Category Archives: Governance

SharePoint Governance – 5 Pillars Activity Spreadsheet

21apps Pillars of Governance

If you have followed 21apps for any time you will know we talk a lot about SharePoint Governance and have used the 5 pillars of governance as a simple way to define the core elements everyone should consider when checking … Continue reading

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Concerns for Information Architecture and SharePoint Online

Many of you will have done some planning around how your web applications and site collections are created and managed.  You will have been very aware of the boundaries that exist on the platform to ensure your use of SharePoint … Continue reading

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Gamification – Putting the Fun back in

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Now two weeks into my Gamification course I thought it worth reflecting on one of the areas that resonated with me as key to any successful SharePoint adoption. If you missed my 1st post Gamification – Starting a Journey Think … Continue reading

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Dealing with ineffective meetings

Any of these sound familiar Meeting just ended up a talking shop, nothing was decided I wish Steve would stop talking over me I don’t know why I waste my time attending, no one listens to me That is not … Continue reading

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When search is too powerful!

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This post forms part of a series of upcoming posts focusing on the Information Governance pillar from 21apps 5 Pillars of SharePoint Governance. Microsoft have invested a significantly in making the search in SharePoint awesome, its one of the real … Continue reading

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SharePoint Governance and MySite Clean up

A common requirement in any SharePoint Governance plan is how do we handle users My Profile and My Site content when they leave the company. Thankfully this is one area of SharePoint that out of the box there has been … Continue reading

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SharePoint Boundaries

One of the most used pages when doing any technical discussions on SharePoint governance is the great SharePoint 2010 Capacity Management: Software boundaries and Limits on TechNet. If you every have any questions from users about can we do this?  … Continue reading

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Webcast: The missing link in SharePoint projects

Register for the web cast Tuesday May 29th 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM BST SharePoint is a disruptive technology; deployment makes people think about and change the way they work. Even with the most rigorously planned, well implemented and business-aligned … Continue reading

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3 Ways to Apply SharePoint Governance in Your Organisation

Applying SharePoint Governance

Introduction At a recent 2 day workshop with a large UK central government department I drew this diagram to explain how we feel SharePoint Governance could be applied effectively in any organisation. As you can see the diagram is split … Continue reading

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Webinar: The Evolution of SharePoint Project Governance

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Innovative-e, Inc. and 21apps invite you to attend an exclusive free webinar on “The Evolution of SharePoint Project Governance: Lessons Learned and Best Practices for Today,” on Wednesday, April 4, 2012, at 10 a.m. ET. The webinar will be hosted … Continue reading

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