Understanding SharePoint Governance – Keeping Your SharePoint Sites in Check

Whether your organization already has an existing SharePoint implementation in place, or you are pursuing a new implementation, the overall strategy of a successful SharePoint 2007 deployment needs to be approached in a very unique manner. SharePoint can become so popular within an organization so fast that without the proper governance model you can have numerous sites with sprawling content, no standard metadata, no content management policies, and inadequate security policies. Can you reel SharePoint back in after you get to this point? That is why enforcing governance within your organization is so critical and the sooner this is done the better. Effective SharePoint governance encompasses numerous different topics, and this session will focus on a number of key areas aimed at delivering the return that you would expect from your enterprise-wide collaboration and portal platform.

Real-World Case Studies of Proven Enterprise SharePoint Solutions

From custom Web Parts and workflows, to custom site provisioning and governance enforcement solutions, or even a complete CRM solution. Hear real-world case studies on how various customers have built innovative solutions on their SharePoint platform, leveraging technologies such as workflow, InfoPath forms, business data catalog, etc. Realize the business value of opening up such a platform to customers, partners, vendors, and employees. With SharePoint 2007, you can have one software platform, a standardized taxonomy and governance model, and a single support skill set and a unified infrastructure management solution, which makes real business sense and can actually add to your organization’s bottom line.