SPS Boston: BI and Productivity Tools for IT Project Management featuring SharePoint and SQL Server

Event:
SharePoint Saturday Boston
Saturday, September 10, 2016

Session Title:
BI and Productivity Tools for IT Project Management Featuring SharePoint and SQL Server

Abstract:
IT organizations are responsible for delivering and maintaining technology solutions and capabilities for their customers and throughout their organizations. Resource constraints and business uncertainty is common and barriers often deter IT organizations from investing the time and attention necessary for measurable process improvement, resulting in a reactive approach to problem solving and execution. Now is the time to empower IT project teams with reports, dashboards, and notifications.

This presentation demonstrates how to create business intelligence and automation tools for IT project management using SharePoint Server, SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), and SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS). This session covers high-level concepts as well as practical, hands-on instructions based on real-life solutions.

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SPS Boston: Search Driven Design Patterns for SharePoint 2013

Event:
SharePoint Saturday Boston
Saturday, April 27, 2013

Session Title:
Search Driven Design Patterns for SharePoint 2013

Abstract:
First, we will step back and examine some SharePoint related deficiencies, common portal design flaws, and challenges that exist in the enterprise.  Next, we will align ourselves with an overarching Enterprise Architecture strategy and redefine the role of SharePoint Search in the organization.  From there, we will design a SharePoint 2013 portal that is optimized and ready for Search Driven design patterns.  Finally, we will construct Search Driven components using creative techniques and reflect on the benefits of the overall approach that we followed.

Slides:

Search Driven Design Patterns for SharePoint 2013.pdf

SPS Boston: Case Study of a SharePoint 2010 Budgeting/Forecasting Portal

Event:
SharePoint Saturday Boston
Saturday, April 28th, 2012

Session Title:
Case Study of a SharePoint 2010 Budgeting/Forecasting Portal

Abstract:
A professional services company required a company-wide budgeting solution in time to do year end budgeting, forecasting, and strategic planning.  The organization’s commercial off the shelf (COTS) finance system couldn’t fulfill the requirements.  Despite many resource and time constraints, a solution was developed and rolled out within 6 weeks using SharePoint Server 2010, a custom SQL Server database, SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), SharePoint Designer, and Data View Web Parts.  This session includes a demonstration of the solution as well as a walkthrough of the project approach and lessons learned.

Slides:

Case Study of a SharePoint 2010 Budgeting/Forecasting Portal.pdf