Category Archives for "DocRead"

Do you need one document library or many ?

Do you need one document library or many ?The link below takes you to a list of all the things that you need to consider when deciding whether to maintain 1 SharePoint document library or to use many ? As you would imagine there is no correct answer, but hopefully this list allows you to make […]

How to govern and control DocRead for SharePoint

Do you need one document library or many ?DocRead for SharePoint is very powerful because with just a few clicks it’s possible to configure an important document to be sent and tracked to all employees in an organization. Once a document has been distributed, an employee will be notified by email (when the task is created, completed […]

Ease the pain caused by policies requiring frequent reviews and revisions

Ease the pain caused by policies requiring frequent reviews and revisionsThis post will look at some of the problems faced when policies need frequent reviews and those revisions need to be sent to employees so they can be kept up to date with developments. If, like so many organisations today, you have a comprehensive library […]

Policies and Procedures management in SharePoint – 6 ways we are going to help

Policies and Procedures management in SharePoint – 6 ways we are going to helpOver the last 2 years – whilst helping customers benefit from DocRead for SharePoint – we have discussed the management of policies and procedures (within SharePoint) on several occasions. We have found that some organizations are really struggling to understand how SharePoint can help them […]

New policies and procedures group created in LinkedIn

New policies and procedures group created in LinkedInManaging the full life-cycle of a policy or procedure in SharePoint requires you to use many of it’s features and can be quite a daunting task if SharePoint isn’t your day job. To help share best practice and encourage sharing of ideas we have created a closed LinkedIn […]

Running a SharePoint software company

Running a SharePoint software companyWhen setting out on the road to develop and sell a product in SharePoint – as we were four years ago – you will more than likely have the idea that writing the code and perfecting your product is the key to success. You will probably have thoughts like “My app […]

Manage employee acknowledgement forms with DocRead and SharePoint

Manage employee acknowledgement forms with DocRead and SharePointIf you are an organization that needs to distribute and track policies, documents, procedures, manuals to your employees, then you will know that this can be an onerous and time consuming task. For example, if as part of an on-boarding process you require a new starter to read […]

How to get employees to read and agree to your employee handbook with SharePoint

How to get employees to read and agree to your employee handbook with SharePointOne of the biggest challenges facing organizations today is not the creation and maintenance of the employee handbook, but how to ensure employees read and acknowledge / agree to it. Traditionally this has been achieved by creating a glossy brochure and requesting […]

Issues with using SharePoint 2010 for Records Management

Issues with using SharePoint 2010 for Records ManagementAlthough SharePoint 2010 has improved as a record management solution it still introduces challenges to organizations that are heavily regulated by governments and governing bodies. For example, in the UK the Freedom of Information Act 2000 resulted in a working ‘Code or Practice’ governing how records need to […]

Policy and Procedures : Using SharePoint Search to find policies quickly

Policy and Procedures : Using SharePoint Search to find policies quicklyAs part of an on-going series of posts illustrating how SharePoint can help manage the life-cycle of a policy, this post explains how SharePoint can meet the requirement below: “It should be possible to find a policy in seconds“. To view all of the features […]