Have you been working with SharePoint for a few years now?  Had some successes and some failures and weren’t really sure why?  Maybe you’ve had this feeling that the power and impact of the solutions you’ve worked so hard on fell short of what you envisioned?

Maybe you’re an IT pro that has been handed the reins of a SharePoint implementation.  You’ve gone to some training, read some books and read a few blogs which really only made you aware of the potential for this product to make or break your career.  You feel pretty good about how SharePoint works, how to create lists, document libraries maybe even develop a web part but you realize that the how is not going to get this adopted and utilized like the business expects.  The what, when and why of it all seems a bit convoluted and has you feeling uneasy.

The difference, plain and simple, is that this class will open your eyes to a new way of looking at this  compelling technology and teach you to use its power to transform your business unit, career, solution, or organization instead of damaging them.  We will give you the confidence of knowing that the solutions that you deploy will be not only is business driven, but supported by the business and IT alike.  That they will allow users to effortlessly and easily evolve into content creators as well empower them to find, consume, and leverage all the distributed content that swirls around your company.  You will know that the information being accessed is stored with all the controls and security that even the harshest auditor or security officer would be proud to manage.

Through our unique learning experience, students will:

• Discover the three critical success factors of a successful implementation and how to make sure that you integrate them in every solution
• Understand why governance will help to optimize the value of information throughout the organization, how to implement it without a bulldozer and deploy a framework that the business will be grateful for and willing to use.
• Answer once and for all the proverbial user question of “Where do I put this stuff?” and the ever popular, “Why can’t I find anything that’s meaningful?”
• Unleash the power and need for multi navigational structures, when to use them and how to use them and why they make such a huge difference when you want to find stuff
• Know what the big deal is with content classification and categorization and how do you use it to create context for aggregation and search
• And much, much more …

You won’t believe that we can actually cover all this in just 5 days and still have fun!

Bob Mixon has been a Microsoft SharePoint MVP for 3 years and has extensive hands on experience with information architecture, taxonomy design, workflow development, search, business process management and solving “real world” business needs.  A developer by training he has a love for sharing his knowledge with others and a passion for the SharePoint technology and what it can do for companies.  Don’t miss this rare opportunity to learn from one of the best and pick his brain for five whole days!

Welcome to the Information Age!  It will only be truly experienced if we architect it.  So, you wanna play?

Who should attend?  Those who are either starting a MOSS implementation/deployment, involved in one now or feel that there is more that could be done to leverage the MOSS platform in their enterprises.  You will participate in a structured learning environment.  One where implementation experts, business analyst, web designers, information managers and IT professionals sit side by side.  Easily grasping the strategies and obtain the know-how needed to deliver highly structured Knowledge Asset, Document and Knowledge Management and Collaboration solutions; these folks will make a huge contribution to their companies.

• Enterprise Planners, Project Managers and Teams
• Portal and Site Designers
• Webmasters
• Application Designers
• Site Development Teams
• System and Business Analysts
• Power Users
• Help-desk and End User Support Individuals
• Trainers

For a complete workshop outline, please click here.

Standard registration fees are $2,495.  Select events include hotel for $2,995; please see registration for more details.

The registration fee includes your tuition, student materials, hot breakfasts, breaks and lunches.  Airfare, ground transportation, and dinners are not included in the registration fee.

Don't need a hotel room?  If you are a local student and do not need a hotel room, you will receive $100 per day off the price of the class.  Please contact us if you would like to register but do not need a hotel room.

Government, Academic and Non-Profit Discounts

We offer a $200 per person discount to the following:

Employees of government entities at the federal, state and local level
Employees of universities, colleges, secondary schools, primary schools and school districts
Employees of Non-Profit organizations
All discounts are mutually exclusive and may not be used in combination with any other discount.

Corporate Group Discounts

An organization registering two or more students for the same class at the same time receives a $200 discount per person. The discount will be applied at time of registration.  (May not be used in combination with any other discount.)

Returning Student Discount

If you previously attended one of our other courses, you will receive a $200 discount off the standard price for the course. The discount will be applied at time of registration.  (May not be used in combination with any other discount.)

Cancellations

All cancellations up to 30 days before the start of the course will be charged $400.  Cancellations within 30 days of the start of the course will be charged $800.  Refunds will be sent no later than 30 days after the scheduled course start date.