Out of the box SharePoint 2010 and 2013 both include the Term Store. This feature can be used to produce a set of custom tags to manage metadata. In turn, organizations can use these custom tags via SharePoint’s Managed Metadata Service (MMS) to structure information in a manner conforming to the unique characteristics and needs […]
A Brief Presentation of SharePoint Information Architecture Suitable for Non Technical Users
In a video tutorial, approximately six minutes in length, Chris McNulty of Dell, actually provides an overview of SharePoint architecture, and, further, SharePoint Information Architecture suitable for non technical users. The title of this video tutorial is Understanding Metadata. So this short video tutorial is suitable for presentation to SharePoint stakeholders, who may not want […]
A Video Tutorial Course on Managed Metadata and Content Management is Now Available for Local Use
Chris McNulty of Dell has authored a video tutorial course, Managed Metadata and Content Management. This course is hosted on SharePoint-Videos.com and is available for purchase for local viewing by individuals and/or groups. Chris’ course is distilled from an online class on this topic, which was offered earlier in 2013. Any subscriber to SharePoint-Videos.com can […]
More Ways to Put No Code Development to Work for Your Organization
On January 23, 2014, we will host an online class, Cheap Thrills in SharePoint 2013. This course will be led by Ira Fuchs, a SharePoint Technical Specialist at Microsoft. Ira is also the author of a popular book, with the same name. Asif Rehmani, the President of Rehmani Consulting, Inc, and a SharePoint MVP has […]
Any Effective End User Training Plan for SharePoint 2013 Must Address Four Broad Areas of Interaction
As Keenan Newton, a Senior Product Manager at Microsoft makes clear in a short video, “Why Apps for SharePoint 2013?” published on the Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) site, End Users usually interact with SharePoint at four broad areas: Sites, People, Apps and Themes. Mr. Newton also explains most software is written for user engagement around […]
Use the JavaScript Knockout.js Library to Port C# ViewModels to SharePoint Apps
Over the last 6 months we’ve released three sets of video tutorials on the new SharePoint 2013 App Model, which is a component of Microsoft’s Cloud App Model for its Office products. Our tutorials include: SP13-303 SharePoint 2013: Development Video Training Package, which is authored by Yaroslav Pentsarskyy SP13-306 SharePoint 2013: JavaScript and jQuery DVD, […]
It Makes Sense for Regulated Businesses to Master the Metadata Tagging Features of SharePoint
Many regulated businesses have already implemented SharePoint. As John Holliday demonstrates in a video tutorial set titled SharePoint 2013: Records Management, The metadata tagging features of SharePoint 2007, 2010, and 2013 can be used, successfully, to build a satisfactory records management feature for these organizations. Records management is a key component of an overall compliance […]
Implementing a Project Management Methodology Still Makes Sense for Enterprises Looking to Control IT Costs
Despite a couple of highly publicized recent examples of poorly managed IT projects (the most notable of these, of course, is the first website for the U.S. Federal Affordable Care Act), which ended up costing sponsors substantially more than planned, it still makes sense for enterprises to implement a project management methodology. Fortunately, out of […]
SharePoint 2013 Users Benefit from Automating the Creation of Collaboration Documents With SharePoint Designer 2013
Organizations using SharePoint will benefit from automated processes called “workflows”. These “workflows” can be used to create high demand collaboration documents; for example, team calendars. SharePoint Designer 2013 can be used to produce “workflows”, which can be configured to automatically fill in forms, as required, as events occur. “Workflows” amount to a set of actions, […]
Using SharePoint’s Project Management Features to Encourage Collaboration within an Organization
In December, 2013, SharePoint-Videos.com published a set of video tutorials on Microsoft® Project 2013 authored by Dux Raymond Sy. This set, titled SharePoint 2013: Project 2013, presents some techniques organizations in need of a method of driving organizational collaboration should consider implementing. Healthy content between internal silos certainly has its place for organizations looking to […]