Business Users Guide to SharePoint Server 2007

TD201: Business Users Guide to SharePoint Server 2007

Duration: 3 days

Description:

This 3-day course teaches information workers and content managers how to get started with Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 (WSS) and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (MOSS). The course will be taught from the business side of the software, teaching you how to leverage WSS and MOSS to solve business issues you are currently seeing. The course will be hands on walking you through all of the basic features of WSS and MOSS, so that after the course ends you can go back into your environment and implement a solution.

Prerequisite:

Attendees should have experience with the Internet Explorer and Office Products such as Word, Excel and Outlook. No prior WSS or MOSS experience is needed.

Schedule of Lectures

1. SharePoint 101
2. Lists and Web Parts
3. Document Management
4. Sites and Security
5. Information Architecture and Governance
6. Navigation
7. Web 2.0
8. Search
9. Meeting Workspaces
10. Enterprise Features
11. Building a Collaboration Portal Site
12. Building a Publishing Portal Site

Day 1

SharePoint 101

What is SharePoint and how can you utilize it?

Commonly used terminology and phrases

WSS vs. MOSS, what is the difference?

Determine what version bests suits your organization

Real World Implementations

Lists and Web Parts

Using Custom lists to collect data from users

What metadata should be collected about each item

Presenting data in different manners using views

The Web Parts-Lists Relationship

Workflow

Using Site Columns for Metadata and ease of maintenance

Document Management

Office Client Integration (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook)

Setting up versioning

Ability to Require Check Out in Document Libraries

Creating Dynamic Presentations with the Slide Library

Using alert notifications to know when items are added/change

Creating reusable content with Content Types

Sites and Security

Creating sites for organization and containment

Utilizing site templates for quick deployment

Creating Security using SharePoint Groups and Permission Levels

Setting customized security on a single item

Security Trimming-Users only see what they can access

Day 2

Information Architecture and Governance

Using the right Taxonomy for your environment

Ensuring the portal remains organized through a Governance Committee

Planning for the initial rollout of the Portal

Navigation

Creating a consistent Global Navigation

Utilizing the Quick Launch Bar for navigational links related to the Current Site

Creating a personalized experience for users through Audience Targeting

Using the Table of Contents Web Part to show visitors the content available on a site

Creating a Site Directory with an organized listing of all site available

Web 2.0

Empowering users to be heard

Using Blogs to send a message and collect feedback

Creating a knowledge base with the built in Wiki functionality

Utilizing RSS to both promote and aggregate important content

Search

Returning more relevant search results with Scopes

Using Key Words and Best Bets to help users find the appropriate content

Using the Search Center and Search Web Parts to provide a tailored search experience for your environment

Day 3

Meeting Workspaces

Purpose

Different Method of Creating Meeting Workspace and the benefits of each

Using a Meeting Workspace to organize reoccurring meetings

Making reoccurring meetings easier to maintain through series items

Enterprise Features

Creating Enterprise Access to Excel Spreadsheets through Excel Services

Using Form Server to ease the paper trail

Connecting and Reusing Data from other LOB applications through the Business Data Catalog

Building a Collaboration Portal Site

Features of a collaboration portal

What templates are available for you to use

Designing for future growth

Planning for static and slow to change content

Planning for dynamic “work” sites

Building a Publishing Portal Site

Features of a publishing portal

Using Pages to easily display information

Using Page Layouts to create a consistent look for similar pieces of content

Creating a Branded Portal through Master Pages

Courseware provided by Ted Pattison