SharePoint Confessions – stories from life on MOSS

(PHILADELPHIA,
PA) Presented by Dorthe R. Jespersen, J. Boye, at J. Boye –
Philadelphia 2009.

Key
recommenations:

  • Don't
    assume that because its used for the intranet, it will be good for
    the Internet

  • Compare
    with alternatives

  • Manage
    expectations

  • Keep
    it simple

  • Have
    a strategic plan

  • Get
    to know your IT

  • Focus
    both on micro and macro governance

  • Stay
    updated with service packs

  • Follow
    best practices

  • Pay
    attention to release information

Notable
client quote: “Only after implementation did we start to learn
about what the system could do. In hindsight we should have utilized
the integration with office Word. Also, we are beginnning to rebuild
our templates, as we didn't hink through the advanced features
SharePoint offers the first time.”

Other
learnings:

  • “It's
    free!” – WSS is free, MOSS 2007 can be very expensive
    (particularly customization)

  • Training
    is required and costs money, as does maintenance

  • All
    Microsoft parnters are not created equal

Notable
client quote: “I didn't know you could disable My Sites. Our
integrator told us it wasn't possible. But you have done it already?”

Notable
quote: “We are using Sharepoint 2003 and need to upgrade. But we've
decided to skip MOSS 2007, and go for 2010 instead once that gets
out.”


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