SharePoint in ActionWhat We Did At NBC Olympics

Dan HolmeMicrosoft Technologies Analyst & EvangelistMVP, SharePoint Server

ConsultantDan Holme

Dan Holme

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ThemesWhat’s it like to be part of the Olympics?What role does SharePoint play for such an effort?What can I take away to drive success with SharePoint?

London 2012: XXX Summer Olympics10,091 athletes

200+ nations

36 sports

302 medal events

19 competition days

34 venues

8.824 billion GBP

70,000 Games Makers

8,000 torch bearers

7,500 ceremonies performers

70,000 audience pixel panels

11 million tickets

4 billion viewers

The NBC Broadcast5,500 hours of content>300 hours per day

NetworksNBCNBC Sports Network, MSNBC, CNBC, Bravo, Telemundo, two specialty channels, and the first-ever 3D platform

NBCOlympics.com3500 hoursStream every competition

Rights: $1.1 billion USD

Unique viewers: 219 millionMost watched event in TV history

Average PT viewers: 31m“Halo effect”Today, Nightly News, affiliates

Digital recordsDevices: 9.9 millionVideo streams: 159 m, 20m hours

Live: 64m, 13m hours60-70% on web, 30-40% on device

Page views: 2 billionUnique users: 80 millionSocial networking

http://nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/press/

Behind the BroadcastIntensely short lifespan of a large enterpriseInternational Broadcast CenterJuly 4 – August 12, 2012

Best-of-class team of 3,700High expectations, high demandsOne-of-a-kind technologiesFew standardsReady <24 hours before Opening Ceremonies

$1 billion of revenue on the lineOn live TV

RequirementsDone quicklyEasy for end usersDiscoverableUsable

Bring-your-own-deviceLimited resources (very cheap)Easy to supportVery flexibleScale quickly

SharePoint and YouWhat are big, easy wins?What are we doing well?What else can we do?How can we drive adoption?How easy can it be?

Adoption“It’s on OLY2012”

Value

Adoption

Discoverabili

ty

Portal“It’s on OLY2012”

Build in SharePointPresent in page viewer web partEasyOff-box applicationIFRAME sizeMinimal branding

Links

Intranet and NavigationClean home pageVery very little “news” and corp comm

Global navigation to “context”Team SiteResource

Quick Launch to hot resources

Team Site Extreme MakeoverSimplify, simplify, simplifyDiscard out-of-box terminologyUse concepts and terminology that users would instantly understand

BrandingAlmost none: Have you finished branding Outlook and Word already?

NavigationUser is “in context” – no navigation “across” intranetIcon (upper left) links back to intranet home page (OLY2012)Global navigation to components (sites or major resources) of team/project/department/etc.Within site, Quick Launch to all other content and appsOnly “admins” need to ever click Show All Site Content

“Standard” enterprise collaborationTeam sitesDocument librariesLists (e.g. calendars)Team mailbox

Provide inline, in-context, task-based guidanceEmbed content viewer web parts in librariesUse InfoPath to customize SharePoint’s default list forms

Business Process AutomationSharePoint listInfoPath list formSharePoint Designer workflowList views (“My Requests”)

Self-Service “Help Desk”Printer installationApplication installationFAQs

IT AdministrationIssue trackingInventoryConfiguration

IT Administration: ProvisioningGroup ManagementPassword ResetSharePoint Team Site Requests

Technical Notes: ProvisioningSharePoint listFormData pointsBusiness logic

WorkflowRequest “Approved”

Scheduled taskPowerShell scriptReads SharePoint listFulfills requestLogs results

Password resetAdd a user to a groupCreate a SharePoint team siteMove user data from NY to UK

Sochi 2014 & Rio 2016SharePoint 2013Office 365Media (video) internalSocialSearchMedal trackingApplications

Frequently-Asked QuestionsDo you need an assistant?Can I carry your bags?How on earth did you get this gig?

Olympic Lessons for SharePoint ProsKeep your eyes on the prizeTrain hard before the main event"Just Do It"Don't over plan or over develop … spiral develop

Learn from your peersGet the most from your coachKnow the limits of your equipmentWhat SharePoint can do out-of-the-boxWhat SharePoint can do when extended

Know the goal

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