Pro SharePoint 2010 Governance

Information Management

Information management is a critical stage in any governance plan because almost all SharePoint implementations will contain content in one form or another. Utilizing planning worksheets, such as the following checklist, and relying on guidance from Microsoft will lead to a better overall use of the information management features in SharePoint 2010. Supporting details for this section can be found in Chapters 9, 10, and 11.

• Establish information architecture
  • Plan for sites and site collections
    • Determine available site templates
    • Plan for web content management
    • Plan for content deployment
  • Plan information metadata and topology
    • Plan for document management
    • Determine use of audiences
    • Plan for versioning, content approval, ...