SharePoint Out-of-the-Box Solution Approach

SharePoint Out-of-the-Box Solution Approach

I manage a team of business analysts that support users and power users. We are slammed on a regular basis of requests that fit neatly in between support calls and software development projects. Out-of-the-box Solutions in SharePoint do not need the lengthy Software...

Collaboration Sites vs. Publishing Sites

Overview From MSDN Blog: Clarifications: Collaboration vs. Publishing In SharePoint-Land there are two concepts that people have a hard time separating out: “Collaboration” and “Content Management”. A lot of people like to blend them together,...

Visual Continuity in Hardware Design

Just announced at E3 that a new Xbox will being shipping today.  The new Xbox has built in Wi-Fi, it is quieter, has 250 GB of storage and might even be bundled with Microsoft Kinect. All of this is great but what does it have to do with design? Simple. New Hardware,...

Being a SharePoint Business Analyst

Almost 2 years of being here at the IMF, I have been directly and indirectly involved with numerous out-of-the-box solutions that were either immediate hits or nothing-to-write-home-about quick wins.  I do take pride in saying that they were all well-received.  The...

Flash Still Bad

A colleague of mine sent this to me.  http://www.useit.com/alertbox/20001029.html Why is a nearly 10 year old article relevant now?  Well, because 10 years ago, we weren’t going to User Experience Meet-Ups, Interaction Designers were still called Web Masters and...