Build or Buy: The Benefits of Partner Solutions for SharePoint

Build or Buy: The Benefits of Partner Solutions for SharePointChristian BuckleyAxcelercbuck@axceler.com

AboutChristian Buckley, Director of Product Evangelism at Axceler

• Microsoft MVP for SharePoint Server

• Most recently at Microsoft, part of the Microsoft Managed Services team (now Office365-Dedicated) and then Advertising Operations

• Prior to Microsoft, was a senior consultant, working in the software, supply chain, and grid technology spaces focusing on collaboration

• Co-founded and sold a collaboration software company to Rational Software. At another startup (E2open), helped design, build, and deploy a SharePoint-like collaboration platform (Collaboration Manager), onboarding numerous

high-tech manufacturing companies, including Hitachi, Matsushita (Panasonic), and Seagate

• Co-authored ‘Microsoft SharePoint 2010: Creating and Implementing Real-World Projects’ link (MS Press, March

2012) and 3 books on software configuration management.

• Twitter: @buckleyplanet Blog: buckleyplanet.com Email: cbuck@axceler.com

Topic

The Problem with SharePoint

Is it better to build your own solutions in-house, or to buy from the partner ecosystem?

The fundamental issue

No surprises here…..Understand your requirements

• SharePoint out of the box is a powerful platform

• But many organizations don’t have the right skills to build what they want / need

• Or they may recognize that it’s not their goal to become an ISV

We know you CAN build it, but SHOULD you?

Topic5 Things to Consider in a SharePoint Administration Tool

Five Things to Consider

1. Are you able to map the features to your business requirements?

Five Things to Consider

1. Are you able to map the features to your business requirements?

2. Do you understand the out of the box functionality?

Five Things to Consider

1. Are you able to map the features to your business requirements?

2. Do you understand the out of the box functionality?

3. Have you considered what can be / should be managed on prem versus in the cloud?

Five Things to Consider

1. Are you able to map the features to your business requirements?

2. Do you understand the out of the box functionality?

3. Have you considered what can be / should be managed on prem versus in the cloud?

4. Do you have the right skills?

Five Things to Consider

1. Are you able to map the features to your business requirements?

2. Do you understand the out of the box functionality?

3. Have you considered what can be / should be managed on prem versus in the cloud?

4. Do you have the right partners?5. Are you prepared to support it long-

term?

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A Plan for a Plan

Whether you build or buy:

Follow these universal guidelines:Understand your business objectivesBe clear on the SharePoint gapsKnow your end user expectationsBe realistic about the skills you have, and the skills that are neededTest repeatedlyQuantify success through measurement

Contact me

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Christian Buckleycbuck@axceler.com+1 425-246-2823@buckleyPLANETwww.buckleyPLANET.com and http://info.axceler.com