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.
The Social Enterprise in a Cloud First and Mobile First WorldRichard Harbridge
Organizations today need to be more responsive. People are more connected than ever before. The world has become a giant network, with people sharing, learning, and making decisions on the go at every second. What if you, and every person in your company could work together, like a network? What might that look like and how might social enterprise technology play a role?
While many organizations understand the benefits social technology can provide it’s often not as clear how we can go about implementing these technologies in a way that complements our organizations investments in powerful collaborative technologies like SharePoint. SharePoint is used as an enterprise collaboration platform in almost every organization, yet many organizations are still in the process of deciding why and when they should implement some of the new social capabilities or how best to leverage Social technologies like Yammer with their current investments.
Join Richard Harbridge as he shares Microsoft’s vision for Enterprise Social and the future of work. Richard will explain how and where customers are investing in social, what is changing and important to understand, and what technology investments have been made and are being made by Microsoft to help customers connect and work in a cloud first and mobile first world.
New technologies are changing the way people work with each other, their organization’s partners, and their customers. Employee expectations have grown and are being met by innovation that delivers greater accessibility, lower costs, and faster results. The catch? Organizations and employees need to understand, adopt, and use these new technologies that are powered by the cloud or risk being outpaced by new competitors and changes in the marketplace.
Join Richard Harbridge, in this insightful Keynote session, as he shares first-hand experience and advice on the practical application of Microsoft’s cloud technology, why and how the cloud is providing significant business value in organizations today, and what successful organizations are doing to maximize the impact Office 365 can provide.
The Social Enterprise In A Cloud First And Mobile First World - SPTechConRichard Harbridge
Organizations today need to be more responsive. People are more connected than ever before. The world has become a giant network, with people sharing, learning, and making decisions on the go at every second. What if you, and every person in your company could work together, like a network? What might that look like and how might social enterprise technology play a role?
While many organizations understand the benefits social technology can provide it’s often not as clear how we can go about implementing these technologies in a way that complements our organizations investments in powerful collaborative technologies like SharePoint. SharePoint is used as an enterprise collaboration platform in almost every organization, yet many organizations are still in the process of deciding why and when they should implement some of the new social capabilities or how best to leverage Social technologies like Yammer with their current investments.
Join Richard Harbridge as he shares Microsoft’s vision for Enterprise Social and the future of work. Richard will explain how and where customers are investing in social, what is changing and important to understand, and what technology investments have been made and are being made by Microsoft to help customers connect and work in a cloud first and mobile first world.
Over 50 Adoption Activities For Office 365 - SPS MontrealRichard Harbridge
Office 365 provides an incredible amount of value to individual employees, teams, departments and organizations. Much of this value is not realized immediately upon purchase or deployment of Office 365. The value is realized as more and more users understand, adopt and embrace the technology. So how do we drive faster, sustainable and effective adoption?
Join Richard Harbridge as he shares real world experience, advice and activities that other customers are leveraging to get more from Office 365 and drive more meaningful adoption.
Three lessons learned from attending this session:
• Why delivering continuous value from a service requires additional strategy and consideration that may not have been as applicable when you have historically deployed a technology asset.
• Visibility into the challenges other organizations have encountered around adoption and Office 365 and how they overcame those challenges.
• What practical activities (50+) you can leverage to drive greater adoption in your own organization (immediately, overtime, and even by yourself).
New technologies are changing the way people work with each other, their organization’s partners, and their customers. Employee expectations have grown and are being met by innovation that delivers greater accessibility, lower costs, and faster results. The catch? Organizations and employees need to understand, adopt, and use these technologies or risk being outpaced by new competitors or changes in the marketplace.
Join Richard Harbridge in an insightful discussion as he explores why collaboration can be challenging in organizations today, what we can do about it together.
How To Decide When To Use What In Office 365 - TechFuseRichard Harbridge
What happens when your users can’t decide what technology or feature to use? They use what they know, or what’s easy; even if better options exist. In this session, join Richard Harbridge as he helps you maximize the value of your Office 365 investment by providing the guidance you need to help your users make better, more effective decisions on how they get work done.
Your users may struggle with these questions:
Should I share a message via Skype for Business instead of Yammer, Office 365 Groups or Exchange?
Should I collaborate on data using an Excel sheet or a SharePoint list?
Should I share a file in Outlook, in a meeting, from OneDrive for Business, on Yammer, in a Group or in a SharePoint site?
Over 50 Adoption Activities That Have Helped ORganizations Get More Out Of Of...Richard Harbridge
Much of Office 365's value is not realized immediately upon purchase or deployment. The value is realized as more and more users understand, adopt and embrace the technology. So how do we drive faster, sustainable and effective adoption?
You will learn :
What activities you can do to drive adoption.
What other people are doing to drive better adoption.
Why adoption is so important and critical to plan and act on.
Better awareness/understanding of Microsoft's strategy around adoption.
Features Covered:
SharePoint Online
Exchange Online
Skype For Business
Delve
Office Video
Office 2016
The Seven Most Important (Non Technical) Factors for Sharepoint SuccessRichard Harbridge
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.
The Social Enterprise in a Cloud First and Mobile First WorldRichard Harbridge
Organizations today need to be more responsive. People are more connected than ever before. The world has become a giant network, with people sharing, learning, and making decisions on the go at every second. What if you, and every person in your company could work together, like a network? What might that look like and how might social enterprise technology play a role?
While many organizations understand the benefits social technology can provide it’s often not as clear how we can go about implementing these technologies in a way that complements our organizations investments in powerful collaborative technologies like SharePoint. SharePoint is used as an enterprise collaboration platform in almost every organization, yet many organizations are still in the process of deciding why and when they should implement some of the new social capabilities or how best to leverage Social technologies like Yammer with their current investments.
Join Richard Harbridge as he shares Microsoft’s vision for Enterprise Social and the future of work. Richard will explain how and where customers are investing in social, what is changing and important to understand, and what technology investments have been made and are being made by Microsoft to help customers connect and work in a cloud first and mobile first world.
New technologies are changing the way people work with each other, their organization’s partners, and their customers. Employee expectations have grown and are being met by innovation that delivers greater accessibility, lower costs, and faster results. The catch? Organizations and employees need to understand, adopt, and use these new technologies that are powered by the cloud or risk being outpaced by new competitors and changes in the marketplace.
Join Richard Harbridge, in this insightful Keynote session, as he shares first-hand experience and advice on the practical application of Microsoft’s cloud technology, why and how the cloud is providing significant business value in organizations today, and what successful organizations are doing to maximize the impact Office 365 can provide.
The Social Enterprise In A Cloud First And Mobile First World - SPTechConRichard Harbridge
Organizations today need to be more responsive. People are more connected than ever before. The world has become a giant network, with people sharing, learning, and making decisions on the go at every second. What if you, and every person in your company could work together, like a network? What might that look like and how might social enterprise technology play a role?
While many organizations understand the benefits social technology can provide it’s often not as clear how we can go about implementing these technologies in a way that complements our organizations investments in powerful collaborative technologies like SharePoint. SharePoint is used as an enterprise collaboration platform in almost every organization, yet many organizations are still in the process of deciding why and when they should implement some of the new social capabilities or how best to leverage Social technologies like Yammer with their current investments.
Join Richard Harbridge as he shares Microsoft’s vision for Enterprise Social and the future of work. Richard will explain how and where customers are investing in social, what is changing and important to understand, and what technology investments have been made and are being made by Microsoft to help customers connect and work in a cloud first and mobile first world.
Over 50 Adoption Activities For Office 365 - SPS MontrealRichard Harbridge
Office 365 provides an incredible amount of value to individual employees, teams, departments and organizations. Much of this value is not realized immediately upon purchase or deployment of Office 365. The value is realized as more and more users understand, adopt and embrace the technology. So how do we drive faster, sustainable and effective adoption?
Join Richard Harbridge as he shares real world experience, advice and activities that other customers are leveraging to get more from Office 365 and drive more meaningful adoption.
Three lessons learned from attending this session:
• Why delivering continuous value from a service requires additional strategy and consideration that may not have been as applicable when you have historically deployed a technology asset.
• Visibility into the challenges other organizations have encountered around adoption and Office 365 and how they overcame those challenges.
• What practical activities (50+) you can leverage to drive greater adoption in your own organization (immediately, overtime, and even by yourself).
New technologies are changing the way people work with each other, their organization’s partners, and their customers. Employee expectations have grown and are being met by innovation that delivers greater accessibility, lower costs, and faster results. The catch? Organizations and employees need to understand, adopt, and use these technologies or risk being outpaced by new competitors or changes in the marketplace.
Join Richard Harbridge in an insightful discussion as he explores why collaboration can be challenging in organizations today, what we can do about it together.
How To Decide When To Use What In Office 365 - TechFuseRichard Harbridge
What happens when your users can’t decide what technology or feature to use? They use what they know, or what’s easy; even if better options exist. In this session, join Richard Harbridge as he helps you maximize the value of your Office 365 investment by providing the guidance you need to help your users make better, more effective decisions on how they get work done.
Your users may struggle with these questions:
Should I share a message via Skype for Business instead of Yammer, Office 365 Groups or Exchange?
Should I collaborate on data using an Excel sheet or a SharePoint list?
Should I share a file in Outlook, in a meeting, from OneDrive for Business, on Yammer, in a Group or in a SharePoint site?
Over 50 Adoption Activities That Have Helped ORganizations Get More Out Of Of...Richard Harbridge
Much of Office 365's value is not realized immediately upon purchase or deployment. The value is realized as more and more users understand, adopt and embrace the technology. So how do we drive faster, sustainable and effective adoption?
You will learn :
What activities you can do to drive adoption.
What other people are doing to drive better adoption.
Why adoption is so important and critical to plan and act on.
Better awareness/understanding of Microsoft's strategy around adoption.
Features Covered:
SharePoint Online
Exchange Online
Skype For Business
Delve
Office Video
Office 2016
The Seven Most Important (Non Technical) Factors for Sharepoint SuccessRichard Harbridge
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.
Leveraging SharePoint & Yammer’s Social Capabilities For Business BenefitRichard Harbridge
SharePoint is used as an enterprise collaboration platform in almost every organization, yet many organizations are still in the process of deciding why and when they should implement some of the new SharePoint social capabilities or how best to leverage and invest/utilize yammer’s social capabilities. While many organizations understand the benefits social technology can provide it’s not clear how SharePoint & Yammer measure up against other social technologies, and perhaps more importantly what the true benefits social capabilities in SharePoint provide to real business scenarios.
Join Richard Harbridge as he provides an objective overview of what works well, and what requires additional configuration, 3rd party products and customizations in SharePoint in order to realize the strongest return on your existing SharePoint investments.
Three Lessons Learned From Attending This Session:
1. Strengths and uses of SharePoint’s native social capability and how you can tackle specific business challenges.
2. Real world risks that SharePoint social capabilities can introduce and how to tackle them.
3. How to begin planning a social strategy and roll out with Yammer & SharePoint.
Over 50 Adoption Activities That Have Helped Organizations Get More Out Of Of...Richard Harbridge
Office 365 provides an incredible amount of value to individual employees, teams, departments and organizations. Much of this value is not realized immediately upon purchase or deployment of Office 365. The value is realized as more and more users understand, adopt and embrace the technology. So how do we drive faster, sustainable and effective adoption?
Join Richard Harbridge as he shares real world experience, advice and activities that other customers are leveraging to get more from Office 365 and drive more meaningful adoption.
Three lessons learned from attending this session:
•Why delivering continuous value from a service requires additional strategy and consideration that may not have been as applicable when you have historically deployed a technology asset.
•Visibility into the challenges other organizations have encountered around adoption and Office 365 and how they overcame those challenges.
•What practical activities (50+) you can leverage to drive greater adoption in your own organization (immediately, overtime, and even by yourself)
Office 365 provides an incredible amount of value to individual employees, teams, departments and organizations. Much of this value is not realized immediately upon purchase or even deployment of Office 365. The value is realized as more and more users understand, adopt and embrace the technology that has been implemented. So how can organizations drive faster, sustainable and effective adoption? They perform campaigns, run activities, and take action.
Join Richard Harbridge as he shares industry leading real world experience, advice and activities that other customers are leveraging to get more from Office 365 and drive more meaningful adoption.
Office 365 provides an incredible amount of value to individual employees, teams, departments and organizations. Much of this value is not realized immediately upon purchase or even deployment of Office 365. The value is realized as more and more users understand, adopt and embrace the technology that has been implemented. So how can organizations drive faster, sustainable and effective adoption? They perform campaigns, run activities, and take action.
Join Richard Harbridge as he shares industry leading real world experience, advice and activities that other customers are leveraging to get more from Office 365 and drive more meaningful adoption.
The Social Enterprise In A Cloud First And Mobile First World - TechFuseRichard Harbridge
Organizations today need to be more responsive. People are more connected than ever before. The world has become a giant network with people sharing, learning, and making decisions on the go at every second. What if you, and every person in your company, could work together like a network? What might that look like and how might social enterprise technology play a role? While many organizations understand the benefits social technology can provide, it’s often not as clear how we can go about implementing these technologies in a way that complements our organizations investments in powerful collaborative technologies like SharePoint. SharePoint is used as an enterprise collaboration platform in almost every organization, yet many organizations are still in the process of deciding why and when they should implement some of the new social capabilities. Organizations may not know how best to leverage social technologies like Yammer with their current investments. We are here to help.
Join Richard Harbridge as he shares Microsoft’s vision for Enterprise Social and the future of work. Richard will explain how and where customers are investing in social, what is changing and important to understand, and what technology investments have been made and are being made by Microsoft to help customers connect and work in a cloud first and mobile first world.
With SharePoint 2016 now available and Office 365 constantly releasing new functionality it can be hard to feel ready for what will come over the next few years. Where should we invest in learning? What other technologies should we understand? Why are some things changing?
Join Richard Harbridge as he explores Technology roadmaps and industry trends and how Microsoft and many customers are planning for the challenges ahead.
When To Use What In Office 365 (Enterprise User Guidance)Richard Harbridge
Your users may struggle with these questions: Should I share a message via Skype for Business instead of Yammer, Office 365 Groups, or Exchange? Should I collaborate on data using an Excel sheet or a SharePoint list? Should I share a file in Outlook, in a meeting, from OneDrive for Business, on Yammer, in a Group, or in a SharePoint site? This session is the ‘How To’ user’s guide What happens when your users can't decide what technology or feature to use? They use what they know, or what’s easy; even if better options exist. In this session, Richard and Kanwal help you maximize the value of your Office 365 investment by providing the guidance you need to help your users make better, more effective decisions on how they get work done.
Helping Organizations & Users Decide: When To Use What In Office 365 - aOS Ca...Richard Harbridge
Your users may struggle with these questions:
• Should I share a message via Skype for Business instead of Yammer, Office 365 Groups, or Exchange?
• Should I collaborate on data using an Excel sheet or a SharePoint list?
• Should I share a file in Outlook, in a meeting, from OneDrive for Business, on Yammer, in a Group, or in a SharePoint site?
What happens when your users can't decide what technology or feature to use? They use what they know, or what’s easy; even if better options exist. In this session, join Richard Harbridge as he helps you maximize the value of your Office 365 investment by providing the guidance you need to help your users make better, more effective decisions on how they get work done.
Your users may struggle with these questions:
• Should I share a message via Skype for Business instead of Yammer, Office 365 Groups, or Exchange?
• Should I collaborate on data using an Excel sheet or a SharePoint list?
• Should I share a file in Outlook, in a meeting, from OneDrive for Business, on Yammer, in a Group, or in a SharePoint site?
What happens when your users can't decide what technology or feature to use? They use what they know, or what’s easy; even if better options exist. In this session, join Richard Harbridge as he helps you maximize the value of your Office 365 investment by providing the guidance you need to help your users make better, more effective decisions on how they get work done.
SharePoint Upgrade & Migration Planning: From Strategy To ExecutionRichard Harbridge
How do organizations successfully migrate or upgrade SharePoint to SharePoint Online, Microsoft Teams, & Modern SharePoint From Classic SharePoint Or Legacy Versions Of SharePoint Server?
In this session, MVP and expert Richard Harbridge will discuss what important considerations should be understood and planned before an upgrade/migration, what approaches have successfully worked for other companies, and practical guidance on how best to succeed with your modernization or migration project.
What's Changed with SharePoint in the Past Few Years and Why It MattersRichard Harbridge
Office 365 and SharePoint are evolving fast. A few years ago many of us may have begun modernizing our SharePoint environments - planning an upgrade or a migration to SharePoint 2013 or even SharePoint Online. Since that time many things have changed in both SharePoint Server and Office 365, not to mention within our organizations. New services have been added, and many of those services are improving with each passing month. What approaches, strategies and rollout models are other organizations using? What can we learn from their successes?
Join us for this facilitated and interactive discussion where instead of just looking forward, we look back into key changes that we all need to understand better. This discussion will be facilitated by Richard Harbridge, a Microsoft MVP, and internationally recognized expert on Office 365 and SharePoint. Together we will discuss what has changed in the past few years for developers, IT professionals, and SharePoint leads while exploring how organizations are leveraging these services in different ways today.
How To Improve Office 365 & SharePoint Adoption In The Real WorldRichard Harbridge
Office 365 provides an incredible amount of value to individual employees, teams, departments, and organizations. Much of this value is not realized immediately upon purchase or even deployment of Office 365. The value is realized as more and more users understand, adopt and embrace the technology that has been implemented. So how can organizations drive faster, sustainable and effective adoption? They perform campaigns, run activities, and take action.
Join Richard Harbridge as he shares industry leading real world experience, advice, and activities that other customers are leveraging to get more from Office 365 and drive more meaningful adoption.
The pace of business is accelerating. Disruptive change can be a barrier in the road ahead, or it can be a bumpy reminder of the importance of innovating and evolving the way your organization leverages technology. SharePoint is a constantly evolving platform that is used to share, organize, discover, build and manage business value. SharePoint 2016 is coming, new features and capabilities in Office 365 are being released to meet increased demand from organizations around the world, and we have more options and ways we can implement today than we have ever had in the past. With so much change it’s important to understand how your own organization can better leverage SharePoint in improved ways to maximize the value it provides. Come hear about the challenges organizations are facing today, how the legal industry is using SharePoint, and how we can break through barriers to drive more meaningful results.
Achieving Better Collaboration and Business Impact With Microsoft Office 365Richard Harbridge
Join Richard Harbridge, in this insightful session, as he shares first-hand experience and advice on the practical application of Microsoft’s technology, why and how it is providing significant business value in organizations today, and what successful individuals and organizations are doing to maximize the impact they can provide.
Takeaways:
1. A better understanding of Microsoft collaboration and communication technology like Office 365, Office 2016, SharePoint, Yammer, Outlook, Skype for Business & Power BI.
2. Learn what not to do based on real world lessons learned. In particular learn what you should do to become more competitive, an even stronger leader, and technology savvy.
3. Important tips that individuals and organizations are using to improve technology adoption and technology impact for customers, partners, and peers.
State Of The Industry: What's Changed In The Past Few Years With Digital Work...Richard Harbridge
Office 365 and SharePoint are evolving fast. A few years ago many of us may have begun modernizing our Digital Workplace environments - planning an upgrade or a migration to a new SharePoint server or even SharePoint Online. Since that time many things have changed in both SharePoint and Office 365, not to mention within our organizations. New services have been added, and many of those services are improving with each passing month. What approaches, strategies and rollout models are other organizations using? What can we learn from their successes?
Join us for this facilitated and interactive discussion where instead of just looking forward, we look back into key changes that we all need to understand better. This discussion will be facilitated by Richard Harbridge, a Microsoft MVP, and internationally recognized expert on Office 365 and SharePoint. Together we will discuss what has changed in the past few years for developers, IT professionals, and Digital Workplace leads while exploring how organizations are leveraging related Microsoft services in different ways today.
Leveraging SharePoint & Yammer’s Social Capabilities For Business BenefitRichard Harbridge
SharePoint is used as an enterprise collaboration platform in almost every organization, yet many organizations are still in the process of deciding why and when they should implement some of the new SharePoint social capabilities or how best to leverage and invest/utilize yammer’s social capabilities. While many organizations understand the benefits social technology can provide it’s not clear how SharePoint & Yammer measure up against other social technologies, and perhaps more importantly what the true benefits social capabilities in SharePoint provide to real business scenarios.
Join Richard Harbridge as he provides an objective overview of what works well, and what requires additional configuration, 3rd party products and customizations in SharePoint in order to realize the strongest return on your existing SharePoint investments.
Three Lessons Learned From Attending This Session:
1. Strengths and uses of SharePoint’s native social capability and how you can tackle specific business challenges.
2. Real world risks that SharePoint social capabilities can introduce and how to tackle them.
3. How to begin planning a social strategy and roll out with Yammer & SharePoint.
Over 50 Adoption Activities That Have Helped Organizations Get More Out Of Of...Richard Harbridge
Office 365 provides an incredible amount of value to individual employees, teams, departments and organizations. Much of this value is not realized immediately upon purchase or deployment of Office 365. The value is realized as more and more users understand, adopt and embrace the technology. So how do we drive faster, sustainable and effective adoption?
Join Richard Harbridge as he shares real world experience, advice and activities that other customers are leveraging to get more from Office 365 and drive more meaningful adoption.
Three lessons learned from attending this session:
•Why delivering continuous value from a service requires additional strategy and consideration that may not have been as applicable when you have historically deployed a technology asset.
•Visibility into the challenges other organizations have encountered around adoption and Office 365 and how they overcame those challenges.
•What practical activities (50+) you can leverage to drive greater adoption in your own organization (immediately, overtime, and even by yourself)
Office 365 provides an incredible amount of value to individual employees, teams, departments and organizations. Much of this value is not realized immediately upon purchase or even deployment of Office 365. The value is realized as more and more users understand, adopt and embrace the technology that has been implemented. So how can organizations drive faster, sustainable and effective adoption? They perform campaigns, run activities, and take action.
Join Richard Harbridge as he shares industry leading real world experience, advice and activities that other customers are leveraging to get more from Office 365 and drive more meaningful adoption.
Office 365 provides an incredible amount of value to individual employees, teams, departments and organizations. Much of this value is not realized immediately upon purchase or even deployment of Office 365. The value is realized as more and more users understand, adopt and embrace the technology that has been implemented. So how can organizations drive faster, sustainable and effective adoption? They perform campaigns, run activities, and take action.
Join Richard Harbridge as he shares industry leading real world experience, advice and activities that other customers are leveraging to get more from Office 365 and drive more meaningful adoption.
The Social Enterprise In A Cloud First And Mobile First World - TechFuseRichard Harbridge
Organizations today need to be more responsive. People are more connected than ever before. The world has become a giant network with people sharing, learning, and making decisions on the go at every second. What if you, and every person in your company, could work together like a network? What might that look like and how might social enterprise technology play a role? While many organizations understand the benefits social technology can provide, it’s often not as clear how we can go about implementing these technologies in a way that complements our organizations investments in powerful collaborative technologies like SharePoint. SharePoint is used as an enterprise collaboration platform in almost every organization, yet many organizations are still in the process of deciding why and when they should implement some of the new social capabilities. Organizations may not know how best to leverage social technologies like Yammer with their current investments. We are here to help.
Join Richard Harbridge as he shares Microsoft’s vision for Enterprise Social and the future of work. Richard will explain how and where customers are investing in social, what is changing and important to understand, and what technology investments have been made and are being made by Microsoft to help customers connect and work in a cloud first and mobile first world.
With SharePoint 2016 now available and Office 365 constantly releasing new functionality it can be hard to feel ready for what will come over the next few years. Where should we invest in learning? What other technologies should we understand? Why are some things changing?
Join Richard Harbridge as he explores Technology roadmaps and industry trends and how Microsoft and many customers are planning for the challenges ahead.
When To Use What In Office 365 (Enterprise User Guidance)Richard Harbridge
Your users may struggle with these questions: Should I share a message via Skype for Business instead of Yammer, Office 365 Groups, or Exchange? Should I collaborate on data using an Excel sheet or a SharePoint list? Should I share a file in Outlook, in a meeting, from OneDrive for Business, on Yammer, in a Group, or in a SharePoint site? This session is the ‘How To’ user’s guide What happens when your users can't decide what technology or feature to use? They use what they know, or what’s easy; even if better options exist. In this session, Richard and Kanwal help you maximize the value of your Office 365 investment by providing the guidance you need to help your users make better, more effective decisions on how they get work done.
Helping Organizations & Users Decide: When To Use What In Office 365 - aOS Ca...Richard Harbridge
Your users may struggle with these questions:
• Should I share a message via Skype for Business instead of Yammer, Office 365 Groups, or Exchange?
• Should I collaborate on data using an Excel sheet or a SharePoint list?
• Should I share a file in Outlook, in a meeting, from OneDrive for Business, on Yammer, in a Group, or in a SharePoint site?
What happens when your users can't decide what technology or feature to use? They use what they know, or what’s easy; even if better options exist. In this session, join Richard Harbridge as he helps you maximize the value of your Office 365 investment by providing the guidance you need to help your users make better, more effective decisions on how they get work done.
Your users may struggle with these questions:
• Should I share a message via Skype for Business instead of Yammer, Office 365 Groups, or Exchange?
• Should I collaborate on data using an Excel sheet or a SharePoint list?
• Should I share a file in Outlook, in a meeting, from OneDrive for Business, on Yammer, in a Group, or in a SharePoint site?
What happens when your users can't decide what technology or feature to use? They use what they know, or what’s easy; even if better options exist. In this session, join Richard Harbridge as he helps you maximize the value of your Office 365 investment by providing the guidance you need to help your users make better, more effective decisions on how they get work done.
SharePoint Upgrade & Migration Planning: From Strategy To ExecutionRichard Harbridge
How do organizations successfully migrate or upgrade SharePoint to SharePoint Online, Microsoft Teams, & Modern SharePoint From Classic SharePoint Or Legacy Versions Of SharePoint Server?
In this session, MVP and expert Richard Harbridge will discuss what important considerations should be understood and planned before an upgrade/migration, what approaches have successfully worked for other companies, and practical guidance on how best to succeed with your modernization or migration project.
What's Changed with SharePoint in the Past Few Years and Why It MattersRichard Harbridge
Office 365 and SharePoint are evolving fast. A few years ago many of us may have begun modernizing our SharePoint environments - planning an upgrade or a migration to SharePoint 2013 or even SharePoint Online. Since that time many things have changed in both SharePoint Server and Office 365, not to mention within our organizations. New services have been added, and many of those services are improving with each passing month. What approaches, strategies and rollout models are other organizations using? What can we learn from their successes?
Join us for this facilitated and interactive discussion where instead of just looking forward, we look back into key changes that we all need to understand better. This discussion will be facilitated by Richard Harbridge, a Microsoft MVP, and internationally recognized expert on Office 365 and SharePoint. Together we will discuss what has changed in the past few years for developers, IT professionals, and SharePoint leads while exploring how organizations are leveraging these services in different ways today.
How To Improve Office 365 & SharePoint Adoption In The Real WorldRichard Harbridge
Office 365 provides an incredible amount of value to individual employees, teams, departments, and organizations. Much of this value is not realized immediately upon purchase or even deployment of Office 365. The value is realized as more and more users understand, adopt and embrace the technology that has been implemented. So how can organizations drive faster, sustainable and effective adoption? They perform campaigns, run activities, and take action.
Join Richard Harbridge as he shares industry leading real world experience, advice, and activities that other customers are leveraging to get more from Office 365 and drive more meaningful adoption.
The pace of business is accelerating. Disruptive change can be a barrier in the road ahead, or it can be a bumpy reminder of the importance of innovating and evolving the way your organization leverages technology. SharePoint is a constantly evolving platform that is used to share, organize, discover, build and manage business value. SharePoint 2016 is coming, new features and capabilities in Office 365 are being released to meet increased demand from organizations around the world, and we have more options and ways we can implement today than we have ever had in the past. With so much change it’s important to understand how your own organization can better leverage SharePoint in improved ways to maximize the value it provides. Come hear about the challenges organizations are facing today, how the legal industry is using SharePoint, and how we can break through barriers to drive more meaningful results.
Achieving Better Collaboration and Business Impact With Microsoft Office 365Richard Harbridge
Join Richard Harbridge, in this insightful session, as he shares first-hand experience and advice on the practical application of Microsoft’s technology, why and how it is providing significant business value in organizations today, and what successful individuals and organizations are doing to maximize the impact they can provide.
Takeaways:
1. A better understanding of Microsoft collaboration and communication technology like Office 365, Office 2016, SharePoint, Yammer, Outlook, Skype for Business & Power BI.
2. Learn what not to do based on real world lessons learned. In particular learn what you should do to become more competitive, an even stronger leader, and technology savvy.
3. Important tips that individuals and organizations are using to improve technology adoption and technology impact for customers, partners, and peers.
State Of The Industry: What's Changed In The Past Few Years With Digital Work...Richard Harbridge
Office 365 and SharePoint are evolving fast. A few years ago many of us may have begun modernizing our Digital Workplace environments - planning an upgrade or a migration to a new SharePoint server or even SharePoint Online. Since that time many things have changed in both SharePoint and Office 365, not to mention within our organizations. New services have been added, and many of those services are improving with each passing month. What approaches, strategies and rollout models are other organizations using? What can we learn from their successes?
Join us for this facilitated and interactive discussion where instead of just looking forward, we look back into key changes that we all need to understand better. This discussion will be facilitated by Richard Harbridge, a Microsoft MVP, and internationally recognized expert on Office 365 and SharePoint. Together we will discuss what has changed in the past few years for developers, IT professionals, and Digital Workplace leads while exploring how organizations are leveraging related Microsoft services in different ways today.
WORKSHOP: STRATEGY AND SUCCESS WITH OFFICE 365: PRACTICAL TOOLS AND TECHNIQUE...Richard Harbridge
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.
Best Practices For Getting The Most Out Of Your Intranet & Digital Workplace ...Richard Harbridge
What’s the best way to improve a successful Intranet or Digital Workplace? With intelligence, analytics and targeted insight!
Modernizing your Intranets and Digital Workplaces with the latest version of SharePoint or Office 365 is necessary but not sufficient. The question for many organizations is how we get even more value out of the Intranet after it has been upgraded, migrated and modernized. To achieve greater levels of success you need greater insight and to understand the importance of engagement, analytics and how these can improve employee experiences and content within the organization.
Join Richard Harbridge, Office 365 MVP & Intranet expert, as he shares engagement & analytics real world examples and best practices. These practices have helped successful customers get more from Office 365, SharePoint, their Intranets and their Digital Workplaces.
Avoid Collapse: Build Your Intranet Foundation The Right Way - ILTACONRichard Harbridge
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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Nintex, SharePoint, & Office 365 Roadmap for Workflow and FormsHaniel Croitoru
This presentation discusses Business Process Improvement, Forms Automation, & what features are available today and what's coming over the next few months from Microsoft and Nintex.
Find out how, when and why you would use Nintex, PowerApps, Flow and other Office 365 innovations to get more done in your business.
SharePoint 2016 & Office 365: A Look Ahead To What's Coming - SPS VancouverRichard Harbridge
With SharePoint 2016 around the corner and Office 365 constantly releasing new functionality it can be hard to feel ready for what will come over the next few years. Where should we invest in learning? What other technologies should we understand? Why are some things changing?
Join Richard Harbridge as he explores Technology roadmaps and industry trends and how Microsoft and many customers are planning for the challenges ahead.
MICROSOFT 365 STRATEGY & SUCCESS: PRACTICAL TOOLS & TECHNIQUES FOR THE STRATE...Richard Harbridge
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.
Topics include:
ALIGNING WITH MICROSOFT & OUR INDUSTRY
KEY PATTERNS & GOVERNANCE
TACKLING SPRAWL EFFECTIVELY
Pro-Active Planning (Estimates & Roadmaps)
PRO-ACTIVE ADOPTION & EXCELLENCE
VISUALIZING & COMMUNICATING BETTER
Q&A / Next Steps
Similar to When Should We Use SharePoint OOTB, Add Third Party Products, Or Build Custom Solutions? SPC14 (20)
Piloting & Scaling Successfully With Microsoft VivaRichard Harbridge
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 – 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
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
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
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
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 luxury—it'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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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. You’ll learn about the latest trends in AI and employee experience, including the implications of OpenAI for employee experience strategies. You’ll also discover how emerging tech innovations like ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, and more are changing the playing field forever.
Whether you’re 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
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 employee’s 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
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
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
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 we’re here to help you target critical areas of the employee experience at our free event.Whether you’re 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
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
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 we’re here to help you target critical areas of the employee experience at our free event.Whether you’re 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
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.
Climate Impact of Software Testing at Nordic Testing DaysKari Kakkonen
My slides at Nordic Testing Days 6.6.2024
Climate impact / sustainability of software testing discussed on the talk. ICT and testing must carry their part of global responsibility to help with the climat warming. We can minimize the carbon footprint but we can also have a carbon handprint, a positive impact on the climate. Quality characteristics can be added with sustainability, and then measured continuously. Test environments can be used less, and in smaller scale and on demand. Test techniques can be used in optimizing or minimizing number of tests. Test automation can be used to speed up testing.
Essentials of Automations: The Art of Triggers and Actions in FMESafe Software
In this second installment of our Essentials of Automations webinar series, we’ll explore the landscape of triggers and actions, guiding you through the nuances of authoring and adapting workspaces for seamless automations. Gain an understanding of the full spectrum of triggers and actions available in FME, empowering you to enhance your workspaces for efficient automation.
We’ll kick things off by showcasing the most commonly used event-based triggers, introducing you to various automation workflows like manual triggers, schedules, directory watchers, and more. Plus, see how these elements play out in real scenarios.
Whether you’re tweaking your current setup or building from the ground up, this session will arm you with the tools and insights needed to transform your FME usage into a powerhouse of productivity. Join us to discover effective strategies that simplify complex processes, enhancing your productivity and transforming your data management practices with FME. Let’s turn complexity into clarity and make your workspaces work wonders!
The Art of the Pitch: WordPress Relationships and SalesLaura Byrne
Clients don’t know what they don’t know. What web solutions are right for them? How does WordPress come into the picture? How do you make sure you understand scope and timeline? What do you do if sometime changes?
All these questions and more will be explored as we talk about matching clients’ needs with what your agency offers without pulling teeth or pulling your hair out. Practical tips, and strategies for successful relationship building that leads to closing the deal.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 4DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 4. In this session, we will cover Test Manager overview along with SAP heatmap.
The UiPath Test Manager overview with SAP heatmap webinar offers a concise yet comprehensive exploration of the role of a Test Manager within SAP environments, coupled with the utilization of heatmaps for effective testing strategies.
Participants will gain insights into the responsibilities, challenges, and best practices associated with test management in SAP projects. Additionally, the webinar delves into the significance of heatmaps as a visual aid for identifying testing priorities, areas of risk, and resource allocation within SAP landscapes. Through this session, attendees can expect to enhance their understanding of test management principles while learning practical approaches to optimize testing processes in SAP environments using heatmap visualization techniques
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into SAP testing best practices
2. Heatmap utilization for testing
3. Optimization of testing processes
4. Demo
Topics covered:
Execution from the test manager
Orchestrator execution result
Defect reporting
SAP heatmap example with demo
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Dev Dives: Train smarter, not harder – active learning and UiPath LLMs for do...UiPathCommunity
💥 Speed, accuracy, and scaling – discover the superpowers of GenAI in action with UiPath Document Understanding and Communications Mining™:
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 – with little to no training required
Get an exclusive demo of the new family of UiPath LLMs – 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.
Speakers:
👨🏫 Andras Palfi, Senior Product Manager, UiPath
👩🏫 Lenka Dulovicova, Product Program Manager, UiPath
GraphRAG is All You need? LLM & Knowledge GraphGuy Korland
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/
Epistemic Interaction - tuning interfaces to provide information for AI supportAlan Dix
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.
LF Energy Webinar: Electrical Grid Modelling and Simulation Through PowSyBl -...DanBrown980551
Do you want to learn how to model and simulate an electrical network from scratch in under an hour?
Then welcome to this PowSyBl workshop, hosted by Rte, the French Transmission System Operator (TSO)!
During the webinar, you will discover the PowSyBl ecosystem as well as handle and study an electrical network through an interactive Python notebook.
PowSyBl is an open source project hosted by LF Energy, which offers a comprehensive set of features for electrical grid modelling and simulation. Among other advanced features, PowSyBl provides:
- A fully editable and extendable library for grid component modelling;
- Visualization tools to display your network;
- Grid simulation tools, such as power flows, security analyses (with or without remedial actions) and sensitivity analyses;
The framework is mostly written in Java, with a Python binding so that Python developers can access PowSyBl functionalities as well.
What you will learn during the webinar:
- For beginners: discover PowSyBl's functionalities through a quick general presentation and the notebook, without needing any expert coding skills;
- For advanced developers: master the skills to efficiently apply PowSyBl functionalities to your real-world scenarios.
SAP Sapphire 2024 - ASUG301 building better apps with SAP Fiori.pdfPeter Spielvogel
Building better applications for business users with SAP Fiori.
• What is SAP Fiori and why it matters to you
• How a better user experience drives measurable business benefits
• How to get started with SAP Fiori today
• How SAP Fiori elements accelerates application development
• How SAP Build Code includes SAP Fiori tools and other generative artificial intelligence capabilities
• How SAP Fiori paves the way for using AI in SAP apps
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29. Are There
Pieces That
Can Be
Purchased?
Is There A
Hybrid/CoDeveloped
Opportunity?
How complex
are the
interfaces? Is it
manageable?
Does it meet
our security
needs?
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Is the solution
scalable?
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30.
31. The Outcome…
You need to understand what you
have and what’s available and reevaluate constantly.
From Here
To Here
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32. What To Watch Out For…
Each build vs buy decision should be
evaluated even when it appears selfevident.
From Here
To Here
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37. SharePoint and IT
The Main Point of Implementing SharePoint:
SharePoint eventually allows Business Users to
develop and implement business solutions that use
technology without IT’s direct involvement.
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39. • To Replace Excel
Spreadsheets
• To Track Complex Input From
Multiple People
• To Centralize Storage and
Retrieval of Content
• To Provide Validation, Easy To
Use Online Forms
• To Reduce Duplication of Effort
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41. SharePoint and IT
Secondary (But Important) Points:
SharePoint’s integration with technologies you
already use and it’s extendibility are invaluable.
Lync
Exchange I Say “SharePoint Integration”
When
You Probably Think Of This...
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43. The Value Of The Office App
Application
Browser
LOB Application
Data
Service
Cloud Services
Business
Applications
Files
Cloud Services
Business
Applications
Files
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51. Easy To
Improve?
Works Across Available
Devices?
Anywhere?
Easy To
Deploy?
Developer
Skills
Required?
SharePoint
OOTB “App”
Yes
Yes
Online
Yes
SharePoint
App
Yes
Yes
Online
Yes
Yes
Office App
Yes
Yes
Online*
Yes
Yes
Access
Services
Yes
Yes
Online
Yes
Search Driven
App
Yes
Yes
Online
Yes
InfoPath Form
Yes
Yes
Yes
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52. The Outcome…
SharePoint is a platform that makes it
easy to extend and leverage for
business challenges.
From Here
To Here
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53. What To Watch Out For…
Sometimes it can be easier to start
simple with a more basic solution to
validate/identify needs.
From Here
To Here
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54. SharePoint is easy to extend and leverage.
Integrating and knowing when is key.
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55. With clear needs and the right questions
you can select the right tool.
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58. How Do We Buy
rd
3
Party Products?
Identify Our
Needs
Are There
Practical Options
OOTB?
What Type Of
Product Would
Meet Our Needs?
What Vendor
Should We Use?
Purchase Product
Negotiate
Awesome
Discounts
What Questions
Should We Ask?
How Do We
Compare?
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60. Buying The Right Migration Tool…
Identify Our
Needs
Are There
Practical Options
OOTB?
What Type Of
Product Would
Meet Our Needs?
What Vendor
Should We Use?
Purchase Product
Negotiate
Awesome
Discounts
What Questions
Should We Ask?
How Do We
Compare?
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61. Migration Process
Identify Source
Content To Be
Migrated
Determine
Migration Priority
Determine
Ownership Of
Content
Analyze Existing
Content
(Location, Quantity,
Solutions)
Clean Up Content/
Content Refresh
Define Content Map
Assess Office 365
Environment
Prepare Office 365
Environment
Resolve Issues
Post Migration
Testing/
Validation
Define Migration
Schedule
Migrate Content
Based On Map/
Schedule
Migration
Preparation
Assessment
For Office 365 Migrations
Validate Content
Based On Content
Map/Schedule
Create New Site(s)
In Office 365
Owner Review Of
Content (Training
Opportunity)
Approved
Plan Launch Efforts
Launch New Site
(w/ Training)
Set Source Content
To Read Only
Review Feedback
Delete Source
Content That Has
Been Migrated
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62. Buying The Right Migration Tool…
Identify Our
Needs
Are There
Practical Options
OOTB?
What Type Of
Product Would
Meet Our Needs?
What Vendor
Should We Use?
Purchase Product
Negotiate
Awesome
Discounts
What Questions
Should We Ask?
How Do We
Compare?
#SPC14
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63. Buying The Right Migration Tool…
Identify Our
Needs
Are There
Practical Options
OOTB?
What Type Of
Product Would
Meet Our Needs?
What Vendor
Should We Use?
Purchase Product
Negotiate
Awesome
Discounts
What Questions
Should We Ask?
How Do We
Compare?
#SPC14
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@RHarbridge
65. Buying The Right Migration Tool…
Identify Our
Needs
Are There
Practical Options
OOTB?
What Type Of
Product Would
Meet Our Needs?
What Vendor
Should We Use?
Purchase Product
Negotiate
Awesome
Discounts
What Questions
Should We Ask?
How Do We
Compare?
#SPC14
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@RHarbridge
66. Buying The Right Migration Tool…
Identify Our
Needs
Are There
Practical Options
OOTB?
What Type Of
Product Would
Meet Our Needs?
What Vendor
Should We Use?
Purchase Product
Negotiate
Awesome
Discounts
What Questions
Should We Ask?
How Do We
Compare?
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67. Power
User
IT Pro
•
•
•
•
Often licensed by user.
Typically lower cost.
Requires manual ‘orchestration’ or management.
Doesn’t support scheduling, or scripting.
• Often licensed by time period or size of content being
migrated.
• Typically a scaled cost where larger migrations cost more.
• Supports scheduling, or scripting.
• Often includes comparison or reporting/assessments.
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68. Buying The Right Migration Tool…
Identify Our
Needs
Are There
Practical Options
OOTB?
What Type Of
Product Would
Meet Our Needs?
What Vendor
Should We Use?
Purchase Product
Negotiate
Awesome
Discounts
What Questions
Should We Ask?
How Do We
Compare?
#SPC14
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@RHarbridge
69. Buying The Right Migration Tool…
Identify Our
Needs
Are There
Practical Options
OOTB?
What Type Of
Product Would
Meet Our Needs?
What Vendor
Should We Use?
Purchase Product
Negotiate
Awesome
Discounts
What Questions
Should We Ask?
How Do We
Compare?
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70. •
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
What version is the product?
How mature is the product?
• How mature is the product’s supporting ecosystem and vendors?
How extensible and customizable is the product?
How user friendly and usable is the product?
• How does the product handle exceptions?
• For whom is the UI designed?
How difficult is it to manage and administer the product?
• How do you update the product?
• How complex is the installation and how complex are the dependencies?
• Does it support automation? (Can you batch script or automate administrative tasks?)
Who else is using the tool?
• What is their experience of the tool like?
• Do they have similar needs?
Product Applicability (Based On Product Proof Of Concepts/Demonstrations)
Detailed Price Proposals (Including Estimates for Integration Costs, Support, and Training)
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71. Buying The Right Migration Tool…
Identify Our
Needs
Are There
Practical Options
OOTB?
What Type Of
Product Would
Meet Our Needs?
What Vendor
Should We Use?
Purchase Product
Negotiate
Awesome
Discounts
What Questions
Should We Ask?
How Do We
Compare?
#SPC14
#SPC270
@RHarbridge
72. Buying The Right Migration Tool…
Identify Our
Needs
Are There
Practical Options
OOTB?
What Type Of
Product Would
Meet Our Needs?
What Vendor
Should We Use?
Purchase Product
Negotiate
Awesome
Discounts
What Questions
Should We Ask?
How Do We
Compare?
#SPC14
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73. Key Migration Steps
Administrators
Identify Source
Content To Be
Migrated
Users
Do You Know
What Content Is
Out There?
No
Work With Users To
Understand Content
Yes
User Driven
Clean Up? Or
Admin Driven
Clean Up?
Clean Up!
Delete Unnecessary
Source Content &
Versions
Determine Who
Owns Content
User Driven
Admin Driven
Clean Up!
Delete Unnecessary
Source Content &
Versions
(Meaning It Can’t Be
Indexed Instead)
Does Source
Content Need To
Move?
Yes
No
Index The Content &
Define Appropriate
Result Sources,
Pages & Verticals
(Is The Folder
Structure Important?)
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Portal Solutions
Migration Decisions
Whitepaper w/ All
Of Questions We
Should Ask…
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74. Buying The Right Migration Tool…
Identify Our
Needs
Are There
Practical Options
OOTB?
What Type Of
Product Would
Meet Our Needs?
What Vendor
Should We Use?
Purchase Product
Negotiate
Awesome
Discounts
What Questions
Should We Ask?
How Do We
Compare?
#SPC14
#SPC270
@RHarbridge
75. Buying The Right Migration Tool…
Identify Our
Needs
Are There
Practical Options
OOTB?
What Type Of
Product Would
Meet Our Needs?
What Vendor
Should We Use?
Purchase Product
Negotiate
Awesome
Discounts
What Questions
Should We Ask?
How Do We
Compare?
#SPC14
#SPC270
@RHarbridge
81. Many vendors are not always
biased, and often even when
biased highlight important
decision criteria/questions.
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82. The Outcome…
With clear needs and the right
questions you can select the right
tool.
From Here
To Here
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83. What To Watch Out For…
The hardest part of selecting the
right third party tool is having the
right questions.
From Here
To Here
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84. With clear needs and the right questions
you can select the right tool.
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93. Buy
Pros & Cons To Build vs Buy
Pros
Cons
Often covers most of the
requirements
Less flexibility and control
Vendor does enhancements/upgrades Dependence on vendor delivery
Build
Lower total cost of ownership
Locked in on cost and interoperability
Pros
Cons
Addresses your requirements best
Dependent on internal
expertise/effort
Full control and flexibility
Higher risk of poor documentation
Control over costs
No economies of scale, higher costs
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96. Power
User
IT Pro
• Often licensed by server or by user.
• Typically lower cost.
• Focused on end user driven interaction/scenarios.
• Doesn’t support scheduling, or scripting.
• Often licensed in a bundle with Governance functionality.
• Typically a higher cost based on additional functionality.
• Often supports scheduling, or scripting.
• Often includes comparison or reporting/assessments.
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97. Needs
Questions
While a resource like the
migration one doesn’t always
exist for this (and many other
purchase decisions) you should
always ask questions that
validate/clarify needs.
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106. SOLUTIONS NEED TO:
- Be rapidly deployed & adopted.
- Be available anywhere & anytime.
- Be available on any device.
- Meet expectations for today &
tomorrow.
More solutions that leverage SharePoint = More out of your SharePoint investment.