One of the reasons for writing User Adoption Strategies was to consolidate a whole lot of practice and experience around making user adoption work. Too often vendors focus on the technology sale, and not the process and work improvement. So I was delighted to hear yesterday of Central […]
My computer has 105 open tabs in Safari, and I need to restart it (which hasn’t happened for … at least two weeks). So … here’s some of those: Thinking about Collaboration Inside – Fredric writes about the emergence of the social intranet, and some of the challenges […]
Yesterday I took part in a Virtual Conversation with the Knowledge Management division of the SLA. The one-hour conversation covered topics about collaboration, user adoption, governance, and more. “If you were unable to attend the virtual conversation, please download our podcast (MP3 / 1h:02m:30s) recorded during our conversation. […]
Next week I will be speaking at an SLA event on user adoption strategies for collaboration tools: “During our one-hour conversation in October that will be facilitated by Karen Huffman, Chair of SLA’s KM division, we will focus on strategies, roadmaps, and governance for adoption of collaborative tools […]
Last week Microsoft published a new white paper (written by Scott Jamison and Susan Hanley), on adoption for SharePoint 2010. My book, User Adoption Strategies gets a mention on page 6, which is very cool. “Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 provides a vast number of capabilities that empower business […]
Yesterday I had the privilege of hosting the User Adoption Strategies Masterclass in Copenhagen, in conjunction with IntraTeam. It was a good day – there were delegates from Dubai, Switzerland, Sweden, Netherlands, and Denmark – and they entered into the day with enthusiasm. The day was a mix […]
I’m in Copenhagen now, and will be here until Wednesday evening. In an hour, the IntraTeam conference on SharePoint 2010 begins, and I’m speaking at 10.50am on SharePoint 2010 for collaboration. After the travel craziness of last week, I had a self-imposed rest over a 3-day weekend in […]
Here are three articles I have seen recently about user adoption strategies: Engage the Real Influencers … Nancy from Guided Insights wrote about the need to go beyond a one-time email from the CEO or a company-wide meeting to announce a new approach or IT tool. Engaging the […]
I leave for Europe next Friday … for two weeks of presenting workshops, speaking at conferences, and hosting masterclasses. I am presenting the User Adoption Strategies Masterclass in two countries: – Denmark, in Copenhagen, with IntraTeam, on October 12. – London, in Surrey, with AdeoPoint, on October 14. […]
Last year, Mike Herrity posted about creating a revolution in user adoption, and asked which model works the best: Lenin, Trotsky, or Stalin. This was in the context of using SharePoint in an educational environment. Basically, the three approaches are: – Lenin – appeal the masses, that is, […]
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