Category: Strategy, Governance, Adoption
-
Microsoft Responds to Self-Service Power Platform Licensing Issue #Microsoft365 #Office365
Microsoft has heard the call of 6870 votes and 300 comments in 9 days, putting this request second on the Office 365 Admin Uservoice list. An update was done to the FAQ yesterday : ——————————————————— UPDATE as of October 31, 2019: Over the past week, we’ve been listening to customer feedback regarding the rollout of […]
-
10 Things Microsoft Could Have Done Better With the Self Service Purchase Capabilities Update
Further to yesterday’s blog, here’s how I would have rolled this out if I was Microsoft : 1) Looked at this from the point of view of the business as well as the individual and put controls in place first, like … 2) Given companies at least 1 year notice of this “feature”, not one […]
-
Microsoft Teams and OneDrive Are NOT Intranets! Use SharePoint!
Just because Microsoft launches something, doesn’t mean you need to accept it without asking any questions. You cannot build a company intranet using Microsoft Teams and/or OneDrive. That is not what they are designed to do. Each one merely creates endless silos of information by the thousand in companies. And yes yes, you can collaborate […]
-
What Should you Spend Your Time Documenting about SharePoint These Days?
The SharePoint Maven wrote a great article this week on the best way to implement SharePoint in a large organisation. We agree wholeheartedly with his sentiments. Why? Because the world just moves too fast now and technology even faster. You’re just wasting time writing RFP’s and business cases. That doesn’t mean your intranet must go […]
-
“SharePoint is a Swear Word in Our Company”
If we had a hundred bucks for every time we’ve heard that over the past decade…. Take heart in the fact that you are not alone. Whilst SharePoint (and now by proxy Office 365), are brilliant technologies that we believe implicitly are game changers for just about any business; they are very complex platforms that need […]
-
Top Free Resources for Learning SharePoint When you Have No Budget
We know that training and IT budgets are the first to be cut in tough times. So what are you to do if you are desperate to learn this technology but you don’t have the money to do it? The internet and user groups are pretty much your only option. Try and find a user […]
-
When is it a Good Time to do SharePoint Governance?
Governance in SharePoint is important if you want a platform that’s going to last you a long time. But when is the right time to implement it? If your company is brand new to SharePoint and never had an intranet before, governance is not something you can start right away. It’s like trying to explain […]