Are you struggling with SharePoint? Do any of the following statements or questions remind you of SharePoint in your organisation?
* What can SharePoint do for our business?
* How does one control the implementation of SharePoint?
* How do we get users to use SharePoint?
* How do we align SharePoint to our enterprise goals?
* SharePoint is out of control and we don't know how to rein it in!
If the answer is yes, you might be interested in the SharePoint Enterprise Framework offered by bSOLVe, Cape Town-based specialist SharePoint partner.
What is the bSOLVe SharePoint Enterprise Framework (SEF)?
“The SharePoint Enterprise Framework (SEF) is a collection of best practices, people, process and policy that empowers an organisation to manage SharePoint within a structured framework to ensure alignment to organisational goals.”
bSOLVe has spent many years working with and implementing SharePoint and supporting technologies like K2 successfully for customers, and in the process, has learnt some valuable lessons.
“This is what sparked the idea to put all the elements together that we believe ensure the successful rollout and adoption of SharePoint in a business,” according to Simon Hepburn, Business Director at bSOLVe. In doing so, the bSOLVe SEF was born and is used to guide all bSOLVe SharePoint implementations for mid-market and enterprise clients. “The SEF is not only used for projects, but also for consulting and guidance that we provide to our clients, which may only relate to a subset of the SEF deliverables.”
“bSOLVe has been using the SEF for the last two years and it has helped us deliver a number of successful projects within reputable South Africa businesses and institutions,” says Martin Hattingh, Delivery Director.
It is a common situation for bSOLVe to be contacted by a client that has implemented SharePoint, but it feels like a monster has been created and they are no longer able to effectively manage or grow their solution without a large amount of effort. At this point an evaluation can be done as to whether the current solution can be brought back on track or whether a revamp is required.
“The SEF has also been an extremely valuable framework to reference when developing customised SharePoint solutions on SharePoint as a development platform,” says Charles Ritchie, Development Director. When developing solutions on SharePoint it is crucial to have a well-planned and documented platform to ensure success.
These sentiments are echoed by Riana Minnaar, Sales Account Manager: “To me, the key has been the value that our clients are seeing based on the use of the SEF, versus what our competition has to offer in this space.” bSOLVe continues to be a leading innovator in the conceptualisation and implementation of SharePoint as an application platform for the delivery of modern day business productivity solutions.
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