Course 50228A: SharePoint 2007 Governance
Two Days: Instructor-Led


 

About this Course

This 2-day Instructor-led course at Solartech covers the ins and outs of governance in general as well as common taxonomies.  You will review what a Governance plan is made up of, as well as learn how to create a training plan, SharePoint service offerings and how to follow through with enforcing the plans.  We will review Information Architecture and why it is important.  We will take a look at each level in SharePoint and the tools that can assist with implementing governance.

Audience Profile
 

IT Executives, Business Unit Stakeholders, members of your SharePoint governance body

At Course Completion

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Learn what SharePoint 2007 governance is and how to implement your own policies. 
• Review common taxonomies and which one is the best for you. 
• Learn to create SharePoint Service Offerings. 
• Learn what type of training plan should be put into place for your employees.
• Discover tools to help with implementing and enforcing your Governance strategy.

Prerequisites

Before attending this course, students must have:

• A strong familiarity with SharePoint 2007 features and terminology
   

Course Outline

Module 1: Overview

A simple introduction module.
 

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Understand your course, classroom, classmates, facility and instructor.

Module 2: Governance
 

In this module we are going to review the need for governance, and an overview of the steps to implement it!

Lessons

• What is Governance

Lab : Governance Plan

• Review a Governance Plan

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Understand the need for Governance
• Realize that executive sponsorship is key to a successful rollout of SharePoint
• Understand each level of SharePoint that needs policies, procedures and guidelines created for it

Module 3: Taxonomy

In this module we will explore Taxonomies!

Lessons

• Taxonomy

Lab : Content Types

• Explore/Create Content Types

Lab : Taxonomy

• Brainstorm Creating Content Types

Lab : Taxonomy

• Install Community Kit for SharePoint 2007

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Define each type of taxonomy
• Have an idea of the types of taxonomies that can be built in SharePoint

Module 4: Training Plans
 

In this module we will explore SharePoint Training, training plans and barriers to culture and adoption.

Lessons

• Training Plan
• Culture and Adoption

Lab : Adoption

• Review Adoption White Paper

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Understand what types of training are available and targeted at each user type
• Realize that culture and adoption must be accounted for when deploying SharePoint

Module 5: Service Definition Models

 In this module we will review the process of building SharePoint Service Definitions and Models.

Lessons

• Service Definition & Service Model

Lab : Service Offerings

• SharePoint Service Offerings

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Understand the importance of building service models for you SharePoint deployment
• Build service models around major SharePoint features

Module 6: Information Architecture

 In this module we will take a look at information architecture and how you can craft your information architecture using SharePoint 2007.

Lessons

• Information Architecture

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Understand the various SharePoint controls that will allow you to implement your Information Architecture

Module 7: Getting Specific
 

In this module we are going to take a look at the various SharePoint controls and terms that help build a Governance and Information Architecture strategy.

Lessons

• SharePoint Governance (MOSS)
• Customization & Development
• Tools
• SharePoint Governance (WSS)

Lab : Governace Levels

• SharePoint Governance Levels

Lab : Tools

• SharePoint Site Configurator
• Site Delete Capture
• Lifecycle Site Management
• Usage Reporting Framework
• TweakSP

Lab : Customization Checklist

• Review Sample Code Review Checklist

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Understand each level of SharePoint that needs policies, procedures and guidelines created for it