Sharepoint implementation quick points to grasp

SharePoint
Implementation
SOME POINTS TO CONSIDER TO MAKE IT SUCCESSFUL IN YOUR
ORGANIZATION
Neha Rai
Business Manager- ADAPT Software India
Email: Neha.rai@adapt-india.com
www.adapt-india.com

Planning
Like every project, a SharePoint implementation requires a strategic planning so that every
intended user in your organization can get the benefit out of it and hence, your organization
achieves the ROI in a best possible way.
Why you need SharePoint implemented for your organization?
Have you defined the intended users who will be engaged on this platform?
How you are going to achieve the ROI?
Please reach out at Neha.rai@adapt-india.com for any query.

Objective
Define your pain point that SharePoint implementation will address and solve.
Every Department and Stakeholder needs to find out exactly what issues need to be addressed.
And the SharePoint consultants will suggest the best way to address those issues with
SharePoint.
Have you prioritized your business needs?

Infrastructure Planning
First, the complexity has to be defined based on the implementation requirement while applying
your organization’s IT policies. Based on the same a High-level architecture can be created as
recommended by SharePoint experts that includes- web server, application server
infrastructure, SQL server licenses and other third party tools as per the requirements.
Backup and Optimization techniques are also a critical factor for Infrastructure planning.
You can also opt for Hybrid solution (cloud + on premise)
Or go for SharePoint Online

SharePoint- A collaboration Platform
You would need to understand the challenges your organization
is facing and how SharePoint can help.
 How users/groups collaborate with one another
 What applications they are using on a daily basis. This will
help you determine information sources, legacy systems and
line-of-business applications.
The targeted users of the information that is produced.
Internal communication in your organization and
document/information sharing.

Do you really need other tools?
Following are the tools that go hand-in-hand with SharePoint:
Nintex/K2- These workflow automation tools are widely being used to create and manage the
workflows within the SharePoint.
Dark Blue Duck/ PSIGEN- With these tools you can have the scanning and OCR featured
available in SharePoint for managing the documents and creating the repository.
Integration with ERP or other third party tools- SharePoint gives you the single sign-on feature
where users can access other applications easily. Such Integrations are easily possible.

Ready to use SharePoint Add-ins
available in Market
There are some Plug and Play Products (built on SharePoint) are available that can also be
considered as an option, if such is required by the organization.
Employee HelpDesk System: http://www.adapt-india.com/brochure/help.pdf
Leave Management System: http://www.adapt-india.com/brochure/lms.pdf
Project Management System: http://www.adapt-india.com/brochure/pms.pdf
Quiz Maker Application: http://www.adapt-india.com/brochure/quizmaker.pdf
These are available with Adapt Software India (www.adapt-india.com). These can be utilized
as per organizations requirements. Many other products are available in the market. These
products can be used to leverage SharePoint platform.

SharePoint BI
With the introduction of POWER BI, you can take SharePoint to another level. you will get all
your data in one place, helping you make better decisions, faster than ever.
It enables your organization to centrally store and manage data connection, reports,
dashboards, apps and webparts. Its a way to bring together information and processes using a
variety of BI tools.
You can find more details on Microsoft website, or connect with me for SharePoint expert
consultation.

Project Execution
Staying on budget and schedule is the critical factor for any project execution and management.
The project scope must be clearly defined and documented so that the end result comes out as
per the expectation. Whatever development methodology is being adopted, we need to make
sure that project team should have the clear idea of what they are actually going to do.
Each and every person has specific roles and responsibilities.
End to end communication is mandatory.
Project tracking is required constantly.
Technical experts must be deeply involved in each phase to
Make sure that project milestones are delivered correctly.

Administration and Maintenance
After Successful SharePoint implementation, ongoing maintenance is necessary where the
Maintenance team has to follow important tasks:
Performing Physical Environmental Checks, monitoring and testing the Backups
Disk Usage checks on SharePoint Server as well as On SQL Server Data drive
Checking the Event Viewer, ULS Logs, IIS logs, Heath Analyzer
Review timer Jobs history, SharePoint Patches, SQL Patch and windows update
Monitoring Server and Network Performance
Database Maintenance
Disaster Recovery Test and health check-ups.

Feedback/Queries? Lets discuss…
Neha Rai
Business Manager- Enterprise Applications
Adapt Software India Pvt. Ltd.
Email: Neha.rai@adapt-india.com || neha.adapt@gmail.com
LinkedIn: in.linkedin.com/in/neharai/
Skype: Neha.Adapt
Website: www.adapt-india.com

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