Getting to Know a Business Process Need for SharePoint

When working on getting requirements for a business process to be completed in SharePoint, the following are aspects to realize:

• Know what sets the pace of the business process for SharePoint usage

• Know what the business outputs of the process are for SharePoint usage 

• Know how often the certain process steps take place for SharePoint usage

• Know how people are involved in the business process for SharePoint usage

• Know what the key business roles of those involved are for SharePoint usage

• Know what kind of information is utilized during the process for SharePoint usage

• Know what information systems are involved in the business process for SharePoint usage

• Know the critical business success factors for SharePoint usage

• Know the typical sources of errors or delays in the business process for SharePoint usage

• Know that the goal is to understand how a specific business process works, what it produces, and what is critical in the process for SharePoint usage

Reengineer a Business Process with SharePoint

SharePoint is a very powerful tool which can be utilized to reengineer a business process by following these steps:

1) Identify the most important processes to be reengineered.

2) Understand and measure the existing processes and diagram it out with a business process map. 

3) Utilize the best technology to solve the problem at hand. Does out of the box technology work or does a custom solution using the Power Platform need to be utilized?

4) Create a proof of concept of the new process and then build on it as needed.