Avoiding Failed SharePoint Deployments

Joel OlesonSalient6

@joeloleson

#ShareFestDc

UNDERSTANDING THE STATE OF SHAREPOINT DEPLOYMENTS

Where we are now?

Success

Just about there

Stalled

Struggling

Failed

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40%

More than half are Stalled,

Struggling or failing!

AIIM 2013 survey preliminary results

Harsh Reality

31%feel they have only achieved

a basic deployment compared to their

original ambitions...

AIIM 2012 Survey

Customers Response on Lack of Success

#1 Lack of Expertise#2 Lack of Strategic Plans#3 Poor Adoption/Engagement#4 Lack of Governance & Policies

19% don’t have enough resources to progress

AIIM 2012 survey

IT; 42%

Business; 23%

Records/ Compliance;

12%

Committee; 7%

Ownership is still with IT, not the business.

Who Owns SharePoint

10 STEPS TO SUCCESSFUL DEPLOYMENT

Shared Ownership

"Our IT team maintains the trunk of the tree. But each department is in charge of maintaining its own branch."

Stakeholder Support

Business Value Planning

UI / UX

• BYOD• Simple.• KISS!!!

Roadmap

• Continuous Improvement…• Build on Success• UI• Search• Biz Value

Expertise• Outside Help & Training• Certifications• Community Involvement

Governance & Policies

What are the current Challenges/Opportunities

Expanding the use of SharePoint for biz processes 49%

Enterprise classification and metadata structures 42%

Aligning governance, security and usage policies 40%

Strategic direction with social, mobile and cloud 26%

Questions…

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