One of the first and most important decisions you make for your team is which project they should undertake. The answer will vary based upon your situation and circumstances. Did you inherit a SharePoint solution from a previous team? Are you the custodian of a relatively stable SharePoint environment whose reach is wide (many departments using it) but shallow (light document management, team sites that are low touch, low value solution and little else)? Are you installing SharePoint for the first time (a "green field approach")?

Regardless of the answers to these questions, the approach you take and the advice this chapter provides assume you want to make a "splash". You've already personally internalized the idea that SharePoint can be transformational and you want to make it transformational within your organization. This chapter provides the answers to the questions you may have and is designed to help you be an instant "hit" and "winner...