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David Suter – Old MutualFaster Learning Delivery with SharePoint
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“Pushing the boundaries of
learning delivery”
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Faster Learning Delivery
• What was the problem• Out with the Old; In with the New• Creating a Learning Environment• You don’t have to be an expert• Questions• Key Points to Take Home
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What was the problem?
• Old Website• Couldn’t customise the site ourselves• Learning left hanging by a thread• Constant need to call IT• Limited ability to service internal clients
…it get’s worse!
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What was the problem?
• No-one in IT aware of structure• Service and maintenance an issue• Technology out of date• Continual breakdowns• Frustration and sleepless nights
…need to find a solution now!
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“Fortunate to have like-minded people in IT”
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Our requirements?
• Robust enough to handle anticipated flow of traffic (500+/- users)• Provided role security• Flexible and easy to use• Enabled us to control content ourselves
…SharePoint’s that Microsoft thing; isn’t it?
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Out with the Old; In with the New
“It’s so nice to see you, darling.I just didn’t expect to see so much of you.”
My mum.
Finding new ways to do things in SharePoint each week.
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Out with the Old; In with the New
• Deliver learning in a secure role-based environment to wider audience than before, in a shorter period of time
• Manage capacity within the team • Determine costing to clients • Enable facilitators to deliver
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“You are only restricted by your own
creative ability”
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“Think BIGand extravagant”
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“Use what’s available to you”
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“You don’t have to be an expert”
“Learning is a journey”
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“Invest time to explorethe technology”
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ID.10.T (IDIOT) Errors
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Questions
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Key Points to Take Home
• Partner with like-minded people in your organisation.• Think big and extravagant and work back from there.• Use what’s available to you• You don’t have to be an expert• Learning is a journey• Invest time and grapple with your technology• ID.10.T Errors happen to the best of us
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David Suter
OMSTA Learning & Development
Old Mutual Life Assurance Company (SA) Ltd
+27 21 5099590
