Ruven Gotz

Practical SharePoint Information Architecture

Ruven Gotz

Toronto

@ruveng

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ruveng@navantis.com

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Buy the Book (or Kindle):http://amzn.to/JnxlcC

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SharePoint can be dangerous to your career!

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Expectations are set very high

Reality: The waters can be rougher than expected…

…but the results can make it worthwhile

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What is an Information Architect?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/racingmix/274777460/

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What is a Business Analyst?

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In the SharePoint world, it’s a bit of a hybrid

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Dealing with humans in tough circumstances

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Soft skills

You have got to get everyone onto the same page

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The key to shared commitment is Shared Understanding

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Visual tools are a great way to get to shared understanding

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We will cover visual tools that assist with SharePoint

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Let’s start with Mind Mapping

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Building a simple mind map

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Using a mind map for navigation

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Using a mind map for prioritization

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Discovery workshops

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Using a mind map for taxonomy

Dealing with Wicked Problems

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Dialogue Mapping

Facilitation & Mapping

Shared Display

Notation (IBIS)

Dialogue Mapping

http://cognexus.org/

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A very simple example IBIS map

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Real example

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Wireframing with Balsamiq

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Process mapping

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This stuff is hard

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Social complexity makes every problem ‘wicked’

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Getting to shared understanding is crucial

Visual tools with shared displays can help

Ruven Gotz@ruveng

spinsiders.com/ruveng

ruveng@navantis.com

Tools Mentioned:- Mindjet MindManager- Balsamiq Mockups- BizAgi Entry Level- Microsoft Visio