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SharePoint Best Practices. Daniel A. Galant Mindsharp Daniel.Galant@mindsharp.com. Overview. Information Architecture Taxonomy Metadata Branding Consistent look and feel Page layouts Site templates Navigation. Governance. Keywords and Best Bets Findability is key
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SharePoint Best Practices Daniel A. Galant Mindsharp Daniel.Galant@mindsharp.com
Information Architecture • Taxonomy • Metadata • Branding • Consistent look and feel • Page layouts • Site templates • Navigation Governance
Keywords and Best Bets • Findability is key • Match keywords to metadata • Content Sources • Fewer is better • People Search • User profiles • Capture tacit knowledge Search
What are they? • Search • My Sites • Profiles • Audiences • Personalization Links • Published Links • Excel Services • Business Data Catalog Shared Services
SSP Do’s and Don’ts • Do create as few as possible – 1 is great • Do not have more than 4 • Do create Trusted My Site providers for Geographically dispersed deployments • Do not consume services across a WAN • Do test your design Shared Services
Not everything belongs in SharePoint • Libraries are for collaboration • Require Check-out • Versioning • Use Content Types • Content owners should be Site Admins • Folders are better than filters • Libraries are better than folders Document Management
Resources • Mindsharp • www.mindsharp.com • Discussion Groups • sharepointdiscussions@yahoogroups.com • CodePlex • www.codeplex.com • Demo Sites • www.wssdemo.com • SharePoint Team Blog • Blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint