U.S. Army SharePoint Introduction
SharePoint was introduced as a collaborative technology at our U.S. Army Command client in 2002. The Command needed a solution that fostered collaboration among staff sections, as well as a way to share information throughout the Command. The Digicon Team designed the SharePoint architecture and installed, configured, and tested the SharePoint servers.
After that, the Team began developing solutions to meet the particular business needs of the Command. Since its introduction, the use of SharePoint has grown and the Command has implemented SharePoint MOSS 2007. Digicon personnel have created and customized additional SharePoint sites, and developed custom web parts. SharePoint has been an effective tool in assisting our U.S. Army client Commander and his staff in executing critical mission functions. It has greatly enhanced the staff's ability to collaborate with members of both internal and external organizations, manage and find documents quickly, automate work flows, share calendars, and improve the efficiency of operations.
Problem
The Command needed a user-friendly way for individual staff members to interact with each other, and to share information and different types of documents. Before SharePoint, the primary means available for sharing information was e-mail. This was especially difficult and labor intensive for common tasks such as staffing documents and sharing PowerPoint presentations.
Action
An unclassified portal was designed to be compatible with the Command's organizational structure. Separate, customized sub-sites were developed for each division and a Collaboration page was also created. SharePoint integrated the Microsoft Office Suite of applications, and enabled the creation of document libraries, meeting workspaces, discussion lists, blogs and wikis.
Result
Staff officers were able to quickly and easily share information within and across staff sections resulting in the creation of more complete and timely staffing actions. This in turn resulted in better decisions being made by the Command's leadership.
Individuals could participate from remote locations without the need for expensive and time consuming travel.
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