Editorial
Joined at the Hip
Operating a strategically focused organization requires accessible information. Information that can be drawn upon easily is of real value to any leadership team. Recognizing this need LBL has expanded our strategic information management capacity by bundling Microsoft’s SharePoint communication and file sharing product with MAPPware 2.2. Users of MAPPware 2.2 will now be able to access (at no additional cost) their own SharePoint site via the “Strategic Documents” hyperlink located in the “Administration and Communication” section.
Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services provides a secure, scalable, enterprise-level portal environment for team collaboration. Because SharePoint aggregates and organizes information in one place, users can find relevant information quickly and efficiently. Using the internet and regardless of their location, all team members have password-protected access to SharePoint sites and can work together on tasks, projects, documents, and announcements. Site managers can coordinate site content and user activity.
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By making this tool available to MAPPware users we give them additional capacity, flexibility and creative control to configure and store folders, documents, and web-links for easy access to information and interactive work space for their strategic plan development and management activities. SharePoint also provides a wealth of team-based interactivities from blog type discussion spaces, calendars and task management for shared work in a single document or folder sites
SharePoint use is defined by user roles which in turn controls site management, page design, data storage and information interaction. Once your team is installed in their defined roles information can be added to the SharePoint site, such as events, names and phone numbers of people with whom your team communicates, and to-do items.
You can also do the following:
- Post documents to share with other team members
- Hold newsgroup-style discussions
- Take a poll of the team to make a decision
As team members add or delete documents, lists, discussions, and surveys, Windows SharePoint Services automatically updates links to the content so that it's always easy to find. You can also create alerts so that you are notified of changes to the site.
Pages in the site display lists of information, allowing team members to organize the information any way they want, such as by subject, due date, or author. For example, you can do the following:
- Restrict the display to see only the set of information that applies to you and hide information that doesn't interest you
- Change the order in which the information is listed
- Set up customized views to make it easy for your team members to focus quickly on pertinent information
For more information contact us at info@lblstrategies.com or 773-774-0240