I presented on this subject during SharePoint and SQL Saturday in Cambridge in September 2016.
Description of the session: (100-200, audience: Business people, Business analyst, Project Manager, Site owners)
I will be discussing the experience and case study of my customers who deployed Office 365 mainly for using SharePoint and what worked in accelerating users' adoption, what didn't.
Sharing tips for getting the old SharePoint perception a thing from the past and making users be the defenders of the "new environment".
How to make your users love SharePoint Online (when they hated the previous ones!)
1. My users have always hated SharePoint.
How can I make them like
SharePoint Online ?
2. Agenda
AGREE ON THE BASICS (WHY USERS HATED SHAREPOINT)
BEFORE
DURING
AFTER
SHAREPOINT DEPLOYMENT AND THE USERS
3.
4. Paper Processes to Cloud Automation
François Souyri
BLOG http://sharepointfrancois.com
COMPANY http://paperblade.com
#SHAREPOINT SINCE
2006
FOUNDER OF HUMAN
CONSULTING AGENCY IN
LONDON
#HUSBAND
#FATHER OF A 5
YEAR OLD
AMATEUR #CAPOEIRISTA
TWITTER FrancoisSouyri
EMAIL francois@paperblade.com
21. Implement SharePoint in Phases
FEW SITES/APPS PER PHASE
HR Site
• Recruitment
• handbook
• Absences
Marketing
Site
• News
• Case Studies
PMO Office
• Projects
28. What About Branding ?
WHAT’S MORE IMPORTANT, WHAT’S INSIDE
OR OUTSIDE?
THIRD PARTIES:
• VALO INTRANET
• LIVETILES
• SKIN TEMPLATES
1
2
SMALL EDIT
WHOLE “SKINNING”
?
30. Communicate Communicate Communicate
KEEP A CONSTANT DIALOGUE WITH YOUR STAKEHOLDERS
ASK FOR ANY IDEAS OR RECOMMENDATIONS
SURVEY THE USER
REGULAR FEATURES AND “SHOW AND TELL”
MAKE THEM FEEL “INVOLVED”
31. Train your Users
YES, IT’S INTUITIVE BUT IT’S NOT OBVIOUS
CUSTOM
TRAINING
VIDEOSSHOW AND TELL INTERNAL
WEBINARS
FLOOR WALKING
32. Empower Your Users
IDENTIFY POWER USERS, THEY ARE YOUR NEW BEST FRIENDS!
ASSIGN EACH SITE TO AN
OWNER
COLLECT FEEDBACK
DON’T LET SITES BECOME DESERTED OR ABANDONED
33. Think like your Users
RENAME IF YOU WILL BUT…
…DO CALL A SPADE A SPADE
AVOID OVERWHELMING THEM WITH FEATURES
PUT YOURSELF IN YOUR USER’S SHOES
35. Officially Move Your Business to SharePoint
“NO ONE HAS AN EXCUSE NOT TO USE SHAREPOINT FOR ALL THEIR WORK”
ASK MANAGEMENT TO SEND OUT AN ANNOUNCEMENT
37. Think “Ops”
IMPLEMENTATION IS NEVER FINISHED
OPERATIONS ARE NOW IN CHARGE
ON-GOING ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING
SCORECARDS AND KPI’s
NEW
RELEASE
LEARN IT USE IT MASTER IT TRAIN
OTHERS
REPEAT
38. Make Your Bed
DON’T LET THE DUST ACCUMULATE
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING IN PLACE
DON’T RELY ON JUST THE USERS
YOU NEED TO ACT BEFORE IT BECOMES UNTIDY
39. How To Keep It All Clean
HIRE A HOUSEKEEPER
SHOW USERS DYNAMIC CONTENT
SET UP ALERTS AND AUTOMATION
40. Conclusion: Love Your Users
SHAREPOINT IS A BUSINESS TOOL
SHOW IT
PLAN FOR IT EARLY
DON’T REPEAT THE PAST
SIMPLE IS THE NEW S.M.A.R.T
USERS ARE YOUR BEST FRIEND
ALWAYS COMMUNICATE
THEY WILL BE GRATEFUL
41. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME?
If you would like to contact me use any below
Paper Processes to Cloud Automation
BLOG http://sharepointfrancois.com
COMPANY http://paperblade.com
TWITTER @FrancoisSouyri
EMAIL francois@paperblade.com
Notas do Editor
What to consider at every stage of the implementation
been a SharePoint person for 10 years ! We develop Office 365 solutions while caring for projects and ppl
Agree on basics
anyone ?
VPN access was complex and not reliable
Reverted in Emails
Not like change
easier to ask someone than searching
(first date and the routine starts…)
Kept innovating. Updating pages. Releasing…?
Turn over, backgrounds, personalities, culture. Experiences.
redundancy (may be implementing while ppl leaving..)
New releases, computer, video conf, screens, mouse…
Now that understood issues …Find Solutions to all these Obstacles… TIPS
Yes Governance ! Architecture. 1 site for all or many sub-sites, and site-collections ?
Not mean get all planned before starting 1 site. But get 1 by 1.
Show features (navigation, search, delve, drag&drop, metadata..)
Show prototypes sites : HR, Marktg,
Don’t wear all the hats !
Need somebody internally! To manage users, comms, testing, training, other IT teams
Think reports, one place for all, mobile work, bring your own device, WFH, less seats used
From Management: “no one has an excuse not to use SharePoint for all their work”
Let’s start deploying
Not all in 1 block. Find pilot teams. 1 after the other. Smart Goals: S pecific M easurable A chievable R elevant
T ime-Bound
Old network/SP drive was messy? Don’t only migrate
team site with tasks list for project.
Wiki for FAQ
Common sense number of menus
Speak to internal Comms and Mgmt to know.
1. CSS, JS 2. don’t do it yourself (agencies)
(pixelmill)
DIALOG FEEDBACK IDEAS post-its on fridge may be implemented
Discussion site
Don’t expect a great response
Short videos: do it once, re-use anytime.
Breakfast/lunchtime
Help to train
Spread the love
treat them well (preview)
EVA Elect Virtual Area
Don’t let it live by itself
Message from Management.
Do not send file, send inks.
Vital Org tool: should not be IT but Business
Changes all the time.
Always train and train others.
Measure. Plan day-to-day (governance)
Messy=can’t find anything = no one wil use = alternative will be found !