wrapping your head around the sharepoint beast (for the rest of us)
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Wrapping Your Head Around the SharePoint Beast(for the rest of us)SPTechCon Boston 2012
Mark [email protected]
About Mark Rackley
• Solutions Architect & Developer• 17+ years software architecture and development experience• Blogger, Writer, Speaker• [email protected] • @mrackley• http://sharepointhillbilly.com
Agenda
• Why is understanding SharePoint so hard?• What is SharePoint?• Why SharePoint?• Tips for avoiding SharePoint Pain• The importance of the SharePoint Community
WHY IS UNDERSTANDING SHAREPOINT SO HARD?
Why is understanding so hard?
• Hard to know where to begin– Lots of paths to take
Why is understanding so hard?
• Hard to know where to begin– Lots of paths to take– So much information– Conflicting information– SO MUCH NOISE!
Why is understanding so hard?
• Hard to know where to begin– Lots of paths to take– So much information– Conflicting information– SO MUCH NOISE!– Easy to fall into analysis
paralysis
Why is understanding so hard?
• Lots of concepts to grasp– Governance– Information Architecture– Composites– BI– Collaboration
Why is understanding so hard?
• It’s not a “program”– You don’t install it– It does MANY things– It can do many more– It is a platform
Why is understanding so hard?
• No man/woman is an island in SharePoint– You can’t “do it all” – It’s easy to get it to work…
incorrectly– There’s no “one size fits all”
Why is understanding so hard?
• You have to change the way you work– Stop emailing attachments– Stop emailing!– “Do it yourself”– But follow the rules
Why is understanding so hard?
• Fear of the unknown– “But that’s not the way we
used to do it”– Developers perceived loss
of job security
5 STAGES OF LEARNING SHAREPOINT
5 Stages of Learning SharePoint
• Denial
5 Stages of Learning SharePoint
• Denial• Anger
5 Stages of Learning SharePoint
• Denial• Anger• Bargaining
5 Stages of Learning SharePoint
• Denial• Anger• Bargaining• Depression
5 Stages of Learning SharePoint
• Denial• Anger• Bargaining• Depression• Acceptance
WHAT IS SHAREPOINT?
Pick your analogy…
What IS SharePoint?
• SharePoint is a platform• SharePoint can be many things
– It creates sites on the fly– It stores your data– It allows you to easily manage permissions– It gives you alerts and workflows
What IS SharePoint?
• SharePoint is many things– It Integrates with other systems– It helps you find stuff– It helps you to “do it yourself” “out of the box”
• 80/20 rule
What IS SharePoint?
• What do you want it to be?
What IS SharePoint?
• Read the directions
WHY SHAREPOINT?
Top 10 things SharePoint can do for you10. Give you a great starting point9. Connect to the right people8. Find what you need7. Replace other expensive products
Top 10 things SharePoint can do for you6. Give you insight5. Remind you4. Centralize your data3. Make you more productive
Top 10 things SharePoint can do for you2. Keep you organized1. Make you look like a rock star
SharePoint may not be THE best tool for any one
job, but it does MANY jobs well.
TIPS FOR AVOIDING SHAREPOINT PAIN
SharePoint is a woman…
SharePoint is a woman…Treat Her That Way!
Don’t Expect the Error Messages To Make Sense
Sometimes, Even when you’re right, you’re still wrong
Don’t try and control her, get to know her and do it the way she wants…
Accept her for who she is…
“SharePoint is a Man. You have to beat him into submission” – Lori Gowin
Don’t be so hard on yourself
• There is no easy button– It IS different– It takes time
• SharePoint is MASSIVE– No one understands it all– Befriend the gurus
• Accept that “It Depends”
Learn the correct Terminology
Farm
Feature
Solution Package
Event Receiver
Web Application
Site Definition
CAML
Feature Receiver
Central Administration
Declarative Workflow
Client Object Model Timer Job
List Definition
List InstanceContent DatabaseContent Type
Persisted ObjectSite Column
Site Collection
Elevated Privileges
Theme
Application Page
Safe Control
Scope
ONETPublishing Page
Field Control Team SiteList View
STSADM
Beware the SharePoint “Expert”
• Be skeptical• Ask for references• Learn some basic
interview questions• You get what you pay for
The SharePoint Community
A Word (or two) About Community
To Avoid SharePoint Fail…
You Gotta Drink the Kook-Aid!
• Join the community• Read Blogs• Read Books• Play around in your site• Attend events• Build relationships• DON’T BE AFRAID TO DO SOMETHING!
SharePoint Saturday OzarksSept. 8, 2012
http://www.sharepointsaturday.org/ozarks
Chateau On The LakeBranson, MOhttp://www.chateauonthelake.com/
QUESTIONS?I have an answer, let’s see if they match?