We can also implement and configure Microsoft SharePoint sites. According to Microsoft, SharePoint is a platform “to facilitate collaboration, provide content management features, implement business process, and supply access to information that is essential to organizational goals and processes.” ¹

Basically, your organization can use SharePoint if:

• You have work teams that work heavily with information and are having trouble finding documents or knowing who has the latest copy. Documents can include anything from Word or Excel documents to drawings for construction companies.

• You have files that you must make available to people outside your organization.

• You want each of member or department of your organization to have a little site where they can share information with other people or departments.

• You want to implement workflows and electronic forms to improve your business processes.

SharePoint is easily integrated with Microsoft Office applications, such as Word or Excel, in which you can open and save files directly to your SharePoint site.

Also, for times when the base SharePoint cannot be customized enough to meet the needs of your organization, it can be extended by the development of web parts.

Overall, if your organization needs loosely include content management, SharePoint can be a very cost-effective solution.