- Regardless of version deployed, enterprises are finding out the hard way that SharePoint won’t govern itself.
- SharePoint’s explosive popularity has often meant that planning has taken a backseat to deployment, and many enterprises find themselves in a Wild West environment.
- Without sufficient planning, SharePoint is often used recklessly if at all.
Our Advice
Critical Insight
- SharePoint will become a mission critical application, with or without you. If you’re not prepared, disaster is only a matter of time.
- Governing SharePoint is not just throwing a team together or rehashing old policies. Design and configuration of SharePoint is a key responsibility for modern IT Business Analysts.
- Develop a strategy around architecture, security, maintenance, storage planning, development, and policies; the sooner the better. Ideally this should be well before deployment, but can still be done years later if necessary.
- Don’t let additional governance needs deter you from using SharePoint 2010; with more requirements comes more included governance functionality.
Impact and Result
- Proper SharePoint governance is a mandatory activity if you want SharePoint to be and stay functional.
- On completion of the work outlined in this solution set, you will have the tools to begin developing and implementing a SharePoint governance strategy appropriate to your enterprise.