SharePoint Site Manager in Transition: From Annoyance to Acceptance

“Little did I know when I volunteered to be the site owner for our organization’s SharePoint pilot that I would also be assuming the roles of SharePoint trainer, public relations officer, and chief evangelist. Everyone, it seemed, wanted to know what SharePoint was and how my team was using it.” — Tamara Austerlade

Sound familiar? Tamara Austerlade wrote a guest post, 6 Tips for a Successful SharePoint Demo, on The Bamboo Team Blog that rings true on many levels.

If you have taken on responsibility as a SharePoint site manager, set aside five minutes and read this post to see where you’re headed. It mirrors a lot of the concepts I try to get across in the Train the Trainer sessions, from the perspective of someone who first resented the imposition of her SharePoint work load:

“I was initially resentful of the unanticipated time demands associated with the SharePoint presentation circuit; every hour spent preparing or delivering a demonstration meant one fewer hour for those responsibilities that were part of my job description.”

Very nicely stated. Read the entire article to see how that perception has changed.

The original purpose of the article is to talk about how to present a SharePoint demo. In my view, the sub-story is more important. Nice article, Tamara. Thanks.