Microsoft® SharePoint® Server 2007 Bible

Solution Requirements

This consulting company wants to implement a portal that allows them to collaborate in teams, gathers information from their various data sources, and helps them to make informed decisions. In addition, it is really important that this solution help them to reduce the variations on their core document templates so that customer deliverables are prepared consistently.

Table 21.1 outlines the specific requirements that the solution must satisfy for the portal to be considered a successful implementation.

Table 21.1. Intranet Portal Requirements

Requirement	Goal	Audience
Collaborative spaces must be easily instantiated for projects and corporate initiatives.	Enhanced team communication	All
Place for community and unstructured collaboration.	Enabling free-thinking communities and communication	All
Consultants need to be able to find collaborative spaces for their specialty.	Reuse of corporate assets	Consultants, Executives
Sales team must be able to share leads and track sales progress of items in the pipeline.	More efficient sales process	Sales, Executives
Project documentation needs to have specific format and latest template applied. Template must be in a location that can be easily updated.	Consistent deliverables	Consultants and PMs
Project managers need to have a central view of all active projects and their status.	Ability to see and track active projects	PMs
Executives must be able to see sales pipeline and project status overall for each consulting group.	Ability to drive project ...