SP Governance, IA + adoption

Curated guidance for successful rollouts: Information Architecture, practical governance approaches, change communications, and user adoption strategies.

Learn + plan

Get up to speed with these resources.

• Microsoft Learn structured learning paths.
• Microsoft Adoption Centre comms resources to help communicate change.
• Adoption Centre assets for SharePoint (Web Archive) Super useful stuff.
• Periodic Table of Office 365 Understand which M365 tool is most appropriate.
• Microsoft 365 community content
• Well-Reviewed Books
• Series: Why SharePoint Projects Fail
• Generic: Web Style Guide

Some key stumbling blocks / quick wins

• Governance overview
• Brand center
• Hub sites
• Manage group creation
• Plan for service limits + list limits

Influencers

Keep updated with these sources.

• Official MS 365 Blog (+ Podcasts / YouTubes)
• Official SP Community Blog (+ Podcasts / YouTubes)
• JumpTo365 (YouTube)
• Sharegate blog (Benjamin Niaulin)
• Rencore blog (Many influencers! Waldek Mastykarz, Tobias Zimmergren, and more)
• Step Two blog (James Robertson) (slideshare) + Intranet Awards
• NN Group Intranet Awards
• OrigamiConnect blog (Yaroslav Pentarskyy)
• Marc Anderson - Sympmarc

Tools

• MS 365 Developer Program - a Free MS 365 Test Environment
• Microsoft solution provider directory
• ShareGate

Industry blogs and communities

• TechTarget KM
• see: Communities