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- Aug 3, 2012 03:03 PM
- By Stephen Cawood

I would not have expected the debate about SharePoint as an application vs. a platform to begin again, but that seems to be the case. A number of SharePoint consultants and other SharePoint experts are expressing concern about a few features that hav

- Aug 3, 2012 07:08 AM

No project will go according to plan. Ever. But that’s why we need Project Managers – to track, manage and re-plan the project as necessary and keep everything running smoothly. But projects can be unpredictable; sometimes something unexpected will h

- Aug 2, 2012 05:18 PM
- By laura

Body: If you’re not aware yet, the upcoming version of SharePoint (2013) does not include a design view in SharePoint Designer anymore, which means no more no-code data view web parts. SSRS reports are a great replacement for the data view web part

- Aug 2, 2012 09:25 AM

BrightWork and the International Institute for Learning, Inc. (IIL) have partnered to create PM Basics™ PLUS, the first and only program that combines SharePoint capabilities with proven project management instruction. PM Basics is a 12-hour self-pac

- Jul 31, 2012 10:58 AM

We help many customers implement collaborative project management using Microsoft SharePoint and, as needed, Microsoft Project. More initiatives than ever are now delivered as collaborative projects. We find that the world of collaborative project

- Jul 31, 2012 06:57 AM

There comes a time when the project needs to be shut down. As we know this is one of the hallmarks of a project—it has a defined start and a defined end. This is what marks a project out from … Continue reading →

- Jul 30, 2012 07:05 AM

Which is the best solution for project management? Excel or SharePoint or Project Desktop or Project Server? Each solution has its own following. Excel is probably close to the 500 million user mark; Microsoft Project is selling a copy every … Cont

- Jul 27, 2012 12:47 PM

Do you find yourself looking for the status report on a project status report? Are you spending more time chasing the information than actually using the information to make decisions? The key to successful project management is having visibility in

- Jul 26, 2012 06:14 AM

Is your organization struggling through failed or delayed projects? Maybe you lack the visibility required to make important project decisions? Well do not fret any longer! Below are some examples for four very different organizations, from very d

- Jul 25, 2012 06:11 AM

Being a project manager is tough! You have to manage the project schedule, risks, issues, work and a whole lot more. Things on a project can change quickly, so it is important that you, as the project manager have access … Continue reading →

- Jul 20, 2012 06:03 AM

I love this photo! Probably because it reminds me of my father, who’s not great with modern technology! Does the image below remind you of anybody? Maybe even in project management? Often you need to ask yourself whether you are … Continue reading →

- Jul 19, 2012 04:27 AM

I bumped into my buddy Keith today. He is headed out of town to run in an “ultra-marathon” this weekend. Yup, that’s right, for people who find “regular marathons” to be ho-hum, you can run 100 miles instead of the … Continue reading →

- Jul 17, 2012 04:00 PM
- By laura

Body: The new content search web part in the SharePoint 2013 preview (enterprise) is just awesome, awesome, awesome. Remember quite a while back when I wrote a post about how to utilize the search results web part to show the logged in user a li

- Jul 16, 2012 11:00 PM
- By laura

Body: A community site is a new site template that is available in SharePoint 2013, and it is also available as a feature that you can enable, called the Community Site Feature. This type of site is truly like a forum. Remember the old discussion b

- Jul 16, 2012 03:28 PM
- By Stephen Cawood

Today, the next generation of Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office 365 Enterprise and SharePoint 2013 were all made available via technical preview. As a SharePoint MVP, I’ve been under the NDA curtain, so it’s great to finally have a bunch of news in

- Jul 12, 2012 06:24 PM
- By laura

Body: You can add real digital certificates to your InfoPath forms, but there are a few problems with them: They are not compatible with browser-based forms They don’t collect any real data that you can do anything with. So, for most clients I work w

- Jul 12, 2012 12:22 PM
- By laura

Body: Jennifer Mason and I created a series of videos for beginners, to explain permissions in SharePoint. Now that the series is complete, here are all of the links to our posts. Understanding Permissions in Office 365: The Basics – by Jenn

- Jul 9, 2012 10:04 PM
- By laura

Body: Every Tuesday, Rackspace hosts a FREE virtual question and answer session. Each of us on the SharePoint team have been taking turns. On July 17th, 2012, it’s my turn! This will be from 2 to 3 Central time, and you can REGISTER HERE to atte

- Jul 9, 2012 10:43 AM
- By laura

Body: How would you like to have a nice pretty web part on the home page of each of your sites, showing a dynamic list of the people who are in the owners group for that site? This is a great idea, because it gives the site users a quick reference l

- Jun 29, 2012 02:06 PM
- By Stephen Cawood

I ran into this issue in ASP.NET MVC 3 (Razor), I believe this ActionLink call should work fine, but it does not. It returns an error because the routeValues aren’t being passed properly. With only one parameter, the issue didn’t occur. .Action

- Jun 28, 2012 03:42 PM
- By laura

Body: The basis for today’s blog post is regarding some work I’ve been doing with a client and the Microsoft Productivity Hub (here’s a description of it). The Productivity Hub is great because it gives the enterprise users a one stop place to go to

- Jun 27, 2012 11:01 PM
- By laura

Body: In business forms, a common requirement is to pre-populate a people picker control, such as to default to the name of the currently logged in user, which would then allow them to pick someone else if needed. For example, a secretary could fill

- May 31, 2012 01:37 PM
- By laura

Body: The upcoming SharePoint Technology conference is July 22-25 in Boston, and I’m very excited because I’ll be doing three brand new sessions this time! Jennifer Mason and I will be doing the full day workshop which we’ve presented before, but al

- May 30, 2012 08:58 AM
- By Stephen Cawood

Put a number in the title. How often do you see “Top 10 Ways To…” or “5 Important Rules for…” It’s an effective technique but I’m tired of it. (See How To Write Attention Grabbing Blog Post Titles – With Examples for actual advice on writing catchy

- May 16, 2012 01:22 PM
- By laura

Body: In SharePoint Designer workflows that are manually started, the initiation form is the page that has the “Start” button to kick off the workflow. In this 11 minute video, I show how to create an approval workflow that can be manually triggered