I would like to congratulate Eric Overfield, Rita Zhang, Oscar Medina and Kanwal Khipple on the release of their new book; Pro SharePoint 2013 Branding and Responsive Web Development. I have already started reading it and it contains a lot of great information. Order your copy today! Tweet
If you have ever exported your a MindManager map to Microsoft Word, you may find it to be a somewhat disappointing experience. There’s just not a lot of options for formatting, including/excluding topics, etc. Well, this has changed! There is a new MindManager add-in product on the market called OPTi-Word which provides a whole bunch of …
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I am speaking at the SharePoint Summit 2012 (Toronto) Conference this year! I am delivering 2, 3 hour tutorials on Monday, May 14th. Tutorial 1.3 – Architecting Information for SharePoint 2010 Regardless of the industry your organization is aligned with, if your goal is to use Microsoft SharePoint 2010 as an Intranet and/or Document Management …
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Peter Morville created a movie/presentation describing the evolution of Information Architecture. Very well done Peter… http://prezi.com/aafmvya6bk7t/understanding-information-architecture Tweet
As you may already know, I use Mindjet’s MindManager extensively; for project discovery, assessment, SharePoint design and project management. All of these document artifacts could be accomplished using Visio, Word and Microsoft Project; but my primary tool is MindManager. I still use the Microsoft Office suite extensively; but these alone can be somewhat limiting in …
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06-13-2011 – Updated based on post comments. I am asked on a regular basis how I feel about the use of Document Library folders. To be honest, I always tell people “avoid them”. This response always stirs up controversy so I though I would write this article to help you better understand my thinking. Before …
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CSF – Simplify the Contribution and Management of Content Many Intranets I have seen over the years have been implemented with the focus being on a single consumer audience. This model may work well for an Internet (public facing) site; however, I contest it is a model that doesn’t work well for Intranet implementations. First …
CSF – Focus on Solving Business Problems/Needs It is critical that you focus on solving business problems, not rolling-out technology widgets. As I have indicated in other articles, you must detach the non-technical user from the technical details. Simply rolling-out a site, blog or wiki doesn’t necessarily solve a specific business problem. And, if we …
I have been asked to speak at the Inland Empire SharePoint User Group meeting this next Tuesday, 5/24/2011. I would like to thank Rod Lawrence and Brian Kelly for asking me to do this; I always enjoy it and am looking forward to it. My session will focus on Intranet implementation critical success factors, information …
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If you have ever followed any of my blog posts, seen me at any conferences speaking or worked with me, you know I am a huge fan of Mindjet’s MindManager product as a planning, design, architecture, project management and communications tool. Its simply an amazing product. If you haven’t ever used MindManager from Mindjet, I highly recommend …
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