Надежда Белоусова sharepoint analyst’s expertise map creation

SharePoint Analyst’s Expertise Map

Creation

Nadezhda Belousova

Let me introduce myself

Nadezhda Belousova,

Project Manager / Business Analyst

SharePoint Competency Center

EPAM Systems

Belarus SharePoint User Group

Email: Nadezhda_Belousova@sharepoint.by

Twitter: @Naoko_Strega

SharePoint Vocabulary

Announcement - Извещение

Collaboration – Совместная Работа

Contributor - Корреспондент

Discussion Board – Доска Обсуждения

Document Library – Библиотека Документов

List - Список

Out-of-the-box (OOB) - Решение «из коробки»

Permissions - Разрешения

Site Collection – Семейство Узлов

Site Settings – Параметры Узла

Task - Задача

Views - Представления

Webpart - Вебчасть

Workflow – Рабочий Процесс

Workspace – Рабочая Область

Etc., etc., etc., etc…

My SharePoint vocabulary

Announcement - Announcement

Collaboration - Collaboration

Contributor - Contributor

Discussion Board - Discussion Board

Document Library - Document Library

List - List

Out-of-the-box (OOB) - Out-of-the-box (OOB)

Permissions - Permissions

Site Collection - Site Collection

Site Settings - Site Settings

Task - Task

Views - Views

Webpart - Webpart

Workflow - Workflow

Workspace - Workspace

Etc., etc., etc., etc…

Contents

1. MS SharePoint Competency Center + Mentoring Program

2. SharePoint Analyst = SharePoint + IT Analyst

3. SharePoint Analyst’s Expertise:

• SharePoint Analyst & Microsoft

• SharePoint Analyst vs. SharePoint Consultant

• SharePoint Project Roles

• SharePoint Solution Realization Model

• SharePoint Analyst’s Expertise Map Model

4. Q&A

5. Useful links

MS SharePoint Competency

Center

Solution Architect

Developer QA Designer

Analyst Admin

* Ivan Padabed

* Victor Vishnyakov

MS SharePoint Competency

Center

SharePoint Resource

Pool

Developers

Admins

Designers QAs

Analysts

MS SharePoint Competency Center

Candidates

MS SharePoint Competency

Center

MS SharePoint Competency

Center

MS SharePoint Competency

Center

SharePoint Trainings

Mentoring Program Steps

Final (Rewards…)

Modules Delivery

Groups & Plan are Ready

Expertise is Modeled

* Yury Shilyaev

SharePoint Mentoring Program

SharePoint Mentoring Program

Developer

ASP.NET, C#, MS SQL, HTML, JS, JQuery, XML,

XSL

ASP.NET Advanced Concepts for SharePoint

Designing for User Experience

Designing for Data

Designing Data Capture and Integration

Designing Artifacts

Etc., etc., etc.

Admin

Windows 2008 Administration, IIS

Administration, SQL Server, SQL, AD,

PowerShell

Designing a Logical Architecture

Planning a Service Application Architecture

Planning for Performance and Capacity

Designing a Physical Architecture

Designing a Security Plan

Etc., etc., etc.

Analyst

Requirements Analysis, System Analysis

…

QA

Requirements Analysis, Functional Testing, Test

Cases Creation

…

SharePoint Analyst

Knowledge Passion Power

SharePoint

SharePoint

SharePoint Team

Services from

Microsoft

Windows SharePoint

Services 2.0

Windows SharePoint

Services 3.0

SharePoint Foundation

2010

SharePoint Portal 2001

SharePoint Portal Server 2003

Microsoft Office

SharePoint Server 2007

SharePoint Server 2010

SharePoint

SharePoint

Multitool • Many useful options

• Almost universal

• Ready-to-use and

practice-oriented

• In awkward hands can

cause much PAIN…

SharePoint

Puzzle • Requires time, intellectual

efforts and specified

algorithms

• Not that easy as it may

seem

• Some people think it’s only

for NERDS…

SharePoint

Box

• Everything is packed by

Microsoft

• Has limitations

• SURPRISE inside…

SharePoint

Modules Set • Creating

something new

out of ready

standard

pieces

• Quick and

easy

• Thinking of architecture BEFORE you start…

SharePoint Solution Example

Intranet Site

SharePoint Solution Example

Extranet Site

IT Analysts

Business Analyst

Functional Analyst

Business System

Analyst

BA Lead

QA Analyst

Resources Analyst

Requirements Analyst

Business Process

Analyst

Performance

Analyst

PM/BA

System Architect

Consultant

BA Manager

System Analyst

IT Analyst’s Functions &

Activities

IT Analyst’s Functions &

Activities Requirements

elicitation and

analysis

Issues

identification,

tracking, reporting

and resolving

Providing consultation

in pre-sale and sale

project phases

Driving effective

interaction in

project team

Overseeing the

implementation of a

new system

Planning project

communication

Change requests

management

Taking part in

project coordination

and monitoring

project progress

Definition of the

project vision and

scope

Functional

specifications and

system design

specifications

development

Interaction with the

business

stakeholders and

subject mater

experts

Involvement in the

design or modification

of business systems

or IT systems

Suggestion the areas

for improvement in

internal processes along

with possible solutions

End-users support

and adoption

Leading testing

efforts

Balancing

technology and

business issues

Analysis and

evaluation of

existing or

proposed systems

IT Analyst’s Expertise Map

Model

Domain Communication

Technologies Methodologies

Abstract Specialized

Non-t

echnic

al

Technic

al

Knowledge

&

Skills

* Kirill Pikin

SharePoint Analyst’s Role

SharePoint Analyst’s Role

SharePoint Analyst’s Role

SharePoint Analyst’s Role

SharePoint Project

SharePoint Analyst’s Role

SharePoint Project

SharePoint Analyst’s Role

SharePoint Project

SharePoint Analyst’s Role

SharePoint Project • Understanding customers' needs and business processes and translating

these into a set of requirements

• Understanding SharePoint strengths and benefits in terms of its key

functional breakdown and how it can be turned into the value for the

customer

Interception Point

SharePoint Analyst & Microsoft

Available Microsoft SharePoint

Trainings and Certifications

Trainings

• Collection 5404: Implementing Microsoft® Office SharePoint® Server 2007

• Collection 6306: Designing a Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Solution

• Collection 6285: Working With Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007

• Clinic 10277: What's New in Microsoft SharePoint 2010 for Developers

• Clinic 10279: What's New in Microsoft SharePoint 2010 for IT Professionals

• Collection 10276: Microsoft SharePoint 2010, Application Development

• Collection 10278: Microsoft SharePoint 2010, Configuring

• Collection 10347: Skills Trainings in SharePoint 2010 for End Users

• …

Certifications

• MCTS: Microsoft SharePoint 2010, Application Development

• MCTS: Microsoft SharePoint 2010, Configuring

• MCTS: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Application Development

• MCTS: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Configuration

• MCTS: Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, Application Development

• MCTS: Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, Configuration

• MCITP: SharePoint Administrator 2010

• MCPD: SharePoint Developer 2010

• MCM: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server

• MCA: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server

SharePoint Analyst or

SharePoint Consultant?

Analyst Consultant

All project life cycle

Throughout issues management

Domain focused

IT-Guru

Pre-sale / Kick-off

Troubleshoot

INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE

SharePoint Project Roles

Developer Administrator Designer Architect

* Destin Joy

SharePoint Project Roles

Analyst QA

SharePoint Solution Realization

Model

* Tom Pham

SharePoint Analyst’s Expertise Map Model

Analyst

Requirements Analysis, System Analysis

QA

Requirements Analysis, Functional Testing, Test Cases Creation

SharePoint Power User – Tactics

SharePoint Super User – Strategy for Analyst

SharePoint Super User – Strategy for QA

Tactical Part

• Introduction to SharePoint and its

basics

• SharePoint as a Product

• SharePoint components, parts and

functional elements

• SharePoint infrastructure and

administration

• SharePoint customization abilities

Strategical Part

• Policies, Governance and Guidelines

• Site Provisioning Practices and Standards

• Content Management Strategy

• SharePoint Maturity Model and Adoption*

• Integration and Interoperability

• Migration

• Business Cases studying * Sadalit Van Buren

Summary

• The best source of SharePoint expertise is

real experience. The ideal place to gain

this experience is Competency Centre

and related teams

• SharePoint Analyst’s expertise involves

analytical background, deep SharePoint

hands-on experience and right attitude

to SharePoint platform

• SharePoint Analyst’s expertise

development requires system approach

• Complex SharePoint study should be

practical-oriented in both tactical and

strategical dimensions

Thank you!

Questions are welcome

Nadezhda Belousova

Project Manager / Business Analyst

SharePoint Competency Center

EPAM Systems

Email: Nadezhda_Belousova@sharepoint.by

Twitter: @Naoko_Strega

Useful links

• Kirill Pikin’s BI & DWH Analyst’s expertise map -

http://sites.google.com/site/kirillpikin/all/works/ba

• Microsoft SharePoint Server Certifications -

http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/certification/cert-sharepoint-

server.aspx

• SharePoint Roles and Responsibilities article by Destin Joy -

http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/UploadFile/Roji.Joy/5240/

• Tom Pham’s blog and portfolio - http://www.pham-

tom.com/ptdesigns/

• A Microsoft SharePoint / Information Architecture / Web Usability

blog by Sadalit Van Buren -

http://amatterofdegree.typepad.com/a_matter_of_degree/

• SharePoint Maturity Model by Sadalit Van Buren -

http://www.sharepointmaturity.com/home.aspx