Hi all This is part of a somewhat self-indulgent story of how I came to practice a craft that has made a profound difference on how I approach and manage SharePoint projects. If you have not read part 1, then …
This is a post or three that I have really been looking forward to writing, and it is a long time in the making for various reasons. Some of you, after reading it, will no doubt wonder if I have …
Hi all. I’ve just posted my Best Practices Conference slide deck for the Wicked Problems session, along with the maps that I used during the demonstration. Expect a typically long post really soon now, to delve into much more detail …
"Wicked Problem" Best Practice Slides and Demo Materials posted Read more »
To quote the brilliant singer Kate Bush, "wow wow wow unbelievable!" Well, it is all over, and boy what an experience! For those of you who were not aware, I had the honour of attending as well as presenting at …
Double wow – memoirs of the SharePoint Best Practices Conference Read more »
I thought that this article was topical given that I am writing on how organisational culture and behavioural style impacts the sorts of collaborative tools that individuals and organisations gravitate to and find useful. The reports cover 11 common Web …
Report on which web2.0 technologies work for the enterprise Read more »
This is the second article in a series of articles which examine factors causing the sort of organisational inefficiencies that lead people to use products like SharePoint. My first article in the series examined individual learning and behavioural styles and …
Root Causes of Communication Fragmentation: Organisational Culture Read more »
This is the first article in a short series that will be looking at factors causing the sort of communication problems that underpin the motivation to implement a product like SharePoint. When you think about why you want to implement …
Root Causes of Communication Fragmentation: Learning styles and behavioural styles Read more »
I’m always a little slow on the uptake with anything new (Nintendo Wii being my first games console in 10 years being a case in point). But what the hell – let’s have even more information flowing into my PC …
(Nerds are going to find this post dead boring). Before I start, let me state that I am a believer in the Honey and Mumford theory of learning styles, as well as the Marston DISC assessment. I think both are …
Hi again This article is the second half of a pair of articles explaining how I integrated real-time performance data with an SharePoint based IT operational portal, designed around the principle of passive compliance with legislative or organisational controls. In …
"Ain’t it cool?" – Integrating SharePoint and real-time performance data – Part 2 Read more »