Comments on: 7 Ways to Get More from SharePoint #3 – Designate a “Go To” Person for SharePoint http://www.OfflineSharePoint.com/7-ways-to-get-more-from-sharepoint-3-designate-a-%e2%80%9cgo-to%e2%80%9d-person-for-sharepoint/ A Colligo Networks Blog Wed, 01 Sep 2010 01:12:32 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Michael Sampson http://www.OfflineSharePoint.com/7-ways-to-get-more-from-sharepoint-3-designate-a-%e2%80%9cgo-to%e2%80%9d-person-for-sharepoint/comment-page-1/#comment-16868 Michael Sampson Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:18:38 +0000 http://www.OfflineSharePoint.com/7-ways-to-get-more-from-sharepoint-3-designate-a-%e2%80%9cgo-to%e2%80%9d-person-for-sharepoint/#comment-16868 Entirely agree with your points Jeff ... thanks for stating them so well! Re working with outside expertise, I talk about this in my SharePoint for Business white paper, step 2. My best ... and I'll check out the LinkedIn group! M. Entirely agree with your points Jeff … thanks for stating them so well! Re working with outside expertise, I talk about this in my SharePoint for Business white paper, step 2.

My best … and I’ll check out the LinkedIn group!

M.

]]> By: Jeff Becraft http://www.OfflineSharePoint.com/7-ways-to-get-more-from-sharepoint-3-designate-a-%e2%80%9cgo-to%e2%80%9d-person-for-sharepoint/comment-page-1/#comment-16858 Jeff Becraft Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:39:02 +0000 http://www.OfflineSharePoint.com/7-ways-to-get-more-from-sharepoint-3-designate-a-%e2%80%9cgo-to%e2%80%9d-person-for-sharepoint/#comment-16858 I agree with your post with one caveat -- don't assume that one go to person is enough. Dependignon the complexity and scale of your SharePoint implementation, you may need a number of go to people to cover the many aspects of the solution overall. Plus, it may not make good financial sense in every case to have certain forms of expertise on staff. To get really transformative value that provides a high ROI, you may need to enlist a consultant to advise your team on how to implement that next application(s) in SharePoint. You'll also need to look at whether it makes sense to go with a fully out of the box application that you configure, or maybe acquire the right 3rd party web part. In some cases, custom development may even be necessary. It's not likely a single individual is going to be able to cover all of those bases. One good option for smallish organizations is to work with a consultant to map out your strategic plan for SharePoint, and then carry out the implementation yourself, or with limited assistance. Identifying your go-tos inside the organization is definitely going to help you name your evangelists and governance team members. Check out this LinkedIn Group for more discussion: "Strategic Planning for SharePoint" I agree with your post with one caveat — don’t assume that one go to person is enough. Dependignon the complexity and scale of your SharePoint implementation, you may need a number of go to people to cover the many aspects of the solution overall.

Plus, it may not make good financial sense in every case to have certain forms of expertise on staff. To get really transformative value that provides a high ROI, you may need to enlist a consultant to advise your team on how to implement that next application(s) in SharePoint.

You’ll also need to look at whether it makes sense to go with a fully out of the box application that you configure, or maybe acquire the right 3rd party web part. In some cases, custom development may even be necessary. It’s not likely a single individual is going to be able to cover all of those bases.

One good option for smallish organizations is to work with a consultant to map out your strategic plan for SharePoint, and then carry out the implementation yourself, or with limited assistance.
Identifying your go-tos inside the organization is definitely going to help you name your evangelists and governance team members.

Check out this LinkedIn Group for more discussion: “Strategic Planning for SharePoint”

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