WHY AREN’T THE BUSINESS PROUD OF THEIR REQUIREMENTS?

HOW WE DELIVERED & MADE THEM

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PRACTICAL TAKE-AWAYS FOR YOUR SHAREPOINT PROJECTS

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Paul Barton

SharePoint Architect SharePoint Centre of Excellence pauljrb@gmail.com | t: paulbart0n | www.swisslog.com

Why I’m happy

Scrape away the

veneer to find the

“why?”

Scrape away the

veneer and get to

the real…

B.A: So, do you have a need for discussion boards?

Stakeholder: Hmmm, discussion boards… Yes we do!

BR05: Discussion Boards

Source: Chaos Report (1995) http://www.projectsmart.co.uk/docs/chaos-report.pdf

THE CHAOS REPORT: PROJECT FAILURE FACTORS

1. LACK OF USER INPUT

2. INCOMPLETE REQUIREMENTS

3. CHANGING REQUIREMENTS & ASSUMPTIONS

4. LACK OF EXECUTIVE SUPPORT

5. TECHNOLOGY INCOMPETENCE

6. LACK OF RESOURCES

7. UNREALISTIC EXPECTATIONS

8. UNCLEAR OBJECTIVES

9. UNREALISTIC TIMEFRAMES

10. NEW TECHNOLOGY

SHARE2012 REQUIREMENTS PAIN-POINTS BY DUX RAYMOND SY

WHERE ARE YOUR REQUIREMENTS?

* Make good stakeholders

Stakeholder representatives don't work.

Not when trying to understand stakeholders needs.

Chinese whispers might be a fun as a kid.

The right people – mardy stakeholders(NO!)

Grumpy stakeholders ruin it for everyone else

Analysis?

Facilitation?

Emergent

Collaboration =

“The sharing of Information and Knowledge in diverse formats between individuals,

teams, departments, projects and across geographic and organisational boundaries

to improve efficiencies and learning”

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INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE

Thanks for your time

and attention…

Paul Barton

SharePoint Architect SharePoint Centre of Excellence pauljrb@gmail.com | t: paulbart0n | www.swisslog.com