sharepoint as a service

Erica ToelleCaiman Consulting

Create a Sustainable SharePoint Strategy: SharePoint as a Service

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Common SharePoint Deployment

Pre-Launch Launch Sustain

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Introduction

? Power UsersSharePoint Service

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SharePoint Service Pipeline

Customer Demand

SharePoint Business Solutions

Metrics and Governance

Business Case

Plan Projects

Execute Projects

Center of Excellence

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Business Case

A standardized approach to collecting and cataloging SharePoint solution ideas

Outlines the ROI for the project: benefits and costs

Gathers basic information about the department, project goals, and proposed solution

Encourages innovation: there are no stupid ideas

Helps people understand “what they do not know”

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Plan Projects

Business cases can be prioritized and approved based on strategic priorities, or saved for later execution

Select based on planning priorities and strategic importance

Allows the organization to combine duplicate efforts and only invest in projects that help achieve strategic goals

Allows the organization to get the “most for their money”

Ensures the budget and resources are available

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Plan Projects

Example Methodology

Ensures you have the right people in the right roles

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Execute Projects

IT Expert Business Architect

Business Representative

Small Project Example

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Center of Excellence

• How can the base solutions be changed?• What suppliers are you allowed to hire?• How often do you meet to prioritize new projects?• What are the project selection criteria?

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Metrics and Governance

1. Socialize this idea with IT leaders and business departments

2. Find the “perfect starter solution”3. Beta test and refine your SharePoint Service4. Invest in the Business Solution Architect skillset5. Consider partnering with a consulting firm

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Your Next Steps

• Karuana Gatimu and the Microsoft IT Discovery & Collaboration Team

• Caiman Consulting Colleagues• SharePoint Community

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Thank you!

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RESOURCES

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Example Project Methodology

• Submit Business Cases Using SharePoint: http://1drv.ms/1pHgfAH

• Prioritize Business Cases Using SharePoint metadata: http://1drv.ms/1pHg88d

• Create a Center of Excellence Using Document Sets: http://1drv.ms/1pHfRSU

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