Blog Entries By Alan Weintraub

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SharePoint 2010 Marries Formal and Informal Taxonomies

SharePoint 2010 had two new capabilities that can potentially increase the value of the documents being stored in the Document Libraries.  Several months ago I wrote a Blog post titled: Do ... read more

Managing Social Conscience at Work is a Corporate Responsibility

The incident at Rutgers University and the resulting loss of a life made think about the responsibility that we all have to be conscious about what we post on social networking sites such as Facebo... read more

Creating a Governance Program is the 1st Step towards a Successful SharePoint Implementation

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Successful SharePoint implementations are less about the technology and more about the business functions that are delivered to the end users.  To insure that the delivery of the SharePoint solutio... read more

Managing Organizational Change in a SharePoint ECM Project

Many SharePoint ECM projects fail not because the technology implementation was flawed or the business process did not provide the desired enhancements, but because the end users found ways around ... read more

Why Create a Taxonomy for a SharePoint ECM Implementation

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I was in a customer presentation the other day and was asked about the importance of a taxonomy to the successful implementation of a SharePoint ECM solution.   Why do you need a taxonomy and what ... read more

SharePoint by Way of ECM

I have had extensive experience in all phases of information systems development, including strategic planning, architecture design and implementation, document analysis and architecture, business ... read more

Creating a Roadmap to SharePoint Success

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Planning is the key to success in any endeavor. When it comes to the complexity of placing SharePoint in the context of a successful strategy for managing content; planning is absolutely crucial. L... read more

Do Search and Tag Clouds Replace the Need for a Taxonomy

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There has been a lot of discussion in the industry concerning the need for a formal Taxonomy.  I guess I am a traditionalist and still see the need for a taxonomy.  A Taxonomy can address two aspec... read more