The Governance Plan

As we have discussed governance, we have frequently mentioned the need for planning. All of the various decisions made by the team should be documented in a central location. This document, or set of documents, is called the Governance Plan. The plan should be created early, revised continuously and referenced frequently. To paraphrase an old aphorism, plan the governance and govern by the plan.

In Chapter 3 we will go into some detail about the ways that organizations have found to plan the governance of SharePoint. For now, we will consider the general outline of the planning process and accompanying documentation.

Figure 2-6 depicts the process to follow when developing and implementing your governance plan. You may notice ...

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