SharePoint for Departments

SharePoint is being implemented, albeit in fits and starts. Today we started learning some of it (although the CTR team is already making inroads in using it).

• Organizational structures will be followed. So we have lots of layers deep, all of whom have full access to any sub-site.
• Full access has the ability to do almost anything
• Creating groups is a simple process and a group can be coded a specific level of access avoiding the need to set each one.
• Personal sites are separate.
• The TRC site and subsites are on production, they will not be wiped out.
• The faculty sites are not yet up from what we can tell
• Setting alerts is critical unless we use Sharepoint as initial portal.
• Discussion seems very simplistic
• Wiki lacks changes comparison page, discussions linked to pages or sections.  Feels like nothing more than web pages with links encouraged.  Have to flip back and forth for discussion.
• Can add or delete web parts, much like any mashup.