Adoption
Social Media in the Enterprise Is a Farce
As platforms such as SharePoint continue to beef up their social media offering the more I am left shaking my head. I don’t think aspiring to have social media work in an enterprise is a bad aspiration, but in the ends it’s a fool’s errand. Here are a few reasons why aspiring and pushing enterprise social […]
Barriers to SharePoint Adoption
In my short time as a SharePoint consultant I’ve come across three major barriers to implementing the solution. Mind you, this isn’t only relegated SharePoint but any tool, system, or process implemented in the enterprise. While each of them could vary in degree they all exist in some form of a SharePoint implementation. Political Barriers […]
The Folder-Less SharePoint Paradigm
When someone first shows me how they’re using SharePoint I look for a sure sign whether they understand and have implemented the SharePoint paradigm to document management—I look for a folder. Granted using an occasional folder here and there is not the end of the world and doesn’t prove someone doesn’t know how to use […]
The Wikipedia Manual of Style: A Study in Governance
Governance is a fantastic idea. In fact, it is absolutely critical to the continued success of an application. There are times that governance, to me, seems to be a great idea on paper, but in practice it’s very difficult to implement. I was talking to someone the other day on the topic of governance, and […]