1. Effectively Prepare and Deliver SharePoint Success in 2011Ben Curry, CISSPDux Raymond Sy, PMPVideo Recording: http://vimeo.com/19413388

2. Presentation Objectives In this presentation, you will learn how organizations caneffectively prepare and deliver SharePoint Success in2011 In addition, youll learn key techniques in: Justify Your SharePoint investment Assess your organizational readiness for adoptingSharePoint 2010 Understand the major architectural changes inSharePoint 2010 Map business needs to SharePoint capabilities Prioritize SharePoint solutions and plan your architectureaccordingly Appropriately staff your SharePoint teamTwitter: @curryben @meetdux #dss 3. Summit 7 Systems Delivering thoughtful and deliberate technical solutions Expertise Information Architecture & Governance Usability, Branding, & Design Technical Architecture Enterprise Search Enterprise Content Management Microsoft Gold PartnerTwitter: @curryben @meetdux #dss 4. Ben Curry, CISSP Managing Partner, Summit 7 Systems, Inc. SharePoint Server MVP Author, SharePoint Best Practices andAdmin Pocket Consultants, MS Press For more information, connect with Ben E-Mail: ben.curry@s7sys.com Twitter: @currybenTwitter: @curryben @meetdux #dss 5. Innovative-e Inspire, Lead, and Be the Catalyst of OrganizationalTransformation Expertise SharePoint for Project Management Project Management for SharePoint Custom SharePoint Solutions Development Microsoft Gold Partner World Class Team Industry recognized thought leadership published authors,instructors, speakers Seasoned executive management PMPs, Six Sigma, SOX, ITIL, COBIT, RUP, MSCDs, MVPTwitter: @curryben @meetdux #dss 6. Dux Raymond Sy, PMP Managing Partner, Innovative-e, Inc. SharePoint Server MVP Author, SharePoint for ProjectManagement by OReilly Media For more information, connect with Dux E-Mail: dux.sy@innovative-e.com Twitter: twitter.com/meetdux LinkedIn: meetdux.com/li Blog: meetdux.comTwitter: @curryben @meetdux #dss 7. Agenda Justifying Your SharePoint Investment Assess Organizational Readiness Understand Major Architectural Changes Map Business Needs to SharePoint Capabilities Prioritize SharePoint Solutions Appropriately Staff Your SharePoint Team Questions and AnswersTwitter: @curryben @meetdux #dss 8. What a ConceptTechnology provides no benefits of its own; it is theapplication of technology to business opportunities thatproduces ROI. Robert McDowell,In Search of Business ValueTwitter: @curryben @meetdux #dss 9. Typical Implementation Scenarios Pilot deployment for IT then magically it becomes anenterprise production deployment No planning Everything is ad-hoc No budget earmarked Heavily customized implementation by techies lackingSharePoint skillzTwitter: @curryben @meetdux #dss 10. Executive SharePoint Ignorance is Not Bliss Isnt SharePoint about empowering End Users? Whos paying the bills? Execs ordered SharePoint to be deployed Do they REALLY understand the value of SharePoint to theorganization? Is the budget realistic? As the enlightened ones, its our responsibility to raiseexecutive awareness about SharePoint Read 5 Reasons Why Executive SharePoint Ignorance isNot Bliss http://go.meetdux.com/393bTwitter: @curryben @meetdux #dss 11. Its All About the Benjamins Executives are primarily interested on how SharePoint canaffect an organizations bottom line Tip: Look for existing inefficiencies, measure it and provehow SharePoint can be a lifesaver Inefficiencies of meeting collaboration Business process automation Single platform vs multiple tools How much is the investment?Twitter: @curryben @meetdux #dss 12. Agenda Justifying Your SharePoint Investment Assess Organizational Readiness Understand Major Architectural Changes Map Business Needs to SharePoint Capabilities Prioritize SharePoint Solutions Appropriately Staff Your SharePoint Team Questions and AnswersTwitter: @curryben @meetdux #dss 13. IT, Can You Handle This? Implementation Do you have the relevant skillsets to plan, engage with thebusiness, deploy SharePoint? Are key processes for release management, disaster recovery,auditing in place? Support and Maintenance What does the support structurelook like? Resources available for maintainingrelated technologies? Future ReleasesTwitter: @curryben @meetdux #dss 14. Change Management Strategy Collaboration culture Governance plan Business Technology Adoption plan Training Process Technology Self-help FeedbackTwitter: @curryben @meetdux #dss 15. Agenda Justifying Your SharePoint Investment Assess Organizational Readiness Understand Major Architectural Changes Map Business Needs to SharePoint Capabilities Prioritize SharePoint Solutions Appropriately Staff Your SharePoint Team Questions and AnswersTwitter: @curryben @meetdux #dss 16. Architectural Changes Farm Architecture Service ApplicationsTwitter: @curryben @meetdux #dss 17. Remember 2007 Farm Topologies? WebWeb QueryQuery Incoming Email Incoming EmailIndexExcelDoc Conversions 18. SP2010 WFE1 SP2010 WFE2Index partition 1 Query component 1Query component 1mMicrosoft SharePoint Microsoft SharePoint Microsoft SharePoint Microsoft SharePoint Foundation Incoming E- Foundation Web Foundation Incoming E- Foundation Web Mail Application Mail Application Microsoft SharePoint Windows SharePoint Microsoft SharePoint Windows SharePoint Foundation User Code Services Workflow Timer Foundation User Code Services Workflow Timer Service ServiceService Service Search Query and Site Search Query and Site Settings ServiceSettings Service SP2010 App1SP2010 App2Microsoft SharePoint Managed Metadata Web User Profile Application Registry Service Foundation User Code Search Administration Application Registry ServiceService Synchronization ServiceServiceMicrosoft SharePoint Business Data Connectivity Secure Store ServiceCrawlerBusiness Data Connectivity Foundation User Code Visio Graphics ServiceService SharePoint Foundation Document Conversions Web Analytics Data Central AdministrationExcel Calculation Services Secure Store ServiceSearch Load Balancer ServiceProcessing ServiceDocument Conversions Document Conversions SharePoint Server Search Excel Calculation Services User Profile Service Web Analytics Web serviceLauncher ServiceLauncher Service DatabaseService ApplicationsSearch DBs Config Database Business Data Crawl db Connectivity * Example FarmContentManaged Metadata Property db Content State Service Search Admin db ContentSecure Store Service ContentUsage and Health Data CollectionUser Profile DBs Profile Profile Social Tagging Synchronization 19. Web ApplicationService Application ProxyService Service MachineService MachineApplicationInstanceInstanceApplication ServerService InstanceService Instance Service InstanceDatabase 20. Governance Challenges Service Applications Managed Metadata Service Excel Services Reporting Services Business Connectivity Services Team vs. Enterprise New ControlsTwitter: @curryben @meetdux #dss 21. Prioritize Technical FeaturesTwitter: @curryben @meetdux #dss 22. SharePoint Server 2010Twitter: @curryben @meetdux #dss 23. Agenda Justifying Your SharePoint Investment Assess Organizational Readiness Understand Major Architectural Changes Map Business Needs to SharePoint Capabilities Prioritize SharePoint Solutions Appropriately Staff Your SharePoint Team Questions and AnswersTwitter: @curryben @meetdux #dss 24. Educate and Engage the Business SharePoint is more than just a glorified network share Stress that SharePoint is a platform Tip: Address their pain points Provide high-level technology overview Discuss business challenges Map it to a SharePoint SolutionTwitter: @curryben @meetdux #dss 25. Dont Call It SharePoint! Enterprise-Wide Solutions Corporate Intranet Content Management Specific Solutions Employee Onboarding System for Human Resources Conference Room Scheduling System for Facilities Project Management Information System for PMs System Integration Custom Application DevelopmentTwitter: @curryben @meetdux #dss 26. Agenda Justifying Your SharePoint Investment Assess Organizational Readiness Understand Major Architectural Changes Map Business Needs to SharePoint Capabilities Prioritize SharePoint Solutions Appropriately Staff Your SharePoint Team Questions and AnswersTwitter: @curryben @meetdux #dss 27. Keep Priorities In Order You cant do it all! What business need should you solve first? What are common features that can be deployed? Project scope must be limited and specific Whats important? Time? Budget? Functionality? Tip: Involve decision makers in planning and prioritization Read How to Prioritize Business Needs WhenImplementing SharePoint http://go.meetdux.com/sbyvTwitter: @curryben @meetdux #dss 28. Do You Have a SharePoint Roadmap? A SharePoint roadmap can help organizations Quantify the budget, resources and effectiveness ofSharePoint Allows priorities to be set Specifies what solutions are going to be deployed Iterative releases can provide immediate visibility Lower risk compared to big bang approach Tip: Successful delivery of high profile solution gets youbrownie points Quick wins are essential for better buy-in and adoptionTwitter: @curryben @meetdux #dss 29. Example Release Schedule Phase 1: Proof of concept or Pilot Phase 2: Replace intranet and file shares to improvecollaboration Phase 3: Deploy value point solutions for HR,Operations and Finance Phase 4: Train users to build their own SharePointsolutions Phase 5: Integrate CRM and third party reportingplatform See how EasyJet did it: http://bit.ly/74XwKHTwitter: @curryben @meetdux #dss 30. Agenda Justifying Your SharePoint Investment Assess Organizational Readiness Understand Major Architectural Changes Map Business Needs to SharePoint Capabilities Prioritize SharePoint Solutions Appropriately Staff Your SharePoint Team Questions and AnswersTwitter: @curryben @meetdux #dss 31. Updating Skills Less team-centric collaboration, more enterprisecollaboration Are your business analysts prepared? Are YOU prepared? Skills updates arent just about SharePoint Major changes in Branding & Design New Features and ServicesTwitter: @curryben @meetdux #dss 32. Staff Your SharePoint Project Realistically Committed Sponsor+Project Manager IT group SharePoint developer SharePoint infrastructure Business group specialist SharePoint architectSharePoint business analyst SharePoint trainer SharePoint designerTwitter: @curryben @meetdux #dss 33. Agenda Justifying Your SharePoint Investment Assess Organizational Readiness Understand Major Architectural Changes Map Business Needs to SharePoint Capabilities Prioritize SharePoint Solutions Appropriately Staff Your SharePoint Team Questions and AnswersTwitter: @curryben @meetdux #dss 34. Questions? How did you like the presentation? http://meetdux.com/feedbackTwitter: @curryben @meetdux #dss 35. Thank You!