After much thought, I have decided to make my SharePoint Information Architecture Guide available for sale online instead working with a publisher. I really did put a lot of thought to this and have learned that others have had great success. This guide is 100% SharePoint Information Architecture and nothing more; my secrets to successfully [...]
Archive of posts tagged Information Architecture
Looking Forward to Microsoft SharePoint Conference Las Vegas
I am looking forward to the Microsoft SharePoint Conference in Las Vegas. I have family in Vegas, visiting them is always great, and the weather will be beautiful. What more could I ask for!
I will be attending sessions throughout the week but can also be found at the MetaVis Technologies booth. Stop by and say [...]
What Does It Take to Implement a Company-Wide Taxonomy?
Bill English, Mindsharp, published a very nice article on his SharePoint Cafe blog I wanted to share with you.
I have been discussing/pushing the importance of Information Architecture for so many years now, it is wonderful to have others finally start to understand and write about this topic.
Click here to read Bill’s article.
Thank you Bill.
Card Sorting
Card Sorting is a technique used by myself and many Information Architects to categorize information and sites; has other applications too.
Donna Spencer, with Boxes and Arrows, wrote a fantastic article titled: “Card Sorting: A Definitive Guide“. If you are interested in this technique, I highly recommend reading this article.
MetaVis Architect Suite for SharePoint
This last June, I had the honor of speaking at the SharePoint Technology Conference (www.sptechcon.com) in Boston. While at all conferences,
I always take the time to browse through the new and innovative products. Of those, I came across the MetaVis Architect Suite for SharePoint.
At first glance, I thought it was another mapping program that facilitated [...]
SharePoint IA: Store Information Close to the Point of Ownership
When its all said and done, users of a document management system typically have many places they can contribute content. In many implementations, these points of contribution can be so scattered it promotes confusion and future administration/maintenance problems.
For the purposes of this article, I want to focus on the Business Operations Content. This is typically [...]
