This is the third post in a series that focuses on what I think is the Holy Grail of project success – particularly SharePoint projects. Like everybody else, I am a product of my experiences, and one of these experiences …
Kristian Kalsing was written a really terrific post, not just because he quoted yet another bloody international standard that I will have to now read (ISO15489). But because, drawing on his experiences of the world of SAP, he has observed …
Functional consultants vs *great* functional consultants Read more »
Hi all This is part of a somewhat self-indulgent story of how I came to practice a craft that has made a profound difference on how I approach and manage SharePoint projects. If you have not read part 1, then …
This is a post or three that I have really been looking forward to writing, and it is a long time in the making for various reasons. Some of you, after reading it, will no doubt wonder if I have …
Hi all. I’ve just posted my Best Practices Conference slide deck for the Wicked Problems session, along with the maps that I used during the demonstration. Expect a typically long post really soon now, to delve into much more detail …
"Wicked Problem" Best Practice Slides and Demo Materials posted Read more »
To quote the brilliant singer Kate Bush, "wow wow wow unbelievable!" Well, it is all over, and boy what an experience! For those of you who were not aware, I had the honour of attending as well as presenting at …
Double wow – memoirs of the SharePoint Best Practices Conference Read more »
Hi all I have been extremely quiet on the blogging front lately, because I have been extremely busy, splitting my time between working on my two presentations for the up-coming Best Practices SharePoint Conference, as well as wearing my undies …
More on the Best Practice SharePoint Conference – Feb 2-4 2009 in San Diego! Read more »
To review this book I need to tell you a true story first… The very first MOSS 2007 project that I was involved in did not go well. I was the architect who had to design the SharePoint farm, perform …
Book Review – "SharePoint for Project Management" Read more »
This is the second article in a series of articles which examine factors causing the sort of organisational inefficiencies that lead people to use products like SharePoint. My first article in the series examined individual learning and behavioural styles and …
Root Causes of Communication Fragmentation: Organisational Culture Read more »
This project was not SharePoint, but I have seen some people try and do this with SharePoint. But you can imagine how much stress this project would have caused to participants. The South Australian government has pulled the plug on …