for. Even the webpages developed within SharePoint are large and according to some experts âbloatedâ with additional content that often is not applicable for anonymous users. There are workarounds for all of these issues (and more), but most require some level of customization or code. So while optimizing SharePoint sites for mobile and tablet devices is possible, it isnât necessarily easy.What does Microsoft currently have to say about this? âMicrosoft SharePoint 2010 supports several modern, standards based, XHTML 1.0 compliant browsers such as Internet Explorer 8, Firefox 3.6 and Safari 4.x as detailed in the âPlan browser support (SharePoint Server 2010)â on Microsoft TechNet. It explains in detail which features work and which do not across the browsers and is the most up to date browser support information. The mobile versions of Safari browser on the Apple iPhone OS (used by the iPhone and iPad) have not been tested by Microsoft, and there may be issues using them with SharePoint 2010.âThere are quite a few documented issues (almost all of which relate to the mobile browser and the fact that SharePoint 2010 has not been designed to behave with all touch based interfaces) which are a good reason for concern when many businesses are seeing considerable growth and adoption of tablets. According to the JP Morgan Analyst Group âThe tablet market is expected to grow to $35 billion by 2012â. Let me assure you that a big contributor to that growth will be enterprise customers who use SharePoint
A lot of this can seem daunting and I know one of the hardest things is figuring out how to do some of the things I have shown today. If you are interested in further training or assistance please let me know. Based on the number of people who are interested and the areas of interest we can schedule further training sessions to help everyone better use the SharePoint portal.
It's our commitment to you that we will continue to hear your feedback and identify the issues. I encourage you to give us feedback during the coming months, and we will continue to deliver more and more functionality, more and more guidance to help you be successful with your application of SharePoint.
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