Using the SharePoint Platform to Maximise Business Returns
Though the market for IT professionals may appear to be a difficult one, the same cannot be said about SharePoint developers. Industry experts believe that the amount of business activity centered on Microsoft SharePoint applications and its associated features are increasing continuously. They have to work on a number of applications as part of their day to day business. The use of a complicated application further complicates the entire matter.
A lack of interoperability between the diverse systems and a properly integrated system makes matters worse. The IT world is characterized by the development of one solution for all
activities and at the same time for doing one thing and getting it right. Vendors are engaged in developing software solutions that cater to a particular need.
SharePoint Project Management tools come with diverse features and benefits. These
- Allow the development of applications that are extensible, supportable and ones that can be easily maintained by business users.
- Are equipped with advanced document management features inclusive of content and are used to fill information, generate documents and even share them on a completely secure platform.
- Offers varied collaboration features such as project management, lists, document libraries, wikis, discussions and blogs.
- This can be a single platform for Internet, Intranet and Extranet thereby providing support for diverse applications and developing software as a service.
- It provides much needed support for out of the box reporting in the form of KPI web parts and dashboards
- Provides a component that enables the integration of SharePoint with LOB systems and also procuring the data from different systems into SharePoint.
SharePoint has thus emerged as a flexible and robust Enterprise 2.0 solution that is both secure and extensible. It has empowered business users in a holistic way and thus aided organisations to become more productive, efficient, and dynamic and ensured a seamless integration of diverse processes on a secure platform.
Microsoft SharePoint 2010 has evolved to include a number of features. These include empowering businesses to:
- Manage projects
- Create bespoke solutions
- Offering access to reports, databases and business applications
- Locate information that is need to take quick decisions
- Share Ideas
- Effective management of projects
An organisation can also start using SharePoint by contracting external services. These services will thus help you and your businesses to seek guidance on
- The installation, configuration and design of the tool
- Document classification
- Technical Support
- Consultancy on Microsoft SharePoint requirements and strategy
- Business process management
- Integration of systems
- Document Capture
- Workflow
There are numerous benefits of hiring the services of SharePoint professionals. This would ensure that the tool is implemented promptly. This way you can minimise the delays involved in the configuration and customisation of SharePoint. It can also be integrated with new applications without any trouble. All this would ensure that the implementation of the project goes ahead as per plan and as per the stipulated budget. It is therefore advisable to hire the services of a professional.
Author Bio: Brian Terrace is a business consultant and shares his views on effective management of data and other integral aspects of business through his publications. He recommends the use of Microsoft SharePoint for better management.
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