We read with some interest an article written by Susan Feinberg, Big Demands for Small Banks. This article was published on August 6, 2012 on the Computerworld web site. What caught our attention in this article was Ms. Feinberg’s observation ” . . . that small banks may have to start investing in compliance technology […]
The SharePoint Puzzle 2012 from AIIM Makes Clear that a Lack of Technical Expertise Stands between Most SharePoint Deployments and Optimum Efficiency
We have briefly reviewed a study published by AIIM in July of 2012, The SharePoint Puzzle. Two findings captured our attention: The biggest on-going business issues with SharePoint systems amounted to “Lack of experse to maximize its usefulness” (quoted from the AIIM article) for over 45% of all respondents, and Most Respondents intend to spend […]
Lists in SharePoint 2010 Offer Many Database Features including Lookup Columns
The Microsoft® Office help website for Access defines a lookup column as follows: “A lookup column (or field) is a field in a table whose value is retrieved from another table or from a value list. You can use a lookup column to display a list of choices in a combo box or list box. […]
Care Must be Exercised when Granting Site Collection Administrator Privileges to SharePoint Users
We discuss the process by which SharePoint 2010 Farm Administrators can set up Site Collection Administrators in a video training class that is available to the public. As we explain, the process of setting up a Site Collection includes designating a specific user (and, optionally, a second user as a secondary) in the role of […]
End User Technical Training for Daily SharePoint 2010 Tasks is a Powerful Contributor to Platform Adoption
We have written frequently in this blog on the necessity for organizations in the private and public sector with a substantial commitment to SharePoint® to drive end user adoption of the platform as a prerequisite to realizing meaningful return on investment (ROI) from their commitment. Simply put, achieving this objective of pervasive adoption of the […]
Revisting the Value of Video Training Content for SharePoint that is Accessible In-Context and On Demand
Rehmani Consulting Inc introduced VisualSP™, on-demand, in-context SharePoint Help. The design of this product resulted from our discussions with customers and colleagues who expressed a keen interest in a method of accessing training content for SharePoint 2010 that would be entirely task specific and include content accessible on demand, whenever needs arise. We understood the […]
Exposing Task Specific Video Training Content for SharePoint Supports End User Divergent-Thinking, a Key Component of Problem Solving
As noted in an abstract on the John Wiley web site for John Baer’s The Effects of Task-Specific Divergent-Thinking Training, ” . . . there is a growing body of evidence indicating that divergent-thinking skills may be very task specific . . .” (BAER, J. (1996), The Effects of Task-Specific Divergent-Thinking Training. The Journal of […]
Video Training for Computer Software, Including SharePoint 2010, Leverages the Efficacy of Behavior Modeling as a Training Method
It is quite helpful to understand the relationship between video training content for software products like SharePoint®, and behavioral modeling as a training method. We think that gaining an understanding on this point can provide businesses and organizations in the public and/or not-for-profit sectors with a useful basis for forming an opinion about a solution […]
In-Context Video Training Content for SharePoint is Especially Useful for End Users
As noted on the web site of the Journal of the Medical Library Association, “An information need (the problem) cannot be divorced from its context. The problem context determines the urgency, granularity of detail, authority, and level of certainty required for an acceptable answer and dictates the expertise and resources that can be brought to […]
Creating New Form Views to Expand on InfoPath 2010 Out of the Box Customization Capabilities for List Items
Out of the box InfoPath 2010 only permits the production of custom edit forms for list items, regardless of whether the required activity is to view items, edit items or even create items. Nevertheless, when list items are either, edited, viewed or created, in SharePoint 2010, three different forms are served to the viewer. In […]