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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