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PM Podcast Episode 119: SharePoint for Project Management

Dux Raymond Sy, PMP — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 07:06:00 GMT

I had the wonderful opportunity to talk to Cornelius Fichtner of PM Podcast about my book SharePoint for Project Management. If you haven't, make sure you check out PM Podcast as it provides a lot of relevant insights in today's project management environment. As it turns out, we talked less a... (More)

Interested in a Free SharePoint 101 Hands-On Lab on July 25, 2009?

Dux Raymond Sy, PMP — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 20:41:00 GMT

I'd like to invite you to an exclusive, free SharePoint 101 Hands-On lab that I will be facilitating on July 25, 2009 at SharePoint Saturday Baltimore. This is a great opportunity to get you started with SharePoint. In this session, you will learn the fundamentals of leveraging SharePoint to ... (More)

A Primer to SharePoint Security

Dux Raymond Sy, PMP — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 08:34:00 GMT

Apart from the fact that SharePoint enables users to easily create collaborative web sites, another empowering feature is the ability for users to define and manage site security and related permissions. However, dealing with SharePoint security and user permissions is a double edged sword. It i... (More)

SharePoint Worst Practices: 5 Common Mistakes to Avoid

Dux Raymond Sy, PMP — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:38:00 GMT

In my post "Mr. Miyagi is Not a Direct Descendant of Superman" I mentioned that along with my colleague Mike Taylor, we presented: "SharePoint Worst Practices: Five Common Mistakes to Avoid" at the recently concluded SharePoint Technology Conference in Cambridge, MA. We explo... (More)

How to Build a Change Control System in SharePoint

Dux Raymond Sy, PMP — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 18:45:00 GMT

Have you ever experienced ... Customers adding scope halfway through the project? Management cutting your project budget? Project resources performing unplanned project tasks because the customer says so? In project management, having a sound change control process is important to a... (More)

Mr. Miyagi is Not a Direct Descendant of Superman

Dux Raymond Sy, PMP — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:57:00 GMT

I just got back from Boston where I presented at the SharePoint Technology Conference. I had a great time meeting a lot of new friends and reconnecting with old buddies. To get a glimpse of what happened during the conference, here are the #sptechcon tweets. In the session that I presented wit... (More)

Elevate SharePoint Project Management with PM Central

Dux Raymond Sy, PMP — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:45:00 GMT

Growing up, I was quite passionate about cycling - to a point that, in my mind, competing at the Tour de France was not out of sight. I remember cycling along the scenic Manila Bay one summer and a bunch of cyclists went by me - zoom! I tried to catch up but failed. It dawned on me that I can only... (More)

Best Practices in Gathering Requirements for SharePoint Projects

Dux Raymond Sy, PMP — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 14:15:00 GMT

As most would agree, one of the main factors that can lead to a failed SharePoint implementation is the lack of proper requirements gathering. I've discussed this in a previous blog post and made a case on why upfront investment on proper requirements gathering is critical. I had the opportunity... (More)

Choose the Topic You'd Like Me To Present for BSPUG on 6/18

Dux Raymond Sy, PMP — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 08:01:00 GMT

Hi, gang! I'd like to invite you to join me as I speak at the 2nd Anniversary of the Baltimore SharePoint Users Group (BSPUG) on June 18, 2009 to be held at the UMBC Training Center from 5pm - 8pm. To make it interesting, I'd like you to pick one of the following three topics that you'd like ... (More)

See You This SharePoint Summer

Dux Raymond Sy, PMP — Thu, 21 May 2009 21:32:00 GMT

Summer is around the corner - what are you up to? I hope you'll still be keeping up and continously learning about SharePoint. Come and join me in these upcoming SharePoint events: June 22-24, 2009 SharePoint Technology ConferenceCambridge, MA http://www.sptechcon.com I will be present... (More)

Links for 2009-05-17 [Digg]

Mon, 18 May 2009 00:00:00 PDT

How to Emulate Network Shares in a SharePoint Doc Lib
Here's a 15 minutes screencast I've created showing you how you can emulate the experience of navigating through a network share hierarchy WITHOUT creating sub-folders ina document library. Enjoy!

Links for 2009-04-27 [Digg]

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PDT

SharePoint professionals share canned goods - Computerworld
SharePoint Saturday DC hosts a food drive http://www.sharepointsaturday.org/dc

Links for 2009-04-24 [Digg]

Sat, 25 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Food Drive: Spend 1 hour with a SharePoint Expert - 1 on 1
Get a chance to win the opportunity to spend 1 hour with a SharePoint Expert
Harnessing the Power of Community 2.0
See how collaborative technologies are used to self-organize, engage, empower and benefit a community.