Sharepoint training on information architecture
I cannot stress enough the importance of Sharepoint training classes in a successful migration project for your organization. Even though you might not be leading the team and hire outside help, it is vital to be knowledgeable about the capabilities of Sharepoint and more importantly, know when the Sharepoint consultant is BSing you.
I cannot tell you the amount of times when I knew in my gut that something was wrong and I needed to refute what the consultant was suggesting based on common sense. The consultant may not know how your organization works and what’s the best implementation of Sharepoint to meet your organization’s needs. That’s why you need to stand your ground and make sure you get your facts straight about Sharepoint to have some credibility.
One of the first tasks that you will go through with your Sharepoint consultant is an exercise where you determine the information architecture of your site. This pretty much means your sitemap. It is important to know how your top level site, and sub sites are going to be laid out. You will not only have to think about the navigational structure, but also how to implement the permission levels as well. What might make sense on a navigational level, might not be easy to manage on a permission level. Ideally, you want to isolate content contributors to specific sub sites but it’s not always so cut and dry. That’s when you need to find a happy medium between site administration and navigation.
Getting Sharepoint training courses will help in this manner and help you make the informed decision of what is best for your organization.