SharePoint 2007 Series Conclusion: 6 Takeaways - 4 of 4 -

August 11, 2008 · Filed Under Business, Change, EDM, Technology · Comments 

microsoft_crayonsWe round out our discussion focusing upon Microsoft’s SharePoint offerings. Here are 6 takeaways from this series to date:

  1. Microsoft has sold over $1 billion dollars in SharePoint 2007 (MOSS) licensing to date. This figure is not inclusive of 3rd party add-on solutions.
  2. Microsoft creates a huge wake of awareness for all players. The choice of what to do with the awareness is up to you.
  3. What Microsoft lacks in depth, it makes up for in breadth of offerings. Additionally, the SharePoint solution is really a platform to enable collaboration.
  4. Review how SharePoint aligns with your current offerings. Seek clarification from your partners on how they intend to work with SharePoint’s presence.
  5. If you have not yet begun seeding in various business-problem-solving solutions into your bag of tricks, this should serve as a wake-up call to do something - even if its retire early.
  6. There are options, and if you are already seeding in solutions - choose your course carefully so that you do not disrupt your ’success engine’.

These 6 observations may or may not sway your judgment towards the raw potential this one technology has created. It is not fully baked nor mature, and it should not be thought of to solve every business problem. It has its own problems for sure.

However, this offering should engage the gears in your head - to at least consider what stance you will take.

Any clearly defined strategy has a strong potential of success so long as you approach it with honesty, passion, and commitment. Do you have to have SharePoint to be successful? Surely not.
However, I would submit those dealers who embrace what this offering represents, educates themselves - openly and honestly - on the benefits and drawbacks of SharePoint technology, and creates a differentiation strategy will prevail.

There is no silver bullet to save the day, but there are silver linings to be had. Whether SharePoint is your friend or foe get out your umbrella because we are in for a storm.

Read this series here.

Ken Stewart’s blog, ChangeForge.com, focuses on the collision between the constantly changing worlds of business and technology. Ken is also the Director of Technology at Kearns Business Solutions.

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