Microsoft Office SharePoint 2007 (MOSS) is becoming the dominant intranet technology platform with nearly half of all large to medium-size organizations using it (or the previous version) to power some or all of an intranet’s components.


Here are some stats:


  • 55% of organizations have implemented or are considering implementing SharePoint (Global Intranet Trends 2009 report - 227 participant organizations)

  • 46% of those companies using social media on the intranet are using SharePoint(Intranet 2.0 Global Survey – 430+ participant organizations)

  • Only 47% of organizations have a defined governance model (Intranet 2.0 Global Survey)

  • 70% use at the department level; only 38% use it at the enterprise level (AIIM)


Many communications professionals have asked, “Is SharePoint good for my company intranet?”


SharePoint for Communicators is a webinar answers the question with advice on how to proceed.


In this five-week online workshop, we’ll examine MOSS as a technology platform, and as a communications platform for managing content including news and social media. MOSS is not known as a strong solution for a large-size enterprise intranet. But it is good starting platform in a Microsoft environment, and is very good for team and group collaboration. This workshop will consider all of the pros and cons of MOSS, with expert opinion and advice for non-techie business users and communicators. Included in this Webinar will be:


  1. Introduction to MOSS—An overview of the technology in non-techie language.

  2. Pros and cons of MOSS for communicators—The good, bad and the things Microsoft won’t always tell you.

  3. MOSS for content management—The elements and functionality of the content management system and how it compares to other systems.

  4. Planning & Governance—MOSS can in fact create more problems without the necessary planning and governance. We’ll tell you what you need to prepare.

  5. Plug-ins and alternatives to MOSS—MOSS is a very complex platform, but there are many additional modules and plug-ins that can enhance it greatly… We’ll also compare MOSS to other alternative solutions.


Webinars are asynchronous-you participate when it’s convenient for you. A new text-based lecture is posted each Monday morning, but you can take advantage of it whenever you have the time. Be sure to watch the video demo of the webinar format to determine if it’s right for your professional development needs.


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