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Unlock Hidden Potential:
See What a SharePoint SolutionCan Do for Your Business
Agenda
• SharePoint business value• Understanding SharePoint• Individual and team benefits• Deployment and administration• Value of training• How Acend Corporate Learning can meet your
needs• Questions?
Why use SharePoint?
• Create Cohesive Teams• Provide Information Checks & Balances• Build better business operations
– Improve Productivity– Speed work flow– Complete projects faster– Create stronger, clearer business
processes
SharePoint Business Benefits I
• Improved use of network resources
• Better team communication and
collaboration• Boosts to morale, improved attitudes, more
enthusiasm
• Increased team productivity• Increased individual development
opportunities
SharePoint Business Benefits II
• Enhanced confidence in project mgmt & results
• Reduced time to project completion• Improved visibility means better
customer results• Stakeholders gain access to correct,
current status & information• Better project ROI• Reduced risk of theft, damage, or loss of
sensitive data and documents
SharePoint: Under the Hood
• Microsoft Collaboration Technology• Brings team members and project
data/documents together
• Web- or MS-Office-based access• Supports easy interaction, document access
and control• Simple folders hide complex, distributed info
sharing
SharePointProductivity & Speed Gains
• Eliminates sources of delay & confusion
• Speeds development, review & approval cycles
• Offers rapid publication and delivery mechanisms once content is approved
What SharePoint Does
• Create Web-based work spaces– URLs & logins bring access to files, documents, discussion
boards, & more– MS Office plug-in brings work spaces right into menus &
displays
• Share info seamlessly– Documents, calendars, tasks, announcements, & more
organized & available– Enables individuals to exchange or transmit important info– Easy access to info otherwise locked on peoples’ PCs or in
their heads– Means to retain key information which otherwise leaves with
people who hold it
• Rich communications– Alerts, discussion boards, surveys, announcements easy &
fast to create
SharePoint Checks & Balances
• Provides natural information checks and controls
• Identifies & tracks (current) document versions
• Check-in/check-out data shows current status & ownership
• Only authorized members can view, comment on, or change documents
Empower Individual Contributors
• All team members gain great communications– Easy to identify & communicate with key team members & experts– Ready access to e-mail addresses, distribution lists, IM handles
• Site content easy to search and query• Alerts can be sent when documents or
information added or changed• Individuals can personalize site content
and layout views• ‘Web Parts’ can target information delivery
to all interested parties
SharePoint Team Benefits
• Improved communications– Easy to share ideas, information, & documents
– Create ongoing discussions, feedback, info exchanges
• Shared view of project tasks– Coordinates tasks, schedules, deadlines & deliverables
– Removes barriers of distance, time, & availability
• Simplifies, streamlines project management– Projects are easier to visualize, understand, & manage
Focus on the Content Team
• Capture & share: – Ideas, information, & documents
• Facilitate team communications & interaction:– Discussions, document development & review,
surveys, alerts, tasks, schedules, announcements & interaction
• Generally Accessible: – Use any modern Web browser or MS Office client
applications (Word, Excel, Access, etc.)– Use your machine in the office or on the road– Login required
• Document collaboration/controls: – Easy check-in, check-out, & version labeling/rollback
mechanisms
The MS Office Connection
• All site content accessible usingMS Word 2007 MS Excel 2007MS PowerPoint 2007 MS Access 2007MS Outlook 2007 MS Sharepoint Designer 2007
• Supports picture editing of Web photo libraries
• Outlook supports side-by-side views of individual & team tasks, calendars, and schedules
Central Management & Control
SharePoint Site Managers
• Establish site content, layout & configuration
• Create & manage access controls
Administration & Deployment
• Support for industry-standard Web services• Enables unlimited opportunities for
customizations, extensions• Data-driven site content using Sharepoint
Desingner 2007• Many 3rd-party Add-ons, Templates,
Extensions, Customizations available
Who Makes SharePoint Happen?
CORE STAFF MEMBERS:Project managers/architectsNetwork/System AdministratorsEnd Users
And when customization needed:Software developers
TRAINING IS A MUST FOR SUCCESS!!!
Project Manager/Architect Training
• Must understand SharePoint capabilities• Must understand organization’s needs• For best results, use staff and resources to
exploit SharePoint to the max• Some design skills needed to map between
project requirements & SharePoint features• To assess customization, understand costs &
benefits• Recommended training
– SharePoint Services basics– SharePoint internals– Some exposure to .NET & SharePoint tools & APIs
• Involves at least 2 days of training
System/Network Admin Training
• Must understand SharePoint configuration & deployment
• Tailor access controls to meet circumstances and needs
• For best results, choose SharePoint implementation to fit budgets & resources (Services vs. Portal)
• Makes sure admins can handle initialroll-out, deployment, and upkeep
• Recommended training– SharePoint Services basics– Designing, Planning, Implementing SharePoint
Portal Server
• At least 5 days of training involved
End-User Training
• Must understand SharePoint operation & use
• Basic descriptions of document handling, tasks, announcements, alerts, discussion tools, e-mail all beneficial
• Tell-me, show-me, answer my questions approach works well
• Most require less than 1 day of training• Online 2-day SharePoint Svcs class
available for experts, power users
Developer Training
• Must understand SharePoint APIs & programming features
• Requires good working knowledge of– .NET framework, ASP.NET– .NET programming language(s): VB, C#– Web services programming (MCSD, MCAD)
• Classes available for– Customizing Microsoft SharePoint Portal 2003 (2
days)– Designing Collaborative Applications with
SharePoint Server 2003 (2 days)• 4 Days of Training Highly Recommended
Why Choose Acend?
How we can help:
You will find out how to work more effectively and learn shortcuts so tasks can get done faster. Your computer knowledge will also eliminate much of the frustration formerly felt when working with computers. Training programs are an efficient way for people to acquire computing skills, as they enable users To learn more about the systems they Use and take advantage of their Systems capabilities.
• Customized Learning Plan to your personal needs
• Minimize the difficulty of scheduling your employees to be out of the environment
• Lessen the impact of having employees away on training
• More effective learning• One-on-one instruction
Acend SharePoint Courses
• 5060: Implementing Windows SharePoint Services 3.010/26/2009 09:00 - 16:30 2 Days Toronto 11/9/2009 09:00 - 16:30 2 Days Mississauga
• 5061: Implementing Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 200710/26/2009 09:00 - 16:30 2 Days Toronto 11/9/2009 09:00 - 16:30 2 Days Mississauga
• 50047 : Advanced IT Pro Course for MOSS 2007 and WSS 3.010/26/2009 09:00 - 16:30 2 Days Toronto 11/9/2009 09:00 - 16:30 2 Days Mississauga
• Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0: Level 111/5/2009 09:00 - 16:30 2 Days Mississauga
• Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0: Level 212/3/2009 09:00 - 16:30 2 Days Toronto
For more information
• Microsoft SharePoint Resources- MS SharePoint home page
http://sharepoint.microsoft.com• Sign up for a free, hosted 30-day trial• Introductory and technical overviews• SharePoint Newsgroup and MS Press titles pointers• All kinds of product information
• Our website www.acend.com
Thank You for coming!
• Your Next Steps
• Attend a SharePoint class for a hands on experience
• Readiness meeting with your Solutions Executive to review your collaboration and team project goals
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