Track Overviews
We know many in the industry don't have a single skill set when it comes to SharePoint. We all wear many hats, and are responsible for many facets of implementations. But to add clarity and relevance for attendees, we have arranged the sessions into 5 tracks, with the designations listed below:
IT Pro (ITP) - These sessions are primarily targeted at those individuals who design, install, and support SharePoint farms. IT Pros are responsible for the care and feeding of server farms, Web applications, Active Directory, and SQL Server. While many developers may also share these responsibilities and will learn from these sessions, they are mainly focused on the best practices for system administrators. 200 Level sessions will cover best practices for routine administration and configuration. 300 level and higher ITP sessions will include deep dives into the technology, where necessary to demonstrate a best practice. ITP sessions will focus on topics such as Document Management, Database Sizing, SharePoint and SQL optimization or server farm deployments scenarios.
Developers and Designers (DEV) - Developers and designers have many similar responsibilities when it comes to working with SharePoint servers, and many times are the same people. Because of this fact, there will be many sessions that will appeal to both developers and Web designers. Although many developers strictly write code and many designers just edit HTML, many of the best practices around customization apply to both groups. Lower level sessions will normally discuss best practices that will be of interest to both Developers and Designers. Many of the sessions at the 300 level and higher in the DEV track will deal specifically with writing code. Read the Agenda abstracts carefully to choose sessions appropriate for your interests. Designers may also find higher level sessions in either the IW (Information Worker) or ITP (IT Pro) tracks that are of interest to them. DEV sessions will focus on topics in the areas of customization, development, and deployment best practices.
Information Worker (IW) - Information Workers include end users, site collection administrators, trainers, and anyone who requires a firm understanding of the end user experience in SharePoint. Many administrators, developers, and designers will also find these sessions to be valuable in defining the best practices in areas such as site collection management, document management, and business process management. Sessions devoted to IW might include securing content, training your organization or developing a culture of collaboration.
Information Architect/Taxonomist (IA) - Information Architects include those professionals responsible for aligning SharePoint with the business and technical requirements for fast and easy findability of information in the enterprise. These individuals are usually not thought to be part of a SharePoint deployment, but in reality, if information isn’t described or tagged appropriately, then the information will be difficult to find. Sessions devoted to IA’s might include mapping content types to a taxonomy, understanding the findability tools in SharePoint Server 2007 or learning about information organizational tools in SharePoint Server 2007.
Project Manager (PM) - Project managers are nearly always a part of every major technical deployment. SharePoint Server 2007 is no exception. For those who are in the position of managing a SharePoint Server 2007 project, we will have sessions that focus on topics such as understanding SharePoint Server 2007 or building out a project plan for a SharePoint Server 2007 deployment.
Chief Information Officer (CIO) – CIO’s are busy people with many demands on their time. But this conference will have a number of sessions from which CIOs can directly benefit. No other software product, besides e-mail, will have as wide a touch as your SharePoint Server 2007 deployment. Such deployments, with high visibility, need a solid foundation from which to operate. At this conference, we’ll have sessions covering topic domains such as the development of business requirements and technical requirements for a SharePoint Server 2007 deployment, understanding the overall value SharePoint Server 2007 brings to your organization and learning how to manage change, power and conflict issues that might arise during a SharePoint Server 2007 deployment.