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Before You Begin with SharePoint Server 2007

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 offers significant enterprise capabilities that require planning and validation to configure correctly for your needs. It is a complex product with many changes over prior versions.

We recommend three actions to support your successful deployment:

  1. Prepare, by reading the product documentation in the technical library and by completing the training courses and certifications available.
  2. Engage partners to help you with your deployment. SharePoint Deployment Planning assistance is available to qualified customers.
  3. Run a pilot. Start small, with a proof of concept site, and then pilot it with a select few teams or groups. Test the solution thoroughly with this small group before rolling it out to your entire organization.

For developer information, see the Getting Started section of the Software Development Kit.

Prepare

Complete the available training courses and pass the appropriate Technical Specialist certification for your job role. Experience with prior versions is helpful but does not give the required skills.

Read the planning documentation in the technical library and complete the steps in the planning worksheets.

Review the white paper SharePoint Server 2007 deployment guide and checklists for checklists to help you manage each stage of your deployment along with product overviews and reference material.

Become familiar with Office SharePoint Server 2007 by reading the following:

  1. Introduction to Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007
  2. Product overview
  3. Feature comparison
  4. How different versions of Office programs work with the 2003 and 2007 versions of SharePoint Products and Technologies

Technical Library Content

Read the product documentation in the technical library and complete the steps in the planning documentation.

Certification

We strongly encourage passing of our new certifications as a proven way to validate that you have the prerequisite skills and knowledge to implement and manage SharePoint solutions.

Training Courses and Hands-On Labs

Use our Learning Resources page to review courses available and see how the Microsoft Learning Manager can help you manage and track your progress.

Take the hands-on lab Getting Started with Microsoft Office 2007 SharePoint Server for an overview of what SharePoint Server 2007 is and how to deploy it.

At a minimum, you should complete the following courses:


Additional training resources are available from Mindsharp and SharePoint Solutions.

Partners

The partner role can range from reviewing your plan to driving the whole project. Your partner consultant should be certified on SharePoint and have proven experience.

The following partners can help you design an appropriate solution for your needs:

Tasks

Webcast

Community Resources

Additional Reference Materials

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