BOOK DESCRIPTION “Microsoft SharePoint for Business Executives: Q&A Handbook” is a quick, non-technical reference for business executives who need to get up to speed with SharePoint and understand how to make the right decision about implementations. With an easy to absorb Q&A approach and short bite size chapters focused on defined SharePoint subjects, the book follows specific SharePoint situations drawn from real world experience, enabling you to learn from anecdotes and case studies along the way. “Microsoft SharePoint for Business Executives: Q&A Handbook” is the perfect companion for business executives or non-technical team leaders who don’t want to trawl through a detailed, hands-on functionality guide to get up to speed with SharePoint. If you simply need to understand important implementation decisions or have the confidence to challenge your technical team on an approach, this book will prepare you to ask the right questions and make the right decisions. No prior knowledge of SharePoint is required. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN * Get to the bottom of the business issue you really want SharePoint to solve Think about governance from a simplified perspective which bridges the gap between the ‘Wild Wild West' SharePoint environment, and documentation-heavy processes Avoid wading through a myriad of versioning and deployment options, and understand how to deploy SharePoint to be aligned with a corporate strategy Get to grips with both sides of what the Cloud can really do for SharePoint Avoid the usual pitfalls of bringing your .NET developers up to speed quickly with SharePoint Learn how to proactively spot the red flags of a SharePoint deployment Have enough confidence in your technical SharePoint knowledge to assist the technical team, while focusing on making the right business decisions Understand the things Microsoft doesn't tell you about SharePoint deployment Take advantage of best practices from MVP authors to ensure your first SharePoint project is a successful one WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR