My Sites - How to use or not
- 1. My Sites - How to use or notRichard Willis
- 2. About the Speaker….Richard WillisWorking in education integration for 6 yearsManaging Director SalamanderSoft LtdProject Coordinator SharePoint Learning KitProject Coordinator Microsoft Learning Gatewayhttp://blog.salamandersoft.co.ukrichardw@salamandersoft.co.ukTwitter - rpwillis
- 3. Contentsa or Content SlideAudience SurveyWhat are My SitesBasic UsageOut of the BoxPersonalization Site LinksCustomizationBarriers To AdoptionBest Practises
- 4. Audience SurveyWhich version of SharePoint?2003MOSS 2007WSS 2007Have you implemented My Sites?
- 5. What are My SitesA central location for you to view and manage all of your personal informationA way for other users to learn about youAn information hub
- 6. Basic UsageStoragePersonal DocumentsShared DocumentsTasksListsCalendarLinks
- 7. Basic UsagePersonal PageColleaguesPersonalised web partsWeatherRSS feedsProfile InformationPictureAbout meSkills etc.
- 8. Out of the BoxBy default, your My Site includes two pagesMy HomePersonal sitePrivateMy ProfilePublicLook and feel determined by Administrator
- 9. Personalization Site LinksProblem they solveWhat is the “Holy Grail” solutionWhat they areHow to implement
- 10. Questions they answerHow many sites do you go to do your job?How do you keep track of those sites?What happens when you change roles and need to find where the new information is located?
- 11. Scattered InformationLocal storage of linksBookmarksLinks in emailsLinks in documentsMultiple DevicesDesktops, Laptops, MobilesAccess from other computersAway from your deskShared or colleagues’computers
- 12. Holy GrailOne Place To Go To Do My JobA view of everything you need to do your jobPersonal Views of aggregated links, web parts, dashboards, etc. Automatically displayed Role Based sitesTurn My Sites into Information HubMy Virtual Workplace
- 13. What are Personalization Site Links?Accessed via SharePoint Central Administration Shared Service Administration siteCreates additional tabs on My SiteAppear between “My Home” and “My Profile” tabsLinkto existing sitesShownbased on audience membership
- 14. Place Demo Title HereCreate Personalization link
- 15. CustomizationMy profile page can be customized by an AdministratorMy home can be modified by the user
- 16. Customization – My HomeMy home generic changesDo not change the site definitions – site will be in an unsupported stateFeature staplingOnly for new My SitesMySiteCreate - Community Kit for SharePoint http://www.codeplex.com/CKSChange master pageAdd, delete, modify web parts
- 17. Barriers To AdoptionInternal training resources not availableNo retention policy for contentPrivacy/Data ProtectionLack of ControlPupils are site owners
- 18. Best PracticesDecide what you want My Sites forStart with pilot groupPromote certain features and get feedbackInclude link in email signatureOrganisational Leaders to blogConsider to be mini-collaboration sitePlan storage before rolling out
- 19. Best PracticesProfiles can be used without personal sitesPersonalization Site Links can be exposed without personal sites
- 20. Personalization Services PermissionsAccessed via SharePoint Central AdministrationShared Service Administration siteSpecify who can get personal sitesCan allow users to manage profile data WITHOUT having a personal site
- 21. Any Questions
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