Bjørn Furuknap you have gone too far this time! There I said it. On behalf of the SharePoint community, I feel that someone needs to speak up about your reprehensible behaviour, so I have taken it upon myself to right …

Confessions of a (post) SharePoint Architect: Midwives versus doctors Read more »

Hi all I think its a sure bet that many of you, for your various sins, perform “stakeholder engagement” as part of delivering solutions to your clients or organisations. I also bet that many of you would not be aware …

Engaging with stakeholders–did you know there is a standard for it? Read more »

   Hi all There are a couple of conferences happening this month that you should seriously consider attending. The New Zealand and Australian SharePoint Community Conferences. This year things have changed. There are over 50 Sessions designed to cater to …

Warts and all SharePoint caveats in Melbourne and Auckland Read more »

Hi Those of you who get an RSS feed of this blog might have noticed it was busy over last week. This is because I pushed out 4 blog posts that showed my analysis using IBIS of a detailed linear …

Why can’t people find stuff on the intranet?–Final summary Read more »

Hi and welcome to my final post on the linkedin discussion on why users cannot find what they are looking for on intranets. This time the emphasis is on synthesis… so let’s get the last few comments done shall we? …

Why can’t users find stuff on the intranet? An IBIS synthesis–Part 4 Read more »

Hi all This is the third post in a quick series that attempts to use IBIS to analyse an online discussion. The map is getting big now, but luckily, we are halfway through the discussion and will have most of …

Why can’t users find stuff on the intranet? An IBIS synthesis–Part 3 Read more »

Hi all This is the second post in a quick series that attempts to use IBIS to analyse an online discussion. Strange as it may sound, but I believe that issue mapping and IBIS is one of the most pure …

Why can’t users find stuff on the intranet? An IBIS synthesis–Part 2 Read more »

Hi There was an interesting discussion on the Intranet Professionals group on LinkedIn recently where Luc De Ruijter asked the question: What are the main three reasons users cannot find the content they were looking for on intranet? As you …

Why can’t users find stuff on the intranet? An IBIS synthesis–Part 1 Read more »

About bloody time eh? The Heretics Guide to Best Practices is now available through Amazon, Barnes and Noble and iUniverse.   ] In Paul and Kailash I have found kindred spirits who understand how messed up most organizations are, and …

The end of a journey… my book is now out! Read more »