Comments on: Why do SharePoint Projects Fail – Part 3

By: Blue Oxen Associates » The Squirm Test

Blue Oxen Associates » The Squirm Test — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 18:38:15 +0000

[...] One of Blue Oxen’s most important ideas is something we call, “The Squirm Test.” To provide some context for what it is and why it’s useful, I’d like to share a great story written by Paul Culmsee. In 2006, he had been hired to help a mid-sized company install a major SharePoint installation. He explains: This organisation came from a place of pretty low maturity around their document, knowledge and information management practices. As I have subsequently come to understand and recognise, many organisations coming from this place have a tendency to try to boil the ocean, via a phenomena that I previously termed the “panacea effect“. [...]

By: CleverWorkarounds » The one best practice to rule them all - Part 1

CleverWorkarounds » The one best practice to rule them all - Part 1 — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 21:25:39 +0000

[...] place have a tendency to try to boil the ocean, via a phenomena that I previously termed the "panacea effect". At one level, a big ambitious SharePoint platform was brilliant learning for me personally [...]

By: CleverWorkarounds » Why Do SharePoint Projects Fail? - Part 1

CleverWorkarounds » Why Do SharePoint Projects Fail? - Part 1 — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:54:36 +0000

[...] reference: Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part [...]

By: CleverWorkarounds » Why do SharePoint Projects Fail? - Part 8

CleverWorkarounds » Why do SharePoint Projects Fail? - Part 8 — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:57:26 +0000

[...] examined some of the notable historical references to wicked problems in IT. From there, we turned our attention to SharePoint specifically and why it, as a product, can be a wicked problem. We looked at the [...]

By: SharePoint, SharePoint and stuff : SharePoint Kaffeetasse #71

SharePoint, SharePoint and stuff : SharePoint Kaffeetasse #71 — Thu, 29 May 2008 07:23:27 +0000

[...] Why do SharePoint Projects Fail? – Part 3 [...]

By: CleverWorkarounds » Why do SharePoint Projects Fail? - Part 7

CleverWorkarounds » Why do SharePoint Projects Fail? - Part 7 — Tue, 27 May 2008 11:31:24 +0000

[...] you go back and read this series from the start. You will learn all about tequila slammers, why Microsoft is like Britney Spears, Bill Gates selling SharePoint to Sergei Brin and the wonderful land of chocolate where projects [...]

By: CleverWorkarounds » Why do SharePoint Projects Fail? Part 4

CleverWorkarounds » Why do SharePoint Projects Fail? Part 4 — Mon, 26 May 2008 12:16:29 +0000

[...] Welcome to part 4 of this series, which examines the factors that contribute to SharePoint projects causing much pain and suffering among project teams. Each post has started with some attempt at humour, before getting into some theory. We’ve had a drinking game, insulted project managers by painting them all with the same brush, and have had a mythical conversation with Bill Gates successfully selling MOSS to the good people at the company GOOSUNACLE. [...]

By: CleverWorkarounds » Why do SharePoint Projects Fail - Part 6

CleverWorkarounds » Why do SharePoint Projects Fail - Part 6 — Sun, 11 May 2008 14:22:25 +0000

[...] have followed events thus far, I covered off some wicked problem theory, before delving into the bigger ticket items that contribute to SharePoint project failure. In the last post, we pointed our virtual [...]

By: Alonso Robles / Avoiding SharePoint Project Failure

Alonso Robles / Avoiding SharePoint Project Failure — Fri, 09 May 2008 22:19:50 +0000

[...] reading Joel’s post, I took the time to read the Why SharePoint Projects Fail (Part 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5) posts by Paul Culmsee. The posts are a great read for project managers, technical leads, [...]

By: CleverWorkarounds » Why do SharePoint Projects Fail - Part 5

CleverWorkarounds » Why do SharePoint Projects Fail - Part 5 — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 13:27:25 +0000

[...] of the factors described in the first four parts, but particularly, panacea effect, described in part 3. The panacea effect can easily take root at organisations where the culture is not conducive to [...]