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256. Software Build Definition template
Software Build Definition template 170
specifications, configuration management to con-
trol 49
SQL
connectivity rules 125
instance for SharePoint 2010 96
layer testing 206
service accounts access 202
SQL Server 94, 193
installing 226
SQL Services
security provision between SharePoint and 96
team role in SharePoint install 95
staffing profile 64
Staffing section in implementation 84
Stage environment 59
and production environment 168
stakeholders 25. See also clients
buy-in 3
consensus 189
environment approval by 224
identifying 42
standardization in SharePoint implementation 1
Startup phase of implementation
plan preparation during 73
“Statement of Works” document, source code
availability in 146
State role 193
static capacity requirement for SharePoint 199
stealth install 8, 10

storage costs, records-retention policy and 132
storage needs, quotas and 158
storage resource management (SRM) 179
Strategy Brief session 107–108
Strategy Team for Governance Committee 154
subcontractors 102
deliverables expected from 54
and external dependencies 55
ownership of SharePoint tools and 146
Subsystems Level test 209
subtasks 58
success 137
Success Criteria task 118
supportability of SharePoint 7
support for SharePoint, description 156
support training 233
sustainability 7
System Center Operations Manager, management
pack 186
System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) 145
system requirements for hardware 130
System Specifications document 79, 189
availability, reliability and maintenance 202–204
benefits 190
contents 190, 196
design constraints 210–211
functional requirements 198
human requirements 201–211
integration testing 209–211
interface requirements 204

overview 198
performance requirements 199–201
standard approach to recording 196–197
system management requirements 202
test requirements 205–209
topology 194–196
t
Tactical Team for Governance Committee 154, 155
tasks
for building resources 118
delegating 30, 58
for implementation project phases 117
listing in One-Stop Shop 218
planning to meet delivery schedule 75–76
in Project Plan Build phase 161
for resource documentation building 118–122
for SharePoint install 225–227
in Work Breakdown Structure 57–58
taxonomy
organizational 133
SharePoint provisions for 100–101
System Specifications on 199
team 15. See also project manager
building 107–110
business analyst 98–100
communications 106
developers 104–107
external consultants 102–107
information analyst 100–102
interfaces in organization 93–97

member responsibilities 68
Project site for 115
role 95–97
SharePoint 2010 administrator 92
SharePoint 2010 One-Stop Shop 93
users. See also training. 257
SharePoint architect 91–92
Terms of Reference (TOR) 97
testers 106
TOR for each member 88
team building in Project Startup Checklist 43
Team Productivity, risks 44
Team Site Administrator, training needs 184
technical authority
project manager and 70–71
SharePoint architect and 124–126
technical client 25
technical design 130
technical personnel 1
technical resources 13, 114
client understanding of customization require-
ments 137
technical reviews 90
technical support
levels of teams 156
ongoing 41
technical team 34, 42–43
training in SharePoint 41
technical work
record of 79–80

review 80
technologies, required for SharePoint 2010 94
templates 204
Terms of Reference (TOR) 68, 88–89, 241
for business analysts 99–100
for external consultant 104
for information analysts 102
posting to SharePoint One-Stop Shop 107
for project manager 70, 71, 89–91
for SharePoint administrator 92
for SharePoint architect 91–92
for SharePoint One-Stop Shop 93
for SharePoint teams 97
test environment 59, 139
for installation 79
scope 142
separation from other environments 146
testers 106
testing 80
backups 176
pilot system 223
production environment 231
types of 207–208
Testing documents 126
third-party products 31
third-party support. See subcontractors
three-tier farm, deployment 195
time analysis for network 63
timeframe
for customization work 139

of SharePoint implementation 7, 54
tracking, configuration management capture of
information on 49
training 60, 106–107, 232–233. See also education
in One-Stop Shop 218
planning 181–185
roles needing 184–185
Statement of Operations on 157
Training Coordination group 184
transaction log shipping 238
two-tier farm, deployment 194
U
unified infrastructure 5
uptime guarantees 204
usability, criteria for 201
Usage and Health role 193
user acceptance environment 139
separation from other environments 146
User Acceptance phase 59
user acceptance testing (UAT) 55, 144
user accounts 222
user interface 36
in SharePoint 200
System Specifications for 201, 204
User Profile role 193
user profiles, configuring 228
User Profile Services 55
user requirements 18, 198
capturing 178
implementing SharePoint to match 1

importance 187
and Service-Level Agreements (SLAs) 185
and SharePoint design 213
SharePoint implementation and 175
User Requirements document 79
users. See also training
approval of environments 224
decision on web site creation 150
education 16, 76
effect of number on Web servers required 195
information on characteristics 201
258. user search requests, server role responding to
training strategy 183
Web site customization by 104
user search requests, server role responding to
192
V
validation and verification, web resources 144
vanity URL, redirection with 215
Variables and Settings document 222
Variables and SharePoint 2010 Configuration docu-
ment 125
Verification and Validation Plan 49
requirement to generate 81
Verify and Validate section in Project Startup
Checklist 69
versions 169, 170
virtualization 131
virtual machine (VM) 147
for development environment 141

Windows Server2008 R2 Hyper-V 110
vision
of client 17, 25, 53, 98, 175
for project 28
Visio role 193
Visio Services 19
VMWare/VirtualBox 141
V&V plan. See Verification and Validation plan
W
WBS. See Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
Web Analytics role 193
Web Applications section in implementation 85
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 204
Web front ends (WFEs) 192
server configuration 227
web resources
on accessibility 204
on Business Connectivity Services 20
on capacity needs 179
on certification 138
on dashboards 36
deployment guide 194
on development environment 140
on disaster recovery strategies 238
on document records and control procedures
114
on Enterprise Content Management 150
on file referencing system 77
on information architecture 134
Microsoft case studies 28

Microsoft e-learning courses on SharePoint 183
on Microsoft Project 2010 74
on minimum hardware and software for Share-
Point 196
on resource building 118
on rich workflows 21
risk management procedure 45
on Schedule, Timeframe and Budgets 54
SCOM 2007 Management Pack for SharePoint
2010 186
on SharePoint 18
on SharePoint configuration 227
on SharePoint install 226
Software Build Definition template 170
on System Development Life Cycle 145
on system requirements 130
System Specification worksheets 197
on training 218
training resources for administrators 182
on transaction log shipping 238
on user requirements 187
on validation and verification 144
virtual machine for download 147
whitepapers on planning and architecture 197
Web Server Groups 195
Web Server role 192
web sites
controlling user creation 179
user customization of 104
whitepapers on planning and architecture 197

wiki pages 215
Windows operating systems 5
development environment in 140
Windows PowerShell 185
Windows Server 94
Windows Server 2008 R2
Hyper-V virtual machine 110, 147
Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) 18, 226
Word role 193
Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) 75
customization included 137
for development tasks 105
header tasks in program schedule 60
in Project Plan 57–59
set up 63
worksheets for System Specifications . 259
Workflow Manager, training needs 184
work schedule, formulating 42
worksheets for System Specifications 196

About.the.Author
Geoff Evelyn enjoys over 25 years in Information Technology with over 10 years of experi-
ence in SharePoint, covering development, design, and implementation. He specializes in
SharePoint information systems design, architecture, implementation, planning, governance
and automation—all in the land of SharePoint.
Geoff headed the team that introduced SharePoint to the Scottish Highland University in
2001 and then over 30 other Scottish colleges. He went on to help implement, manage,
and govern SharePoint in many global companies. Geoff is a Fellow of Institute of Analysts
and Programmers and a member of the Institute for the Management of Information Systems,
and has published many articles and guides on SharePoint, all available on his website,

www.stationcomputing.com.


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