How NOT to write a SharePoint RFP or RFQ

How NOT to write a SharePoint RFP or RFQ

So your organization needs some IT Development done.

Let’s say an intranet, public facing portal or similar project. Let’s also say you’re the lucky middle manager or staffer that gets tasked with managing the outsourcing of the project.

“No big deal,” you say to yourself. You’ll Just:

Is Your RFP a Recipe for Disaster?

Is Your RFP a Recipe for Disaster?


Just like cooking, building the perfect company portal is a TWO step operation. Developing the recipe, then following the recipe.  Unfortunately too many “cooks” charge and start cooking.  Without a recipe to follow you’ll likely end up something inedible.

Will You Show Me Yours If I Show You Mine?

Will You Show Me Yours If I Show You Mine?


Sure, we’re all involved in the world of SharePoint… We love it…  But what if a few of us decided on a change of career?  Let’s say a few of us got together and decided to start a coffee shop…

SharePoint Santa: 5 Branding Improvements I’d Like To See Under My Tree

SharePoint Santa: 5 Branding Improvements I'd Like To See Under My Tree

 Dear SharePoint Santa,

Many people agree that the appearance and user interface of SharePoint need to be augmented and customized in order to meet their marketing and operational requirements.  While this is especially true for Public Facing sites, it’s equally important for many corporate Intranets.   Unfortunately, the common method for Branding SharePoint, (lots of custom CSS) is expensive to implement and typically lost upon migration to the next version.

Can Great Branding Eliminate the Need for Training?

Can Great Branding Eliminate the Need for Training?

We live in a fast-paced world today.  In fact, that’s a tremendous understatement.  Anyone involved with the SharePoint platform, or for that matter, the world of IT in general, realizes that we work in an industry that breaks a second into 1000 parts.

Top 5 Intranet Branding Mistakes

Top 5 Intranet Branding Mistakes

It seems like there’s a never-ending stream of blogs, books and videos on how to Brand SharePoint. Even so, the amount of misinformation and misunderstandings surrounding this topic is truly amazing.

Training a Multilingual Environment in SharePoint

Training a Multilingual Environment in SharePoint

Multilingual SharePoint? Si, Oui and Já!

Multilingual SharePoint Training? Ne, Nej and Nein!

Do a Google search for “multilingual SharePoint training” and you’ll find an endless series of links providing information about how easy it is to get the SharePoint platform to adapt itself to the needs of a multilingual world.  And while that’s true, and Microsoft has done an incredible job in making SharePoint a great multilingual platform, it’s not what you were searching for. Multilingual SharePoint training is almost impossible to find.

Answer to SharePoint Adoption: Surprise! It’s Not Yammer!

Answer to SharePoint Adoption: Surprise! It's Not Yammer!

Want SharePoint Adoption?

Get Corporate Communications involved.

If you are familiar with SharePoint, then you are well aware that lack of adoption is an almost universal issue in the community.  Several high-caliber studies indicate adoption rates as low as 22% (and that’s using the measurement of one visit per day!)

Non-Destructive SharePoint Branding

Non-Desructive SharePoint Branding

Branding has always been a fun topic for me, this is especially so when it comes to Branding SharePoint.  I have a pretty varied background, but the time I spent in corporate operations gives me a tremendous appreciation for what SharePoint can do in the right hands. You can make miracles every day.

4 Keys to SharePoint Adoption: Key #1

4 Keys to SharePoint Adoption: Key #1

 

Key #1: Valuable Content

In this Four Part Blog Series, we will focus on, what we think are, the most important solutions to achieving a higher SharePoint Adoption rate inside an organization.

The Hidden Costs of Branding SharePoint

The Hidden Costs of Branding SharePoint

There Are Two Parts to Branding SharePoint

I think most people would also agree that there are two parts to Branding SharePoint:  knowing what to do and knowing how to do it.  Unfortunately in the world of Branding SharePoint​, it seems like most of the discussion is focused on the “how to” portion and very little time is spent on the philosophy of what should and should not be done.