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The following are some key aspects to follow as part of a SharePoint strategy:
1) Plan for the process with the thinking of what the final SharePoint outcome will be
2) Evaluate the strategy with a SharePoint performance mindset
3) Define the need for change with a SharePoint solution
4) Plan out all the needed SharePoint scenarios for success
When either moving or completing a major update of SharePoint, the following are five success factors for SharePoint readiness to know:
1. Commitment: What is the level of SharePoint commitment from the top level as well as throughout the company?
2. People: How well are people involved with SharePoint?
3. Communication: How well has the need for SHarePoint change been communicated and understood?
4. Methods and tools: How well-versed is the organization in regard to SharePoint project work?
5. Interactions: What is the level of SharePoint change planning and change management in the organization?
The following are some ways to observe how people work in order to improve a SharePoint process or to build out a new SharePoint process:
A day in the life – Catalog proper activities that people experience throughout an entire day.
Behavioral archaeology – Observe people's activities via where they work out of, save files to, access and input data.
Fly on the wall – Observe and record behavior, without interfering with people's activities.
Social network mapping – Be aware of different kinds of social relationships within people groups.
Check out my latest SharePoint writings:
The Psychology of SharePoint
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C4SFTJTS/
Office 365 - SharePoint Online Instructor Guide
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077VS4PYF/
The Art & War of SharePoint
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01FYTV2AS/
SharePoint 2016 Content Editor Instructor Guide
When working on a business process for SharePoint, creating a process map is a good part of the fundamental steps for the visual processing:
Information captured may include:
• Needed process steps
• Responsible organizations/departments/people
• Information that is transferred between the process step(s)
• Information resources (databases, information technology-based systems)
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
Check out my latest SharePoint offering:
The Psychology of SharePoint
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C4SFTJTS/
SharePoint is a complex toolset which involves a different mindset at times in regard to working, troubleshooting and evangelizing. Therefore, provided in this book are several core and key topical based items grouped by high-level topics to utilize and be aware of to master SharePoint from a psychology standpoint. The aspects listed can be utilized for both SharePoint Online cloud and SharePoint on-premise based environments for planning and implementing based purposes.
