Program
The SharePoint Symposium is something very different, a conference on the topic of Microsoft SharePoint that does not proselytize. Whether you already have SharePoint in your organization or are looking to acquire it, you will encounter no sales pitches here.
What you will experience are sessions led by true industry experts who lead you through the pros and cons and strengths and weaknesses of SharePoint in practice. From managing (and avoiding) the threat of sprawl and viral growth, to considering cloud alternatives and add-on technologies, all the conference sessions draw from real-life experience and best practices from leading practitioners.
Wednesday, November 5, 2014
GRAND OPENING RECEPTION in the Enterprise Solutions Showcase
5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
The Enterprise Solutions Showcase will feature the top companies in the KM, CM, search, taxonomy, and intranets marketplace, offering attendees an opportunity to explore the latest product and service solutions. If you are looking for a particular product, evaluating competing systems, or keeping up with the latest developments, be sure to visit the Enterprise Solutions Showcase. Open to all conference attendees, speakers, and sponsors.
Thursday, November 6, 2014
Continental Breakfast
8:00 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
KEYNOTE: Knowledge Sharing in the Networked World of the Internet of Things
8:45 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
On the 25th anniversary of the Web, Pew has released new research on the Internet of Things: “Many experts say the rise of embedded and wearable computing will bring the next revolution in digital technology. They say the upsides are enhanced health, convenience, productivity, safety, and more useful information for people/ organizations.” Lively and popular speaker Rainie shares the latest research from Pew about the Internet and puts it into organizational context with the expanding Internet of Things! Filled with insights and ideas for enhancing knowledge sharing and productivity in organizations.
KEYNOTE: “Working Out Loud” in Shell
9:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Shell leadership’s main focus for its KM investment is on building value through the strength of its professional communities. We are doing this by following a business sponsored KM strategy which has professional communities at its center; a standardized solution incorporating tools, processes, and behaviors; and a disciplined program of building and implementing in key value-adding areas of the enterprise. This has allowed us to put the business at the center of our KM work, to make sure that our investment really adds value to our bottom line and is driving more of the enterprise to want to opt in. Through a unique company showcase we’ll bring the Shell Enterprise KM solution into the conference so you can share our journey so far.
COFFEE BREAK in the Enterprise Solutions Showcase
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
KEYNOTE: The Future of SharePoint in the New Digital Workplace
10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
SharePoint has arrived. Now more than 10 years old, it has become an almost ubiquitous part of many enterprise intranets. But what about the future? As notions of a “digital workplace” get traction, it’s time to re-assess the role of SharePoint in the work and lives of your fellow colleagues.
Customer Panel: SharePoint at Scale
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
What happens when you deploy SharePoint in the world’s largest enterprises? Is it just “Big SharePoint” or something entirely different? This special keynote panel brings together SharePoint program managers from large enterprises from varying industries to discuss their experiences and lessons.
ATTENDEE LUNCHEON in the Enterprise Solutions Showcase
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Best Practices in Enterprise SharePoint Info Architecture
2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
The way you organize your content can dramatically impact your SharePoint project’s success. In this session, an experienced SharePoint IA consultant will reveal real-life tips to improve your SharePoint implementation’s usability.
Tuning Up Your SharePoint Implementation
3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Like it or not, your SharePoint estate is getting older every day. With new implementation options, including the new “app” model, now is the time to consider “tuning up” your implementation.
COFFEE BREAK in the Enterprise Solutions Showcase
3:45 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Using Metrics to Tune Up Your SharePoint Estate
4:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
As you transition to SharePoint 2013 and possibly SharePoint in the cloud, how can you tell how effectively you’re implementing the platform today? Join SharePoint guru Sue Hanley for a tour of key metrics to capture and analyze to improve adoption and business value.
Friday, November 7, 2014
Continental Breakfast
8:00 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
KEYNOTE: It’s a Process Jim, but Not as We Know It!
8:45 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
The traditional triangle of people, process, and technology delivering value has become a cliche during the last 3 decades, but it remains relevant. The question, however, is which people, when, with what processes and technology? Snowden, creator of the Cynefin framework, looks beyond increasingly industrial models of design thinking to creating co-evolutionary processes between unarticulated user needs, technology capability, and system opportunities to create a biological model of emergent value. It includes reports on radical new work on workforce and customer engagement through the creation of human sensor networks to provide real-time decision support and a continuous flow of micro-innovation.
Achieving Successful Search
9:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Large enterprises and government agencies face many daunting challenges when trying to create successful search environments. Based on case study materials from recent search implementation projects in both the public and private sectors, this presentation discusses how to achieve success by developing agile, scalable and future-proofed enterprise search platforms.
COFFEE BREAK: in the Enterprise Solutions Showcase
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Stump the SharePoint Guru
10:45 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
For those of you unfamiliar with this format, the concept is simple: Bring your toughest, thorniest, most intractable SharePoint conundrum or challenge and a team of experienced SharePoint gurus will compete to offer you the best advice in 2 minutes or less. But there’s a twist … we’ll use noise-canceling headphones to make sure the gurus can’t hear the answers that the other panelists give. Come and get insightful, likely controversial, and sometimes entertaining answers to your most pressing questions. The person deemed to have stumped the consultants the most will go home with their own noise-canceling headphones!
Collaboration in the Cloud: Office 365 vs. Alternatives
11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
It seems like everyone is talking about moving to the cloud. What does “cloudification” mean for SharePoint owners? In this lively session, learn the pros and cons of using SharePoint in the cloud versus using alternative providers who may or may not offer a better fit.
ATTENDEE LUNCHEON in the Enterprise Solutions Showcase
12:45 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Spotlight on Solutions
2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Top SharePoint solution providers and their customers share successful deployments built on what is the industry’s most versatile (and vexing) platform.
Analyst Panel: Social, Mobile, and SharePoint
3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Two rapid-fire sessions will look at Social, Mobile, and SharePoint -- today and in the future. RSG's Tony Byrne will kick off with a critical evaluation of 3rd-party modules that purport to amp up your SharePoint implementation. Then, Forrester's Rob Koplowitz will show us his crystal ball for where SharePoint is likely headed in an increasingly competitive landscape.
CLOSING KEYNOTE: Town-Hall Discussion: What Did We Learn?
4:00 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
We’ll end the symposium wrapping up the key takeaways that we learned at this year’s SharePoint Symposium. We’ll also field any lingering questions from you to make sure all of your pressing SharePoint questions have been answered.