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SharePoint – What’s the point?

SharePoint – What’s the point?. Introduction BCM Hanby Wallace – one of Ireland’s Top Ten law firms 300 employees – 40 Partners Key competency in Employment, Health Services, Litigation, Corporate

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SharePoint – What’s the point?

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  1. SharePoint – What’s the point?

  2. Introduction • BCM Hanby Wallace – one of Ireland’s Top Ten law firms • 300 employees – 40 Partners • Key competency in Employment, Health Services, Litigation, Corporate • Clients range from Corporations, Financial Institutions, Government departments, private companies and individuals • Awarded the prestigious ‘Client Service • Law Firm of the Year ‘ award • Moving to new premises May 2010

  3. Looking for a solution • How to Improve inefficiencies • How to improve communications • De-centralized information • Spreadsheets • Directory databases • KPIs • Intranet - Static information promotes non-use

  4. Looking for a solution • Intranet • Up to date? Flexible? • Explosion of applications on the desktop • Fee earners are not great with IT • Their role is to Time record and not worry about technology • Too many windows opened • Although useful – email is not the ideal way to share information

  5. Why SharePoint? • OVS agreement • Great ‘Out-of-the-box’ features • Staff Directory – Active Directory • Workflow – Expenses • Calendar collaboration • Office 2007 deployment Feb 2009

  6. Why Sharepoint? • The desktop is changing • One tool required • Centralized repository • ‘One stop shop’ – make it easy for your clients • Update in one place – Active Directory makes sense • Account information • KPIs • Business processes • Workflows

  7. Why SharePoint • Reporting • Replace arduous boring tasks • Future initiatives • Collaboration internally • Ability to share information across departments securely using ‘My Sites’ • Externally • Litigation reports • Subscriptions/RSS feeds – bring the information to our clients

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