In the AIIM report, after determining that 60% of SharePoint projects are stalled, struggling or failing it goes on to show where companies are receiving advice on their SharePoint implementations, a telling and corresponding set of statistics: Between “In house - internal expertise (ONLY)” and “External Training” we make up just over 50%
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So when we asked, “What are your three biggest on-going business issues with your SharePoint system,” #1, given by 46% or respondents, is the lack of expertise to maximize its usefulness, closely followed at #2 by the lack of strategic plans on what to use it for and what not to – hence the “unplanned and under-developed” title to this piece
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To do this successfully, companies will need to learn from the observations above, building out (i.e. properly staffing and growing) your SharePoint expertise, and doing the detailed planning that SharePoint requires
If you are not sure of what to do or how to begin, seek expertise from a consultant or training that will help clarify and guide you on how to identify business requirements, build taxonomies and formulate a metadata strategy that is focused on SharePoint
Truly, this is the culmination of all of my experience and expertise on SharePoint Governance packaged up and provided to our community
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So many organization's didn't have the time, internal expertise, or budget to truly dig in and put a real "run time" governance strategy into place
The Clients Perspective I don't envy the client situation when going out to select a SharePoint Consulting partner to take on this task and there can be the route for which they do their own due diligence and come up with a list of 3 or 4 of the top firms in the US with 300 or 400+ or more of these projects under their belt or depending on the organization, put out an RFP and let the masses try and prove their prowess or expertise. Personally I don't have huge preference when working with clients to win their business based on my firm EPC Group's past performance and reputation and I am probably speaking for several other SharePoint firms out there but I would also caution clients to truly look into who they are receiving quotes from
Those whose job activities tend to be highly visible to other powerful people within the organization will tend to have more power than those whose job performance is less obvious. Expertise. Those who possess technical expertise or hard-to-find skills typically are people who are in a position to influence the opinions and behavior of others. This is because others need to rely on their expertise or skills to accomplish their own goals and objectives
The more information you fill in, such as your expertise, the more relevant SharePoint search will be able to recommend you to other in the organization who may be looking for assistance with your subject matter expertise
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