Comic Style to Explain Process

Comic Style to Explain Process

Recently, I was tasked to put together a document to explain the provisioning process for interdepartmental site creation (creating sub-sites in a SharePoint Publishing Site).  This document was to be a quick guide for site requestors to understand the process and...
Sample Security Model

Sample Security Model

I was lucky enough in my illustrious SharePoint career to have managed the SharePoint Helpline [sarcasm intended].  I can confidently say that more than two-thirds of our problem tickets are permissions-related.  You don’t have to manage the Customer Relations...
SharePoint Out-of-the-Box Solution Approach

SharePoint Out-of-the-Box Solution Approach

I manage a team of business analysts that support users and power users. We are slammed on a regular basis of requests that fit neatly in between support calls and software development projects. Out-of-the-box Solutions in SharePoint do not need the lengthy Software...

Collaboration Sites vs. Publishing Sites

Overview From MSDN Blog: Clarifications: Collaboration vs. Publishing In SharePoint-Land there are two concepts that people have a hard time separating out: “Collaboration” and “Content Management”. A lot of people like to blend them together,...

Being a SharePoint Business Analyst

Almost 2 years of being here at the IMF, I have been directly and indirectly involved with numerous out-of-the-box solutions that were either immediate hits or nothing-to-write-home-about quick wins.  I do take pride in saying that they were all well-received.  The...