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Tag: sharepoint governance
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Create SharePoint Governance Policies That Don't Block Adoption
Using SharePoint without basic governing rules can only lead to chaos.
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Creating Governance Solutions for Hybrid SharePoint Environments
What are the differences between SharePoint governance in online versus on-premises deployments? This question comes up regularly at conferences and events -- administrators and business owners alike want to know if their organizations need to change their administration activities for the cloud.
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Take Back Your SharePoint Governance Plan
Let’s start at the beginning … What is a governance plan? In the IT world a governance plan is typically a set of roles, responsibilities, procedures, policies, etc., that an organization can build around the usage of a particular piece of technology.
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Thriving in a State of SharePoint Governance
According to the initial results of a Microsoft SharePoint governance survey commissioned by Axceler, more than two-thirds of the respondents consider SharePoint governance to be extremely or very important to their organizations. Yet nearly half of those same respondents confirmed that SharePoint governance policies do not exist or are undefined.
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Evolution of SharePoint Project Governance: Best Practices for Today
In yesterday's article, “The Evolution of SharePoint Project Governance: Lessons Learned,” we explored the differences between SharePoint governance of the past and today’s holistic view of SharePoint governance as it relates to organizational goals and business needs.
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SharePoint is Crack and Microsoft is the Pusher
SharePoint is crack and Microsoft is the pusher. Yeah, I said it. Listen up now, I’ll say it again. SharePoint is crack and Microsoft is the pusher! The other week, I wrote an article that stirred up a bunch of CMS, DMS, ECMS and other content professionals enough to make
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The Art Of SharePoint Success: Governance -- How to Do It
This is the fourth article in a series discussing my Art Of SharePoint Success framework which consists of four key elements: Governance, Strategy, Architecture and Transition. Last month I began to explore the murky, misunderstood, often debated subject of SharePoint Governance by giving my view on what it is, and
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10 Planning and Governance Keys to SharePoint Success #spc11
In his keynote address at the SharePoint Conference in Anaheim, CA earlier this month, Microsoft CVP Jeff Teper, who many in the community refer to as the "Godfather of SharePoint," stated that governance "is not an issue in SharePoint 2010.
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Your SharePoint Records Governance Plan and ISO 15489: Taxonomies & Folksonomies
I find Microsoft’s advice regarding how to properly assemble a taxonomy somewhat nonsensical, but it’s because I love the Records and Information Management standard ISO 15489 so much. As you write your SharePoint 2010 Records Governance Plan, I recommend you consider the following. Remember: to write a Records governance policy for SharePoint 2010, you need to read ISO 15489’s General Guidelines and the Technical Report. Get your copy of the general guidelines here. A link to the Technical Report is provided on that page. Garbage In, Garbage Out Microsoft reminds implementations
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The 5 Teams You Need for Effective SharePoint Governance
In this article, I give you some practical structure and tactics you can use to achieve effective SharePoint governance. In football, how effective and successful will a team be at winning if it doesn’t have structured sub-teams? Imagine a football team with no defensive line, offensive line or special teams.
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