Key Components of the User Environment Design Process

Before the user environment can be designed, a number of steps should be completed as outlined in Chapter 4. As mentioned previously, it is important to understand the existing network and document management and collaboration environment before trying to design the SharePoint user environment.

Assuming that some discovery efforts have occurred, the design team will already be assembled and will have sketched out the hardware and software needed for the project; the timeline for the implementation; and how the new technologies will be phased into the existing environment, the data migrated, and the training provided. The team should also have a good basic understanding of the needs of the ...

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