Avoid Newbie Mistakes: 10 Steps to Successful SharePoint Deployments
A common word that keeps popping up around SharePoint deployments is “Governance,” as if it will help you avoid chaos and have a more successful deployment. The answer is, when executed properly, it can. Governance consists of rules and guidelines for designing a service offering. Its goals aren’t to shut down a deployment and make it take forever, but, rather, to find balance in user flexibility while providing for IT oversight. Here are 10 key steps to help you be successful in designing your SharePoint deployment. 1. Confront Reality Understanding where your company is in its maturity of SharePoint can better help you understand the next steps, as