sharepoint transition: the deaf leading the blind
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This presentation was given by Roel Hans Bethlehem as part of the Sparked Toolkit Session: SharePoint Nightmares. It discusses Sharepoint transition from development to production: developers vs administrators & support, the deaf leading the blind?TRANSCRIPT
Sharepoint: Transition from dev to support
Are the deaf leading the blind?
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Sharepoint: Transition from dev to support
What the customer really needed
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Sharepoint: Transition from dev to support
What operations installedHow the programmer wrote it How it was supported
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Case #1: Assumption is the mother of all screw ups
• Assumption: Client to delete all teamsites at migration
• Did i verify it?• Result: site went down due to search
engieoverloading Sharepoint
Sharepoint: Transition from dev to support
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Case #2: Prepare for the worst
• Do you throw your artifacts over the wall?• Or are you actually scripting deployment?• Script & program defensively• Ask for feedback
Sharepoint: Transition from dev to support
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Case #3: The misinformed consultant
• You make mistakes every single day• When eating an elephant take one bite at a time
Sharepoint: Transition from dev to support
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How to avoid a Sharepoint Deployment Nightmare
• Verify• Educate yourself• Communicate• Know yourself
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• Follow me: www.twitter.com/rbethleh• Blog: www.tsunami.nl/sharepoint• Inspiration: www.dotnetrocks.com • Inspiration: www.projectcartoon.com