Chapter 3. Gathering requirements

In this chapter, you will learn about:

  • Importance of gathering requirements.

  • Defining information architecture requirements.

  • Mapping information architecture requirements to logical components.

  • Designing the physical architecture.

  • Mapping requirements to SharePoint Online and hybrid implementations.

Microsoft SharePoint has been and continues to be many things to many people. Even today, if someone asks, “What is SharePoint?” each person has a unique idea of what the product can and cannot do. SharePoint is and always will be a platform to be implemented to meet the needs of the organization that it is meant to serve. As such, arguably the most important task of a successful implementation, is to gather all of the requirements ...

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