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Pro SharePoint 2010 Governance is the first book on the market focusing exclusively on the essential guidance necessary for leveraging SharePoint 2010 within your organization´s intranet, extranet or Internet environment for maximum business value. Effective governance allows your organization to promote the adoption of SharePoint´s productivity-enhancing features while maintaining security and control over your organization´s most vital information.

Pro SharePoint 2010 Governance presents comprehensive guidance, from the basics of What is governance? to the detailed considerations of IT, information and application management. Using the conceptual framework promoted by Microsoft and augmented with detailed discussions, recommendations and checklists, you will have all the information you need to streamline the governance of your SharePoint sites.

Teaches the concepts and benefits of SharePoint site governance.
Discusses advanced features and techniques for implementing governance in your organization.
Provides detailed recommendations, templates and checklists for jump-starting your governance effort.

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Preamble: We the Users-A SharePoint Manifesto
SharePoint Governance Overview
The Planning Process
Implementing and Maintaining Controls
User Training and Adoption
Types of SharePoint Sites
Services and Deployment
Managing Operations
Information Architecture Overview
Delivering Information
The User Interface
Customizations and Tools
Packaging Solutions and Sandboxing
Application Lifecycle Management
Appendix A: Online Resources
Appendix B: The Governance Plan
Appendix C: Governance Checklists

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Steve Wright is a senior manager in the Business Information Management practice for Sogeti USA in Omaha, Nebraska. Over the last 25 years, Steve has worked on air traffic control, financial, insurance, and a multitude of other types of systems. He enjoys writing, speaking at user group meetings and MSDN events, and holds over 45 Microsoft certifications. Steve has authored and performed technical reviews for several previous titles covering Microsoft products, including SharePoint, Access, Windows, SQL Server, and BizTalk Server. For the past several years, he has focused on building highly customized SharePoint solutions for business intelligence.

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