Using a DOCTYPE in SharePoint 2007

While SharePoint 2007 certainly moved the platform forward for its time, there is no doubt that doing UI work with the CMS is nothing short of excruciating. The reason for this is (a) really, really bad markup and (b) no DOCTYPE (SharePoint Designer doesn’t help the cause either).  There is a lot you can do Continue Reading »

Usability Testing: Why Aren’t We Doing It?

I was recently selected to speak at the SPSEMEA SharePoint Saturday. For the talk I wanted to talk about the often forgotten art of usability testing on SharePoint projects. All of the content is generic and applicable enough that you don’t have to be implementing SharePoint to get something from this presentation. The content is Continue Reading »