SharePoint Saturday A new SharePoint 2013 intranet for Enbridge! June 6, 2015 Calgary
Hello. LIAM KERNEY Director, Client Account Management
Enbridge 10,000+ employees Diverse business units Operations across North America Top 100 employer
Technical assessment
Technical assessment Code review Solution architecture Development and build processes Source code management Identify quick wins Assess upgrade implications
Visioning
Create a vision and roadmap Listening labs Stakeholder interviews Visioning workshops Key themes Roadmap
ELink themes
Why upgrade ELink? Take advantage of SharePoint 2013 features to better support business outcomes Leverage out-of-the-box SharePoint functionality where possible (reduce customization and complexity)
Where are you with SharePoint today?
Which version are you on? SharePoint 2007? SharePoint 2010? SharePoint 2013? SharePoint Online?
71% of organizations currently using SharePoint 2010 (as of August 2014) - Forrester Research Inc. 2014 Global Usage Surveys
What to do? Go to SharePoint 2013 now? Wait for SharePoint 2016? Go to SharePoint Online? Upgrade or migration?
1 well defined outcomes The single most important lesson of upgrade projects
Enterprise SharePoint upgrades are complex. Well defined outcomes, kept top of mind throughout the project, help to navigate and overcome the inevitable bumps along the way.
Why upgrade ELink? Take advantage of SharePoint 2013 features to better support business outcomes Leverage out-of-the-box SharePoint functionality where possible (reduce customization and complexity)
Specific outcomes Live in production on SharePoint 2013 Content migrated Customizations and complexity reduced Architected following SharePoint best practices Simplified authoring experience Improved audience targeting Leverage SharePoint 2013 search features Simplified permissions model
2 focus on what matters Don t make an upgrade just about the technology platform
A better homepage experience
Audience targeting
<< audience alert screenshot >>
Search and findability
Event management
100+ users on average register for events each business day
3 content, content, content It s always about content
Content Migrating 7,000+ pages Preserving metadata Mapping audiences Minimizing content freezes Training 300 content authors
Lessons Start with a content audit Don t assume a migration product will handle everything Start migration dry runs sooner than you think you need to Test custom features with migrated content Consider HTML content cleanup vs mapping legacy styles
4 develop for the future Responsible Development
Consider Responsiveness to business and user needs Maintainability Next upgrade cycle Future migration to the cloud
Responsible Development Leverage out-of-the-box capabilities as much as possible Don t be afraid to customize SharePoint where it makes sense! Take a cloud-first development approach (even if you re deploying onpremise)
1.2 Million fewer lines of code in the new ELink (67% reduction) 39 fewer custom Web Parts in the new ELink (60% reduction)
5 integrated teams rock Habanero partnered with Enbridge s Enterprise SharePoint team
Enterprise SharePoint Team IT Leadership SharePoint analysts SharePoint developers SharePoint admins SharePoint search admin Communications Project sponsorship Portal manager / editor-in-chief Site managers Content authors Solution architecture SharePoint developer User Experience developers Interaction design Quality assurance Brand and design direction Calgary Edmonton Toronto Vancouver
Where to start?
Where to start? You current portal Create a vision for the future of collaboration at your organization Decide on the core outcomes for an upgrade or migration project and make a plan Start today!
Thank you. LIAM KERNEY Director, Client Account Management 403.451.8125 x147 lkerney@habaneroconsulting.com
Resources Insights post: Responsible Development http://www.habaneroconsulting.com/insights/respo nsible-development Whitepaper: Building your employee portal in Office 365 https://habaneroconsulting.com/insights/buildingyour-employee-portal-or-intranet-in-office-365 Insights post: Is your on-premises SharePoint development ready for the cloud? http://hbn.ro/1dabpzi Webinar: Is the intranet dead? http://hbn.ro/istheintranetdead