Hi Mark, great content, thanks for laying it out like that. I have been working with SharePoint since it was Tahoe Server way back when, it has been quite an evolution.
I know SharePoint has been transitioning more to a platform than being the UI for user generated content, but the biggest hole I see here is the lack of development around user generated web content. With the deprecation of wikis, the suggested replacement of OneNote in the SharePoint/Teams arena is not acceptable to far too many. Both my last company and current company struggle with where to place this content. Do they force it into OneNote with its many issues, or try to make it work with the Wiki, which was not as user friendly as many other solutions? Despite fighting to get users into SharePoint for this content, it has lost out to Confluence in my current company with no user desire to go back...
Thanks for reading the post, Brad -and for letting me know both your history (Go, Tahoe, go!) and present insights. One thought is use of SharePoint pages (and news). There is a lot you can do to add content as a tab in Teams by using a SharePoint page as a mini-dashboard. It may not be as fluid as a wiki or OneNote but affords the ability to bring many different pieces together - along with some freeform elements, and not move content, rather reference it in place (like pulling in video, documents, Power BI reports, Power Apps, simple text, images... anything you can do with a SharePoint web part, page sections, various layouts, ...). And once you have a page in place, add it as a tab in Teams using the SharePoint app in Teams. Cheer and thanks for the thoughts and feedback. - Mark
Phenomenal Update. For the past six years, I have watched employees foist applications into company workflows bc it’s cool new app.
Everyone in finance will be scrambling to figure out the new Sharepoint framework.
I work with a lot of financial services company and it cracks me up when I see Slack as their chat. I always get the same answer when I ask about not using Teams, “don’t know we just started using slack.”
Don’t even get me started on Zoom.
Executives will talk about operational efficiency but most of them have unbearable workflows. Excel is a mission critical app for these firms so it will be fun to watch the scramble to Sharepoint.
Interesting for sure to see the various ways in and out of tech decisions - us (Microsoft) included. A lot of customer discussion I'm in have some form of the following statement during future/adoption type discussions: "Do we have that? Why aren't we using that?" :)
Another great peace Mark. Although I’ve been aware of Sharepoint for a long time. Not being in an I.T. based role I have never had the chance to explore and utilise it. Now I’m in a role where change and transformation has to be a clear goal to improving so many aspects of our business. Sharepoint and all other M365 apps become part of that change in a big way. At least as I see it!
Having spent the past 8 months heavily feeding/digesting as much Microsoft 365 content as possible. The battle to wins hearts and minds is my biggest challenge overall. One I know I can drive home to a positive outcome while upsetting some apple carts along the way. Over these 8 months what has surprised me the most is that no one else. Not even our I.T. team (decent size) has explored or understood what’s under our nose. Already part of our licensing where they could have helped us become more engaged, collaborative and to help us do more with less.
I’m excited for the developments and continue to read up with a keen interest. While exploring. Learning by playing annd following great people like yourself. Creating visions of how changes can bring not just innovation but a revolution to a business even ours.
I coined my own expression many years ago as a hobbyist photographer. “Those who explore, discover and capture!” If you have the will you will find what you’re after. The past 8 months or so I’ve certainly been doing that.
Sounds like the last 8 months have been critical in transforming skills and knowledge to take a career turn; congrats. Not an easy choice, and hope you found lots of good content - knowing this community, there's a lot. I often come across a lot of people - IT and BDMs - who say something to the effect of "Do we have that?" [other person says "Yes"] "We should use that and stop paying for x service. There's a lot out there and it's hard to know all. The value of discussion and consultancy. :) Thanks for sharing your journey and kind words. Part of my role is to raise awareness with clarity, and glad it's landing with you. Good mantra, too. Keep clicking those IT photo captures... 📸 - and all will be grand.
Hi Mark, great content, thanks for laying it out like that. I have been working with SharePoint since it was Tahoe Server way back when, it has been quite an evolution.
I know SharePoint has been transitioning more to a platform than being the UI for user generated content, but the biggest hole I see here is the lack of development around user generated web content. With the deprecation of wikis, the suggested replacement of OneNote in the SharePoint/Teams arena is not acceptable to far too many. Both my last company and current company struggle with where to place this content. Do they force it into OneNote with its many issues, or try to make it work with the Wiki, which was not as user friendly as many other solutions? Despite fighting to get users into SharePoint for this content, it has lost out to Confluence in my current company with no user desire to go back...
Thanks for reading the post, Brad -and for letting me know both your history (Go, Tahoe, go!) and present insights. One thought is use of SharePoint pages (and news). There is a lot you can do to add content as a tab in Teams by using a SharePoint page as a mini-dashboard. It may not be as fluid as a wiki or OneNote but affords the ability to bring many different pieces together - along with some freeform elements, and not move content, rather reference it in place (like pulling in video, documents, Power BI reports, Power Apps, simple text, images... anything you can do with a SharePoint web part, page sections, various layouts, ...). And once you have a page in place, add it as a tab in Teams using the SharePoint app in Teams. Cheer and thanks for the thoughts and feedback. - Mark
Phenomenal Update. For the past six years, I have watched employees foist applications into company workflows bc it’s cool new app.
Everyone in finance will be scrambling to figure out the new Sharepoint framework.
I work with a lot of financial services company and it cracks me up when I see Slack as their chat. I always get the same answer when I ask about not using Teams, “don’t know we just started using slack.”
Don’t even get me started on Zoom.
Executives will talk about operational efficiency but most of them have unbearable workflows. Excel is a mission critical app for these firms so it will be fun to watch the scramble to Sharepoint.
Interesting for sure to see the various ways in and out of tech decisions - us (Microsoft) included. A lot of customer discussion I'm in have some form of the following statement during future/adoption type discussions: "Do we have that? Why aren't we using that?" :)
Another great peace Mark. Although I’ve been aware of Sharepoint for a long time. Not being in an I.T. based role I have never had the chance to explore and utilise it. Now I’m in a role where change and transformation has to be a clear goal to improving so many aspects of our business. Sharepoint and all other M365 apps become part of that change in a big way. At least as I see it!
Having spent the past 8 months heavily feeding/digesting as much Microsoft 365 content as possible. The battle to wins hearts and minds is my biggest challenge overall. One I know I can drive home to a positive outcome while upsetting some apple carts along the way. Over these 8 months what has surprised me the most is that no one else. Not even our I.T. team (decent size) has explored or understood what’s under our nose. Already part of our licensing where they could have helped us become more engaged, collaborative and to help us do more with less.
I’m excited for the developments and continue to read up with a keen interest. While exploring. Learning by playing annd following great people like yourself. Creating visions of how changes can bring not just innovation but a revolution to a business even ours.
I coined my own expression many years ago as a hobbyist photographer. “Those who explore, discover and capture!” If you have the will you will find what you’re after. The past 8 months or so I’ve certainly been doing that.
Sounds like the last 8 months have been critical in transforming skills and knowledge to take a career turn; congrats. Not an easy choice, and hope you found lots of good content - knowing this community, there's a lot. I often come across a lot of people - IT and BDMs - who say something to the effect of "Do we have that?" [other person says "Yes"] "We should use that and stop paying for x service. There's a lot out there and it's hard to know all. The value of discussion and consultancy. :) Thanks for sharing your journey and kind words. Part of my role is to raise awareness with clarity, and glad it's landing with you. Good mantra, too. Keep clicking those IT photo captures... 📸 - and all will be grand.