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Automate site setup and library creation with PnP PowerShell
Learn how to save time PnP PowerShell scripts to automate repetitive SharePoint tasks. This post shares the common tasks we automate such as creating libraries, views and content types.
Do we still need a SharePoint Intranet?
Intranets are dead. Or are they? If you’re using the Microsoft 365 cloud suite such as Teams, Yammer, OneDrive and Outlook, do you still need a corporate intranet on SharePoint?
Case study: A Government App Built with Microsoft Power Apps and Flow
We’re working with the City of White Rock to improve a business process workflow used to manage training. Learn why this government organization opted to use a no-code solution of Microsoft Power Apps combined with Power Automate to improve the efficiency of their team.
Verifying the completeness and accuracy of a document or records collection
Part of the job of a document controller verifying that a set of documents is complete and accurate. How do you go about doing that? Read on for our top tips for checking document set quality.
How much SharePoint training do end-users need?
Do people really need training on SharePoint? Read on to learn what we recommend so that you get the most out of your SharePoint investment.
Gain leadership support for information governance and records management
Gaining support from an organization’s top leadership is critical to the success of any worthwhile effort, especially if you’re considering implementing an information governance and records management program. This article describes four key business drivers that you want to discuss when gaining top-down support for an information and records management program.
Help! I've lost my document in SharePoint!
Have you lost your document in SharePoint? These tips will help you find it!
Slicers in Power BI reports: Making your Power BI reports more powerful with slicers
Adding slicers to your PowerBI makes your reports way more robust!
Want to be Agile? Here’s a great way to get started using Microsoft Planner
Learn how to work in an agile way with a Kanban board in Microsoft Planner. It gives you everything you need in a digital Kanban board, without all the fuss and complexity of managing a traditional Microsoft Project plan.
Microsoft Teams: What is Microsoft Teams and why your organization should start using it
A primer on using Microsoft Teams to collaborate with your colleagues.
Our Four Favourite Things in Collabware Version 4.0
Collabware recently launched Collabware v4.0, the DoD 5015.2 certified version of the popular Collabware CLM platform. Now that we’ve been working with it for a while we thought we’d highlight our four favorite things about the latest version of Collabware CLM.
Implementing the ORCS and ARCS file plan with Collabware CLM
In this post we’ll discuss how we interpreted the ORCS and ARCS file plan for one of our clients in order to meet the needs around compliance while minimizing the burden on end users!
Getting Started with GDPR
I'm sure that many of you have seen the acronym "GDPR" by now and probably know that it is compelling many organizations to take action. But, what is GDPR and what should you be doing to prepare for it?
Email Governance Best Practices
Executing any kind of email governance is one of the hardest ventures anyone can take on. Everyone is extremely possessive of their email and few want to share or have anyone talking about their email habits. It takes a strong-minded and determined person to tackle this issue, and those of us who practice information governance and records management are the right group of folks to take this on. Ok, but how?
Undeclaring Records in Collabware CLM
Collabware's auto-declaration is a powerful tool, but sometimes we need to undeclare records as well! This post shows you three ways that you can undeclare records in SharePoint that are being managed by Collabware.
Getting the Most out of Your Collabware Audit Trail
This blog post highlights best practices to ensure that you get the most value from your Collabware audit trail by ensuring the overall integrity of the data.
Collabware 2016 Auto-Declaration Deep Dive
In this blog post we do a deep dive into Collabware CLM 2016's auto declaration capabilities.
Effectively Adding Motivation to Your Change Management Strategy
In Daniel Pink’s Drive, he notes how money or similar rewards are only successful at motivating us to do the most basic of tasks (think stacking boxes). To motivate individuals around activities that require more cognition, he suggests, supported by scientific research, that we are primarily driven by three factors: autonomy, mastery, and purpose.
Changing SharePoint Metadata on Records Managed by Collabware
Metadata on our SharePoint documents can and often are part of the record itself, however there are valid reasons for changing metadata from time to time. This blog explains how to update records in SharePoint being managed by Collabware without having to undeclare your records.
In-Place Records Management vs Record Centers. Why leveraging both is critical to the long-term success of your SharePoint ECM solution
One of the most common questions that have come up over the past five years as I’ve been focussing on SharePoint Records Management is whether or not to leverage in place records management or use record centers for records management in SharePoint. This blog outlines the benefits of adopting a hybrid approach that leverages both.