i am not your sharepoint guru
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You are not a SharePoint Guru. You might have nominated to fill an undefined role. It has positives and negatives based on how you approach it. There are 7 pitfalls and here is how to avoid them. Identify where you will be successful, then pursue excellence in that role.TRANSCRIPT
A Beginners guide to SharePoint Survival
11/13/2010
I Am NOT Your SharePoint Guru!
Columbus Brown, MBA
About Columbus Brown
• SharePoint Implementation Lead, Bell Helicopter Textron in Fort Worth, TX
• Education-BSME, MBA, LeTourneau University
• Specialties-Conceptual Design, New Product Development, Project Management, SharePoint Governance
• Interests – Gourmet Cooking, Jazz Piano, Autocross, Aviation
• Strangest Career Moment- Suspending a Helicopter from the ceiling of a museum in Washington, DC while being filmed by local TV station.
A Beginners Guide To SharePoint SurvivalI Am NOT Your SharePoint Guru!
SharePoint Guru Nomination Process
Seven Roadblocks To Implementation
Seven Dimensions Of A SharePoint Guru
Strategies For SharePoint Survival4
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The Essence of SharePoint and the Guru
The one software platform which magically provides low cost solutions for collaboration, web content mgmt., doc. mgmt, enterprise search, business intelligence, and Web 2.0 features with minimal disruption to the business.
SHAREPOINT
The one who is regarded as having great knowledge, wisdom and authority in a certain area, and who uses it to guide others (teacher).
(Sanskrit: गु�रु)
GURU
Really?
The Nomination Process
Self Promotion, HERO
Hey You……can do it!-Intern-Admin.-Business Guy
IT installed it and you should maintain it…..right?
GURU
SHAREPOINT
SharePoint just sells itself
SharePoint can do it!-Fileshares-Excel Database-Workflows
We installed it, we should use it….right?
The Making Or Breaking of the Guru
GURU
Role quickly grows exponentially with usage
Individual Role is not understood
Jack of All Trades but master of none
SHAREPOINT
Exponential Adoption and Growth
Capabilities are not understood
Business Process Swiss Army Knife
You are the called the SharePoint Guru because your changing role is not understood or defined by you, your peers, or your management.
A Beginners Guide To SharePoint SurvivalI Am NOT Your SharePoint Guru!
SharePoint Guru Nomination Process
Seven Roadblocks To Implementation
Seven Dimensions Of A SharePoint Guru
Strategies For SharePoint Survival
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Evangelist/Architect
IT Project Manager
Help Desk Support/Trainer
Change Management Specialist
Farm Administrator
Business Process Analyst
Developer
Seven Dimensions Of A SharePoint Guru
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Very few people have all seven dimensions and mastery in all of SharePoint
A Beginners Guide To SharePoint SurvivalI Am NOT Your SharePoint Guru!
SharePoint Guru Nomination Process
Seven Roadblocks To Implementation
Seven Dimensions Of A SharePoint Guru
Strategies For SharePoint Survival4
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SharePoint Seen As A Replacement For Shared Drives
Decentralized Business Governance
Lack Of Or Insufficient Planning for Capacity and Information Architecture
Disaster Recovery Plan
SharePoint Vision and Purpose Not Defined Or Communicated
End User Adoption, Training, and Support
Staffing, IT Support Expectations, System Maintenance
Seven Roadblocks to Implementation
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A Beginners Guide To SharePoint SurvivalI Am NOT Your SharePoint Guru!
SharePoint Guru Nomination Process
Seven Roadblocks To Implementation
Seven Dimensions Of A SharePoint Guru
Strategies For SharePoint Survival
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Strategies for SharePoint Survival
User external services to address the gapsD
Determine a plan to address the common roadblocksC
Use internal collaboration to address the dimensionsB
Maintain a little Excellence, rather than a lot of GoodA
A Beginners Guide To SharePoint SurvivalI Am NOT Your SharePoint Guru!
SharePoint Guru Nomination Process
Seven Roadblocks To Implementation
Seven Dimensions Of A SharePoint Guru
Strategies For SharePoint Survival
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Questions?
Recommended Reading
Open Leadership-How Social Technology Can Transform The Way You Lead, Charlene Li
Here Comes Everybody-The Power of Organizing Without Organizations, Clay Shirky
Buy-In – Saving Your Good Idea From Getting Shot Down, Kotter, John
Empowered: Unleash Your Employees, Energize Your Customers, and Transform Your Business, Josh Bernoff & Ted Schadler
THANK YOU!
CB1492 Columbus Brown