Today I researched Microsoft Sharepoint and found something interesting. Six Secrets of selling SharePoint. Why do SharePoint Projects Fail? – Part 2. Hey there.
Welcome to Part 2 of a series that examines why SharePoint projects fail. If you have come straight from Part 1, you probably still have a hang over and would most likely not want to see tequila ever again! But if you missed the first article, there is a drinking game to be played first Now as it happens, we haven’t even gotten to SharePoint yet.
That’s because to examine why SharePoint projects fail, one has to examine why “projects” fail. When you examine the various survey based studies undertaken on the success rate of IT projects, bad projects have a significant root cause at the initiating and planning phases. In this post, I am going to play the role of the “ghost of wicked problems past” (think Dickens: A Christmas Carol). CleverWorkarounds tequila shot rating with a redbull thrown in (on account of the history lessons): I just realised that in all of the articles that I have written on this blog, I have never taken the piss out of project managers! Alrightie then! Paul. Why Do SharePoint Projects Fail? – Part 1. In honour of the CleverWorkarounds’ coffee rating system used in other posts, this post is rated on tequila shots.
You will soon find out why… CleverWorkarounds tequila shot rating: Asking why SharePoint projects fail is like asking why people pay money to see Steven Seagal movies, why Americans think Australians actually drink Fosters or why men leave the toilet seat upright. The answer is, they just *do*. So let’s peel back the onion that is a SharePoint project going bad and see what we can find (apart from tears).
To make this exercise more palatable, let’s play a drinking game. (Quick reference: Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8) Does the problem statement state that it will “improve” something but not say by how much? Feeling a little tipsy yet? Ed Brill. October has been an incredibly busy month.
I am headed to Europe now for the third time in a 75-day period; the intervening time has also featured trips to Austin and Toronto. Additionally, I had the opportunity to be part of IBM InterConnect 2013 in Singapore earlier this month, my first time over to Asia this year. As such, I was determined to make the best of it. The InterConnect conference was excellent. Our IBM MobileFirst sessions went well, drawing several hundred attendees to learn about IBM's leadership and expertise.
Friends and long-time readers know that I have a thing for Southeast Asia: the diverse people, the culture and historical artefacts, the scenery, the food, and most of all, the intensity. Those pieces all fell into place as I searched for nonstop Saturday morning departures, and found myself looking at Yangon, the former capital of Myanmar. There was only one challenge: getting a visa to enter the country. Yangon was an amazing place to spend three days. IBM Lotus Software Related Blogs.
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