Create Great Search Experiences with SharePoint 2013 Webinar

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In this presentation, Perficient covers the key components of designing and delivering optimal search experiences using Microsoft’s SharePoint 2013 platform including: 1. Developing a core understanding of the user 2. Determining appropriate search parameters 3. Implementing advanced filtering 4. Displaying and sorting results effectively 5. Leveraging technology to deliver on the desired user experience

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Create Great Search Experiences with SharePoint 2013

October 17, 2012

About Perficient

Perficient is a leading information technology consulting firm serving clients

throughout North America.

We help clients implement business-driven technology solutions that integrate

business processes, improve worker productivity, increase customer loyalty and

create a more agile enterprise to better respond to new business opportunities.

Perficient Profile

Founded in 1997

Public, NASDAQ: PRFT

2011 Revenue of $260 million

Major market locations throughout North America— Atlanta, Austin, Charlotte, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland,

Columbus, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Fairfax, Houston, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New Orleans, Philadelphia, San Francisco, San Jose, Southern California, St. Louis and Toronto

Global delivery centers in China, Europe and India

2,000+ colleagues

Dedicated solution practices

87% repeat business rate

Alliance partnerships with major technology vendors

Multiple vendor/industry technology and growth awards 3

Perficient brings deep solutions expertise and offers a complete set of flexible services to help clients implement business-driven IT solutions

Our Solutions Expertise & Services

Business-Driven Solutions• Enterprise Portals• SOA and Business Process Mgmt• Business Intelligence• User-Centered Custom Applications• Interactive Design• CRM Solutions• Enterprise Performance Management• Customer Self-Service• eCommerce & Product Information Management• Enterprise Content Management• Enterprise Resource Planning• Management Consulting• Industry-Specific Solutions• Mobile Technology• Security Assessments

Perficient Services End-to-End Solution Delivery IT Strategic Consulting IT Architecture Planning Business Process & Workflow Consulting Usability and UI Consulting Custom Application Development Offshore Development Package Selection, Implementation and

Integration Architecture & Application Migrations Education Interactive Design

Our SharePoint Expertise is #1

SharePoint is HOT!Perficient is one of the strongest, largest, most trusted SharePoint partners in the United States.

400+ professionals in the SharePoint practice area Leader in cloud-based SharePoint Online implementations 500+ SharePoint projects One of 20 companies worldwide on Microsoft Partner Advisory Council for

SharePoint Hired by Microsoft to build SharePoint 2010 demo for Microsoft Technology

Centers (MTC) Early access to software and training via Product Group relationships Defined competencies in infrastructure, development, design, and strategy Strong partnerships with Nintex, NewsGator, AvePoint, Telligent, Metalogix, and

Yammer

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Experience Design Practice

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Our Experience Design Team Drives Customer Engagement

• We combine proven user research methods along with cutting edge design and implementation techniques to create holistic experiences.

• We are a team of World-renowned UX speakers, human factors professionals and user-centered design specialists.

• Award-winning results featured in publications such as Discovery Magazine and Christian Science Monitor. Selected for Yahoo! Picks.

• We’ve conducted 100’s of usability studies with 1000’s of participants.

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Our Speakers

Brian Flanagan, Director, Experience DesignBrian has 16 years of experience in creative design and has creative oversight of Perficient’s user experience design team. As the team’s core technology innovator, Brian keeps Perficient on the cutting edge of new design strategies that consistently exceed client expectations.

Matt Morse, Director, SharePointMatt has more than 15 years of experience working with clients to define and execute on strategies for collaborating and communicating more effectively by using Microsoft technologies. Matt is a Microsoft Certified Professional Developer and a Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist in SharePoint Server 2010 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.

What will we cover?

About Us

Search in SharePoint 2013

Microsoft Search Recap

What’s Next?

Q & A

Search Factors to Consider

Search Playbook

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The User Experience of Search

“The quarterback is the LEAST important player on the team. His job is to get the ball to someone else and get out of the way.”

- Woody Hayes

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A good search experience quickly guides users to the right content so that they can complete their task.

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The Search Process

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DomainExpertise

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SearchExperience

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Cognitive Style

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Goal Type

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Mode of Seeking

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Current Situation

The Search Playbook

Speed

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01: Make It Fast

Auto Complete

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Auto Suggest

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Best Bets

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Instant Results

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Content Previews

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Speed

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02: Make It Relevant

Intent

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Filtering

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Context

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Geo-Location

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03: Make It Mine

Search History

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Connections

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Where We’ve Been

2008

Speed

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01: Make It Fast

Auto Complete

Best Bets

Content Previews

Auto Complete

Best Bets

Publishing

ResultBlocks

Publishing

ResultBlocks

Result Type

Result Type

Result Type

Speed

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02: Make It Relevant

Intent

Filtering

Term Sets

Refinement

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03: Make It Mine

In Conclusion

Intentional experiencedesign

capabletechnology

platform+

=GREAT SEARCH SOLUTIONS

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Contact Us

Thank You!Brian Flanagan

brian.flanagan@perficient.com

Matt Morsematt.morse@perficient.com