collaboration

Controlling Collaboration Technology?

Organizations face a unique challenge when implementing SharePoint or any collaboration technology—how to encourage the viral, grass-roots participation and growth, yet keep it productive and not spiraling out of control.  Learn more ›

Can You Make a Meeting Less Hassle?

Meetings. We all have them. We all hate spending time in them. But think of what it’s like for the meeting organizer! They have to book a conference room, find a projector, create an agenda, organize the participants… to call it a hassle is an understatement. Learn more ›

Always where you need it

I made a mistake last week. I accidently left my thumb drive at my office and so couldn’t access a couple of important files while I was at the client site. Forgetting my thumb drive wasn’t my mistake at all. My mistake was in having important files on my thumb drive in the first place! I should have been using the online document repositories I have at my disposal. Learn more ›

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Understanding the Difference Between Forums, Blogs and Social Networks

I've been very interested in the growth of Social Networking and its business implications.  The topic can be controversial due in large part to a high level of confusion surrounding the various types of tools. This post from Forrester Research's Jeremiah Owyang offers some clarification. Learn more ›

Why SharePoint Implementations Succeed (or Fail)

It has been proven time and again that simply introducing new technology to a business or a business/functional unit does not automatically solve their needs. This is particularly relevant with SharePoint technologies, which has been marketed as a "self-service" business solution. This gives the users direct involvement in setting up their sites; however, this can often back-fire if enough thought has not been put in to the content, layout, and usage of the sites. Learn more ›

SharePoint "Buzz"

AKG hosted a live seminar last week, Improve Collaboration and Extend the Value of Microsoft SharePoint. What stood out to me was the incredible “buzz” generated by MOSS 2007. Learn more ›

Welcome to AKG's Collaboration & SharePoint Blog

I’d like to welcome you to AKG's Collaboration & SharePoint blog. Learn more ›