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 »

I was surprised to see the recent SharePoint Fatigue Syndrome post got some traction in the interweb. As it happened, that particular post was kicking around in an unfinished state for months. The thing is, its not the only “home …

Why SharePoint training sometimes doesn’t deliver (and what to do about it) Read more »

Hiya I have been wrong about many things – I am happy to admit that. In SharePoint land, one of my bigger naive assumptions was that in early 2007, I figured I’d have maybe a 6 month head start before …

SharePoint Fatigue Syndrome Read more »

Hi all I have a couple of important community service type announcements to make. How do I know I’m attending a legitimate Seven Sigma Class? Sometimes the training marketplace can be confusing with various organisations offering various courses. Ask any …

More classes planned and clearing the air… Read more »

On the twitterverse recently, someone stated that because of a problem of excessive SharePoint site sprawl, they were going to institute a new site approval process. On the surface this remedy seems to be perfectly reasonable. After all, there is …

Whatever you do, do not ignore legacy Read more »

I received this today and I had to post it. In New Zealand recently, Paul McTaggart of Gen-i stopped me and complimented the governance and information architecture course that some of his staff have attended. I am truly humbled by …

Praise for SharePoint Governance and IA Masterclass Read more »

Hiya I recently participated in the Australian and New Zealand community SharePoint conferences and had a blast. First up, I was given the opportunity to keynote the Australian conference on day 2, where I spoke about SharePoint Governance home truths. …

Australian SharePoint Conference Community Challenge–How we did it. Read more »

Monte Carlo simulations are cool – very cool. in this post I am going to try and out-do Kailash Awati in trying to explain what they are. You see, I am one of these people who’s eyes glaze over the …

How to use Charlie Sheen to improve your estimating… Read more »