How to use SharePoint – best practices, do’s and dont's

I decided to write this article for situations when users discover SharePoint as part of a Microsoft 365 Group or perhaps as sites created as part of Microsoft Teams.

• SharePoint Do’s
  • Do understand SharePoint strengths
  • Do understand SharePoint weaknesses
  • Do understand SharePoint technical limitations
  • Do maximize investment Out of the Box first
  • Do train your staff
  • Do consider the use of metadata and content types
  • Do spend some planning when building proper Information Architecture
• SharePoint Dont's
  • Don’t ignore proper training
  • Don’t use SharePoint as a file share
  • Don’t use OneDrive instead of SharePoint
  • Don’t ignore the other applications within Microsoft 365
• Don’t use SharePoint and Teams without proper planning and information architecture
• Don’t ignore Governance

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