Unlike out of the box products which install and work with minimal setup or configuration, SharePoint is more accurately described as a toolset. We often compare it to a Pocket Knife.
- Simple rule of thumb – NEVER give anyone a Pocket Knife that looks like this or they are likely to get hurt.
- When used correctly, you will use each element of the utility as it was intended and would never try to use the whole thing at the same time.
SharePoint, used properly, follows the same basic rules.
- A SharePoint implementation needs to be carried out with care and attention to the foundation, taxonomy and governance of your portal or you may end up getting cut or worse. You could be left with a portal that is cumbersome to use and sprawls instead of grows in a contained and organized manner.
- The more thorough a job you are able to do on architecture and design, the better your end resulting portal is likely to perform.
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