Comments on: Thinking SharePoint Part 3 – A tale of two clients http://www.cleverworkarounds.com/2008/07/23/thinking-sharepoint-part-3-a-tale-of-two-clients/ After much frustration, it seems DEFAULT is the way to go... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:32:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Share Your Point http://www.cleverworkarounds.com/2008/07/23/thinking-sharepoint-part-3-a-tale-of-two-clients/comment-page-1/#comment-2364 Share Your Point Mon, 08 Sep 2008 03:46:51 +0000 http://www.cleverworkarounds.com/2008/07/23/thinking-sharepoint-part-3-a-tale-of-two-clients/#comment-2364 There are way too many clients using SharePoint just because, some one from there IT department,attend Microsoft Sales Ssession,and end up with the illussion of finding Utopia in SharePoint.I am not saying, SharePoint is a sub standard product,its just not fit in many situations,and that part is never communicated to clients in proper manner.Moreover,what client, dont know/dont want to know/dont care to know?? , is Microsoft is all or none solution,specially the clients comming from Lotus notes background,usually learn this in a hard way. I also want to point out,that SharePoint features are mostly advertised so heavily,that most clients think that if they are not using SharePoint they are commiting some IT injustice in there organization.From Document Managment to Bussines Intelligence , from Workflows to Search!. I want to see client making rational choices on,things that are more tangiable,more concreate.Why not Windows SharePoint Services are used as a trial method , yeah , there are features that are not available,but still,it have what most client requires to,leap from "wow,this priduct is THE solution for our problems" to "OK!,I am now getting a idea". There are way too many clients using SharePoint just because, some one from there IT department,attend Microsoft Sales Ssession,and end up with the illussion of finding Utopia in SharePoint.I am not saying, SharePoint is a sub standard product,its just not fit in many situations,and that part is never communicated to clients in proper manner.Moreover,what client, dont know/dont want to know/dont care to know?? , is Microsoft is all or none solution,specially the clients comming from Lotus notes background,usually learn this in a hard way.

I also want to point out,that SharePoint features are mostly advertised so heavily,that most clients think that if they are not using SharePoint they are commiting some IT injustice in there organization.From Document Managment to Bussines Intelligence , from Workflows to Search!. I want to see client making rational choices on,things that are more tangiable,more concreate.Why not Windows SharePoint Services are used as a trial method , yeah , there are features that are not available,but still,it have what most client requires to,leap from “wow,this priduct is THE solution for our problems” to “OK!,I am now getting a idea”.

]]> By: CleverWorkarounds » Thinking SharePoint Part 4 - Lessons from Kung Fu Panda http://www.cleverworkarounds.com/2008/07/23/thinking-sharepoint-part-3-a-tale-of-two-clients/comment-page-1/#comment-1414 CleverWorkarounds » Thinking SharePoint Part 4 - Lessons from Kung Fu Panda Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:00:46 +0000 http://www.cleverworkarounds.com/2008/07/23/thinking-sharepoint-part-3-a-tale-of-two-clients/#comment-1414 [...] Scroll 3 then highlighted the ideal kung-fu master needed to help you tame the SharePoint beast. In effect, Dr Phil with a computer science degree, an MSCE, CCIE, CISSP, MBA and CFA and ECM guru. (Anyone who actually has that combo *seriously* does not have a life, therefore no girl/boyfriend!). We then learnt the importance of running workshops to both educate and understand the motivations of your stakeholders and create shared understanding. Kung-fu is just as much meditation as it is combat. This scroll concluded by comparing two former kung-fu students (client engagements) and the difference that came from an increased awareness of the importance of only fighting when one is ready in body and mind. [...] [...] Scroll 3 then highlighted the ideal kung-fu master needed to help you tame the SharePoint beast. In effect, Dr Phil with a computer science degree, an MSCE, CCIE, CISSP, MBA and CFA and ECM guru. (Anyone who actually has that combo *seriously* does not have a life, therefore no girl/boyfriend!). We then learnt the importance of running workshops to both educate and understand the motivations of your stakeholders and create shared understanding. Kung-fu is just as much meditation as it is combat. This scroll concluded by comparing two former kung-fu students (client engagements) and the difference that came from an increased awareness of the importance of only fighting when one is ready in body and mind. [...]

]]> By: SharePoint Daily for July 25, 2008 - SharePoint Daily http://www.cleverworkarounds.com/2008/07/23/thinking-sharepoint-part-3-a-tale-of-two-clients/comment-page-1/#comment-1389 SharePoint Daily for July 25, 2008 - SharePoint Daily Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:01:15 +0000 http://www.cleverworkarounds.com/2008/07/23/thinking-sharepoint-part-3-a-tale-of-two-clients/#comment-1389 [...] Thinking SharePoint Part 3 - A Tale of Two clients (Clever Workarounds)If you have followed the first two articles in this series, I have been attempting to talk about SharePoint "head-space". In other words, SharePoint success is so much more a people issue than a technical or architectural one. As a result, it can be a little difficult to write about! [...] [...] Thinking SharePoint Part 3 – A Tale of Two clients (Clever Workarounds)If you have followed the first two articles in this series, I have been attempting to talk about SharePoint "head-space". In other words, SharePoint success is so much more a people issue than a technical or architectural one. As a result, it can be a little difficult to write about! [...]

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