#spsdc transitioning into sharepoint careers (sharepoint saturday dc)
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View the entire webcast here: http://www.vimeo.com/8139341 SharePoint Saturday DC session. Session Overview: As the DC Metro area continues to deploy SharePoint at a rapid pace, the demand has required many professionals to “learn SharePoint” for career advancement to complete tasks within their organizations. Transitioning into SharePoint Careers will cover roles and responsibilities, challenges facing SharePoint staffing professionals, and the key ingredients to constructing a winning SharePoint team. This session also targets professionals intending to transition from mid-level/Senior roles on other platforms into a career in SharePoint.TRANSCRIPT
SharePoint Saturday
Charlotte
Topic: Transitioning into SharePoint Careers
Presented by:
Shadeed Eleazer, MCTS
6:00pm – 7:00pm Networking Ho7:00pm – 7:15pm Group Overview/ Introductions 7:15pm – 7:30pm Group Sign-Ups/ Open Discussion 7:30pm – 8:15pm Craig Jester – Content Types 8:15pm – 8:30pm Closing Remarks
Sponsors:Emagination (Food/Location)Corasworks (Site Resources)
SharePoint Saturday DCTopic:
Transitioning Into SharePoint Careers
Presented by:
Shadeed Eleazer, MCTS
6:00pm – 7:00pm Networking Ho7:00pm – 7:15pm Group Overview/ Introductions 7:15pm – 7:30pm Group Sign-Ups/ Open Discussion 7:30pm – 8:15pm Craig Jester – Content Types 8:15pm – 8:30pm Closing Remarks
Sponsors:Emagination (Food/Location)Corasworks (Site Resources)
Meet the Speaker
US Navy Veteran Co-founder Baltimore SharePoint User Group • Build, Test, Configure, and Deploy SharePoint
Solutions • Extensive enterprise SharePoint backup and
recovery experience• SharePoint Cloud Services support • Configuration management and SharePoint
policy, process and procedure implementation
Introduction (Continued)
Baltimore SharePoint User’s Group Documenting Science of Collaboration www.baltimoresug.org http://collaborpedia.com/blogs
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Transitioning into SharePoint Careers
What You Should Know
What You Don’t Know
What You Do Know
Objectives
How’d You Get Started in SharePoint?
Tag……….You’re “It”
•SharePoint pilot rolled out and you’re the “guy/gal”
•Required to manage SharePoint in addition to multiple roles in your org
•Introduced to a platform and technology that you are not familiar with. •The learning curve begins
My Story
RF Engineer Ship to Shore Communications HF/UHF/SHF freq rangesTech Control
From Tasks to Career Mastery
•Discovery •Research •Implementation•Professionalism
If I could re-learn SharePointWhere would I start?
Understanding SharePoint Perspectives
What are the perspectives of the following roles?
Administrators Developers Project Managers
Understanding SharePoint Perspectives
Understanding SharePoint Perspectives
Developer:
• Must understand SharePoint platform overall• Has the greatest understanding of SP Platform• Must leverage framework to deliver new solutions
Understanding SharePoint Perspectives
Understanding SharePoint Perspectives
Administrator: • Views SharePoint from “Platform – Up”• Often has the most difficulty adapting to additional roles
due to viewing SharePoint in similar view as traditional IT roles. • What key areas does a SP Admin actually administer?
Understanding SharePoint Perspectives
Understanding SharePoint Perspectives
Project Manager:
• Suffers the most in the SharePoint learning curve• Must understand roles and responsibilities in order to
successfully manage tasks and resources• Do Project Managers need to know SharePoint at a
minimum to successfully manage projects?
Understanding SharePoint Perspectives0-60 Getting Up to Speed (Strategies):
• Case studies and use cases leveraging SharePoint • Set up virtual environment w/“bells and whistles”• Clearly communicate roles and responsibilities of each
team member • Clearly communicate timelines on expected deliverables• Meet after completion of each project. Discuss lessons
learned on deliverables
Understanding Roles/Responsibilities
Managing Gray Areas
SharePoint Role Most Needed Improvement
Project Manager Understanding of SP from Power User Perspective
Administrator Understanding of .NET framework, connections, and development tools
Developer Increase transparency in coding process, coordinate with admins, create user friendly documentation
Mapping Skillsets to Career PathsJob Title Entry Point Career Path
Network Administrator
Administrator SP Engineer Infrastructure Architect
Web Developer Developer SP Designer Senior Developer
Business Analysts
AdministratorSP Business Analyst
Project Management Account Management
SharePoint Tomorrow
• New challenges require new approaches and thought processes
• Social Networking fundamentals in the enterprise
• Business Intelligence and the SharePoint Administrator?
• Roles / positions re-defined. Expectations raised for Senior SharePoint professionals
• SharePoint Administrator will continue to merge with designer/junior Dev roles
SharePoint Certifications
Certifications: The Double Edged Sword
•Are they a requirement for employment?•Should I get certified without having the actual platform knowledge?•How are companies viewing certifications?•Will the release of SharePoint 2010 make MOSS/WSS certs “outdated”?
SharePoint Certifications Impact
Fact: Higher end certified consultants can command higher $$$ based on several factors•Certs display initiative and drive towards being top-notch professional•In consulting world, clients feel confident in hiring consultants w/ certs
SharePoint Certifications Impact•Certs are a plus, and are the exception not norm or standard (yet)•SharePoint practices are pushing professionals to obtain certs as performance metrics •If working in small workcenters/teams – great way to set yourself apart
SharePoint Certifications Impact•Certs are a plus, and are the exception not norm or standard (yet)•SharePoint practices are pushing professionals to obtain certs as performance metrics •If working in small workcenters/teams – great way to set yourself apart
The Base SharePoint 2007 Certs
•70-630 – TS Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Configuring •70-631 – TS Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, Configuring •70-541 – Microsoft WSS 3.0 Application Development •70-542 – Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 •Application Development
Transitioning from Good to Great
What separates those who are good from those who are great?
Good Professional Great SP Professional
I don’t know I will find out
This is beyond my skillset Based on your requirements, I can solve business need A, B, C, and coordinate to complete D, E, F
Reacts to new changes and releases
Actively implementing new releases and sharing results with community
Mastering the SharePoint Platform
•There are no experts. Only specialists•The more you learn, the more you realize what you don’t know •Review case studies of SP Deployment•Get involved in your local SP community
Sources
For more information:
Shadeed Eleazer
To join Knowledge Base:
Sources
www.microsoft.com
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