SharePoint Unite 2017 Session

1. If I ran the SharePoint Zoo

3. Liz Sundet MVP-Office Servers and Services
MBA, PMP, CBAP, CSM, SSBB
Director-Client Relationship Management
Focal Point Solutions, LLC
Musician Dog Lover
Twitter=@percusn
LinkedIn=http://www.linkedin.com/in/lizsundet/
Fun fact: It was Dr. Seuss that first coined the
term “nerd” in 1950 in his book If I ran the Zoo
lsundet@focalpointsolutions.co

4. Big Question:
How do I get
people to
understand
Metadata?

6. Grocery
Store
Philosophy

7. Labels=
Information
• Brand
• Type of soup
• Nutrition
information
• Ingredients
• Weight
• Directions

8. Give them a Zoo
Fill your zoo with Animals—pictures
Set it up by folders
Dogs
Cats
Bears
Birds
Then categorize by color, age, etc.
Idea credit: Tamara Bredemus-City Of Mpls

9. Zoo Demo
https://lizsundet.sharepoint.com/sites/Zoo

10. What issues
did we have
with folders?

11. Zoo Demo
https://lizsundet.sharepoint.com/sites/Zoo

13. Tips and Tricks for getting started

14. Now the
hard
work
begins
What
categories
do we
need?
Look at your
folders/File
Shares

15. Model your Site
Architecture=
Business
Architecture

16. Use a Mind
Mapping
Technique

17. • What is Mind Mapping
• Graphic diagram to visually outline information
• Created around a single word or text to which
associated ideas, words and concepts are added
• Can be drawn by hand or used with software
• Also called spider diagrams, spidergrams, webs, mind
webs, webbing or idea sun bursting
• Very easy to use and teach others to use it and
facilitate use during meetings
Mind Mapping 101

20. Start Small
Then Expand

21. Get buy in from
Stakeholders

22. Know your
own limits

23. Questions?

24. Liz Sundet MVP-Office Servers and Services
MBA, PMP, CBAP, CSM, SSBB
Director-Client Relationship Management
Focal Point Solutions, LLC
Musician Dog Lover
Twitter=@percusn
LinkedIn=http://www.linkedin.com/in/lizsundet/
Fun fact: It was Dr. Seuss that first coined the
term “nerd” in 1950 in his book If I ran the Zoo
lsundet@focalpointsolutions.co