This blog includes a number of posts on the role played by a taxonomy, specific to an organization, in a value proposition for SharePoint 2010 and/or 2013. One can argue a taxonomy must be present to provide a foundation for all of the value delivered by SharePoint components — the Term Store and Managed Metadata […]
An Example of Why It Makes Sense to Build a Governance Plan Prior to Embarking on a SharePoint Implementation
The AIIM® Organization publishes a short briefing paper, titled SharePoint for Collaboration: 3 Steps to Dynamic Co-Authoring. The briefing paper is authored by Bob Larrivee, AIIM Director/Industry Advisor, and Head of Research. The topic is a description of a computer process built with SharePoint 2010 and Microsoft Office 2010 to produce a co-authoring method for […]
Enterprise Content Management and Document Management Applications for Sharepoint are Popular With Larger Organizations
SharePoint-Videos offers several sets of video training content on key components of an Enterprise Content Management (ECM) or Document Management (DM) application for SharePoint 2007, 2010, and 2013. These sets include: SharePoint 2013: Enterprise Forms SharePoint 2013: Records Management
Implementing SharePoint 2013, On Premises, for Enterprise Document Management
SharePoint® 2013, on premises, is, perhaps, a less expensive option for organizations to implement than most dedicated Enterprise Document Management (EDM) applications. SharePoint-Videos.com offers a lot of video training content on the topic, including a set compiled from an online course we held recently, which was led by Chris McNulty, a widely recognized subject matter […]
Training SharePoint Stakeholders to Implement the Term Store, and the Managed Metadata Service, Promises High Returns
Many of the most promising applications for SharePoint rely on the same combination of features, namely the Term Store and the Managed Metadata Service (MMS). So making the investment required to provide SharePoint stakeholders with the training they need to make use of these features promises a substantial return. Microsoft® presents some of these applications […]
A Useful Pair of Video Tutorials on the Role of Taxonomy in SharePoint
Mike Doane, an acknowledged subject matter expert on SharePoint, Managed Metadata Services (MMS), the Term Store, and taxonomy authored a pair of video tutorials for SharePoint 2010 demonstrating how to build taxonomies in SharePoint 2010. The first of these is titled Building Taxonomies in SharePoint 2010 – Part One. Any subscriber to SharePoint-Videos.com can access […]
Using the Managed Metadata Service to Create Custom Taxonomies in SharePoint 2010 or 2013
In an article on MSDN titled Creating and Migrating Taxonomies Using the Term Store Management Tool, Stakeholders in a plan to craft SharePoint 2010 or 2013 into an Enterprise Content Management (ECM) tool can learn how to build custom taxonomies with Term Sets. As noted in this article: “Taxonomies are created as term sets that […]
On the Importance of a Governance Plan for a Successful Implementation of Managed Metadata Services
The relationship between a governance plan, and a successful implementation of Managed Metadata Services (MMS) for SharePoint can be said to be, to some extent, arbitrary. But merely to the point of allowing some flexibility with regard to how to address the challenge of determining which component (the governance plan, or MMS) must come first. […]
A Successful Metadata Tagging Effort Usually Includes an Organization-Specific Taxonomy
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 […]