Special Edition Using Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server By Robert Ferguson
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Chapter 20. Example Scenario 1 ”Planning a Deployment
Planning a SharePoint Portal Server implementation involves much more than simply setting up a production-ready server and clicking your way through File-Run-Setup. Before a server is ever pulled out of a shipping box, before any software is ever removed from its plastic wrapper, a comprehensive project plan must be crafted. The solutions architecture must be laid out. Additionally, a systemwide approach to managing change must be developed and followed. In this chapter, we cover laying a foundation for a secure and well-performing SharePoint implementation in terms of the following:
Business goals and requirements
Building the technical support organization
Hardware vendor selection
Solutions architecture
Security plan development
Developing the workspace(s)
Preparing the dashboard site(s)
Addressing change management
Preparing for go-live
Planning for post go-live support
To make the application of the following more meaningful, we have approached this chapter in such a way as to walk the Finance Department of ABC Company (the "company," or "ABC," a fictional entity) through planning their own SharePoint Portal Server deployment.
