In SharePoint-Videos’ set of video training content on SharePoint 2013 Worflows, SharePoint 2013: Workflows, Chris Beckett distinguishes between two types of workflow requirements: workflows for applications and workflows for Enterprise Systems Integration. Chris recommends using SharePoint as a platform for building workflows for applications. Stakeholders after a substantial return on their investment in SharePoint for building workflows, will need to come up with an answer to this same question. Perhaps it will be helpful to provide some definition to Chris’ use of the term “application workflows”. Any need to automate the steps in the human tasks related to office automation…
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Use VisualSP to Put a Damper on the Cost of Implementing SharePoint
In a blog post titled Estimating SharePoint 2013 Licensing Costs, written by Joe Cromer, Practice Leader, at Digital Evolution Group out of Kansas City, MO, a business can put together a broad estimate of the likely cost of implementing SharePoint Server on premises. From the information provided in Cromer’s article, we put together a cost estimate of $204K for an enterprise business with 1000 SharePoint users, 2 SharePoint 2013 Servers, and Enterprise licensing. This $204K cost is simply the expense of acquiring the system, and doesn’t include any of the costs required to install the system, configure it for targeted…
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A Successful Implementation of SharePoint’s Managed Metadata Service can Deliver Handsome Returns
There are few features of SharePoint promising more benefits for stakeholders than the Managed Metadata Service (MMS). Many high value implementations of SharePoint, for example, enterprise-wide document search, content management, and/or any of the most common methods of supporting governance, risk and compliance (GRC) activities, depend upon a successful implementation of MMS. We offer three specialized sets of training (“DVDs”: please note: despite the name, we no longer ship this content on DVD media. All content delivery is made via secure download) on MMS. SharePoint communities interested in successfully implementing this method of identifying content stored in SharePoint by business…
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It Makes Sense to Plan SharePoint Features for Otherwise Uninterested End Users
SharePoint stakeholders should plan features for an end user largely uninterested in the computing platform. This approach will successfully balance a need to provide end users with very specific objectives, computing procedures, and the tools they will require to succeed, along with an attractive user interface. Our VisualSP™ help system can be successfully used to achieve the objectives I’ve just mentioned. I don’t think stakeholders will realize the same benefit from other systems built for an end user more involved with SharePoint, as a true computing experience. It’s not likely a typical end user will want to take the time…
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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 commented: “In [his] book, Ira provides a bunch of laser focused scenarios which will take [the reader] from zero to hero in a very short time! Understanding and utilizing the concepts of workflow, InfoPath forms, content types, metadata, external content types and many of the…
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On the Imperative of a Successful Adoption Campaign for SharePoint 2013
Stakeholders in an implementation of SharePoint Server 2013 should approach the task of persuading end users to adopt the platform as an imperative. If the participants in the adoption campaign lack a sense of urgency, the possibility of a failed effort may substantially increase, which should be an unacceptable outcome. Why the urgency? Simply put, SharePoint 2013, like any of its competitors in the market for enterprise collaboration, or document management, is not an inexpensive solution. The benefits of the system cannot be realized if end users abandon it for other methods. The danger of abandonment is high. In fact,…
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SharePoint Server 2013 Includes Powerful Features for Gathering Business Intelligence
Successfully capturing useful Business Intelligence (BI) is certainly one of the most popular motivators for public, private and not-for-profit organizations to implement SharePoint 2013. SharePoint-Videos.com has offered a lot of video tutorial content on this topic for SharePoint Server 2007 and 2010. So it make sense for us to offer a comparable set of tutorials for SharePoint Server 2013. The set of video tutorials on this topic includes some 18 videos excerpted from a live public course given by Jason Himmelstein, an acknowledged subject matter expert on the topic and a published author. As of the time of the writing…
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Multi User Subscriptions to Video Training Content for SharePoint Simplify Return on Investment Calculations
Multi user subscriptions to technical training content for SharePoint 2007, 2010, or even 2013 are a useful method of demonstrating return on investment in the computing platform. The type of multi user subscription we are referring to meets certain basic criteria: Administrators can create unique login credentials for each user Login Credentials can be recycled, as required Usage statistics are maintained by the subscription system and are accessible to subscription administrators for review Training content is context specific and available on demand from a team of subject matter experts Training content is useful for several versions of SharePoint, including 2007,…
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Architecting Methods of Delivering Training Content Contributes Substantial Value
We recently had several conversations with Susan Hanley, an Information Architect for Microsoft SharePoint We are largely engaged in the development of technical training content for Microsoft SharePoint in video format. Our catalog of video tutorial content exclusive to SharePoint is unique. Therefore, we welcomed an opportunity to speak with Susan to get her take on what matters for typical SharePoint users on the subject of technical training. Susan Hanley let us know that she always includes a training component with every engagement. Further, she affirmed our position that training is the best method of bridging the gap between plain,…
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