Getting Started

So your organization has decided to deploy a SharePoint-based solution. You are looking at hardware, software licenses, networking, and all of the other technical details that go into deploying SharePoint. At this moment, there are many non-technical issues that you should be considering, but they are probably not at the forefront of your mind, perhaps because they seem obvious or they appear to be someone else's concern. These include

• Who is the executive sponsor for this project? This is another way of saying “Who is paying for this?”
• What are you trying to accomplish?
• How will you maintain the system once it is in place?
• How will you make sure the system provides the services the business needs? How will you be able to tell if it is not providing value?