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Form Approval Process: Best Practices

sos — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 14:20:40 GMT

July 20, 2011, 12pm CST

In your company, forms are everywhere, from expense reports to travel requests, and they usually have some type of workflow associated with them. Approval workflows are a very common request in SharePoint, and there are several different ways to go about creating this process. SharePoint Designer and InfoPath are common tools that are used to not only create the business form, but also to run it through an approval. Depending on the business requirements, there are different best practices involved. In this session, attendees will learn how SharePoint 2010 and InfoPath 2010 can be leveraged the most efficiently to create an approval process that is best for the specific project. Improvements from 2007 to 2010 will also be discussed.

Laura is an MVP, MCSE and the Senior SharePoint Consultant at SharePoint 911. She has six years of experience in SharePoint implementation, training, customization and administration. Laura’s latest book on SharePoint 2010 is "Beginning SharePoint 2010: Building Business Solutions with SharePoint." Find out more on her blog at www.sharepoint911.com/blogs/laura.

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Understanding SharePoint 2010 Managed Metadata

sos — Mon, 23 May 2011 17:02:04 GMT

SharePoint 2010 has a “Managed Metadata Service” application that allows the user to create and utilize taxonomies in various capacities. In this webcast, you will get a how-to on working with this application to set up and configure taxonomies and folksonomies. We’ll also cover how metadata can be leveraged within your SharePoint sites.

Andrew Connell is an author, instructor and co-founder of Critical Path Training (http://www.criticalpathtraining.com) and a seven-time MVP who has authored and contributed to numerous MCMS and SharePoint books as well as articles on MSDN and in various magazines. Find Andrew on his blog (http://www.andrewconnell.com/blog) or follow him on Twitter @andrewconnell.

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Part 2: SharePoint Information Architecture with Robert Bogue, MVP

sos — Tue, 03 May 2011 21:12:52 GMT

Developing an information architecture relies upon the ability to know the system you are implementing. You'll implement information architecture differently for a physical file management system vs. an electronic one. In this session you'll learn about how SharePoint's capabilities and features influence how you should create your information architecture -- and what you need to know to create your own Information Architecture in SharePoint.

Robert Bogue is an eight-time MVP, 22 time author, and world renowned speaker. Robert – along with Eric Shupps -- will be presenting an all-day Professional SharePoint Development pre-conference workshop at Microsoft TechEd NA. Robert’s passion for SharePoint includes infrastructure, development, and end user adoption. Robert’s latest book, The SharePoint Shepherd’s Guide’s for End Users, is available in both book form as well as for corporate license.

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Fundamentals of Information Architecture with Robert Bogue, MVP

sos — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 22:01:20 GMT

Information Architecture doesn't have to be scary. Anyone can do it. You organize every day and that's at the heart of information architecture. In this session you'll learn the concepts and vocabulary you need to know to do information architecture. Don't be scared by the long words of a fancy “Information Architect” ever again!

Robert Bogue, MS MVP Microsoft Office SharePoint Server, MCITP:SharePoint Administrator, MCTS, MCT, MCSE, MCSA:Security, etc., has contributed to more than 100 book projects and numerous other publishing projects. Robert’s latest book is The SharePoint Shepherd’s Guide for End Users. You can find out more about the book at www.SharePointShepherd.com. Robert blogs at www.thorprojects.com/blog You can reach Robert at Rob.Bogue@thorprojects.com.

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Managing Information Policies and Compliance in SharePoint 2010 - Presented by: Brad Teed

sos — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 17:33:18 GMT

Information accumulation can be a big issue within such a collaborative platform as SharePoint 2010. There are techniques and best practices to control how information is kept and enumerated as valuable to the organization. During this session, participants will gain valuable insight as to how to assign information policies to Work In Progress or Draft information and the application of Record Retention to critical documents within their SharePoint environment. The topics covered will include SharePoint 2010 Information Management Policies, Content Types, the Record Center, location-based policies and In Place Records management.

Wednesday, March 16, 2011 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT

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Understanding and managing SharePoint security

sos — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 16:10:01 GMT

As so many of us know all too well, today’s SharePoint environments empower users to communicate and share information on a level not been seen in the past. With that level of empowerment; there’s also been a dramatic increase in the need to protect more sensitive information, manage storage, keep a rounded and purposeful taxonomy, and just “know” what’s happening in the SharePoint realm. In order to grab hold of this understanding, you’ve first got to grab hold on an in-depth understanding of the underlying SharePoint security. This includes investigating and understanding ALL levels in which access and actions can take place inside your environment. We’ll cover these aspects and more. From that level of understanding, we can then apply some simple management concepts that will better your environment and keep you on track for future growth.

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