Identifying When To SharePoint, Or Not, For Business Content Needs

Lessons Learned From Early SharePoint Adopters

with Connie Moore, Craig Le Clair, Rob Koplowitz, Stephen Powers, Keith K. Tsang

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Many organizations evaluate Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 to improve how employees collaboratively author, manage, and share documents drives. Yet varying work styles, the wide range of business content use, and the mix of business processes make it difficult to identify when to use SharePoint for business content needs. Lessons learned from early SharePoint adopters indicate that firms should focus on business context to determine SharePoint's suitability and proactively plan for the consequences of SharePoint's success and proliferation.

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NOTES & RESOURCES

Pervasive SharePoint Adoption Contributes to ECM Confusion

SharePoint Has Known Limitations For Business Content Initiatives . . .

. . . But Those Limitations Drive SharePoint Ecosystem Development

Lessons Learned By Early Adopters Deploying SharePoint For Business Content

Lesson Learned No. 1: "The Masses" Means Those Working With Business Content

Lesson Learned No. 2: Base Decisions On Type Of IP, Role, And Business Processes

Lesson Learned No. 3: Don't Forget The Need For An Authoritative Library

Lesson Learned No. 4: Storing All Content Elsewhere, While Possible, Is Costly

Lesson Learned No. 5: Plan To Address SharePoint's Scalability Issues

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Focus On Business Context When Planning SharePoint Initiatives

Supplemental Material

Forrester interviewed 13 vendor and user companies including HP, Microsoft, Quest Software, Unisys, an entertainment conglomerate, an insurance company, a US federal agency, and an electronics manufacturer.

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