Open AccessCase study: Developing a SharePoint 2010 strategy… or how setting it up and “getting it out there” is not a strategy
Author(s) -
Carr Jeff
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
bulletin of the american society for information science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1550-8366
pISSN - 0095-4403
DOI - 10.1002/bult.2011.1720370209
Subject(s) - set (abstract data type) , function (biology) , simple (philosophy) , product (mathematics) , computer science , business intelligence , business , world wide web , knowledge management , data science , philosophy , geometry , mathematics , epistemology , evolutionary biology , biology , programming language
Jeff Carr is an information architect and search consultant with Earley & Associates, Inc. Jeff has built a strong multidisciplinary foundation in the areas of search engine marketing, information architecture, web analytics, project management, business analysis and web development. He has been responsible for the strategy, development and implementation of numerous succ ssful web-bas d initiatives both large and small. He can be reached at jeffearley.com. W hy does an organization use SharePoint [1]? On the surface this question might seem relatively simple. In all likelihood, if you’re using SharePoint, you are able to list a handful of reasons off the top of your head that include everything from business collaboration and document management to business intelligence and enterprise search. However, if you take a moment to look past the functional capabilities of the product itself and step back to carefully consider exactly why you are employing it, what might the answer be then? If a detailed and specific reason is not immediately apparent this hesitation should be cause for concern.