Ryan Clark

If you’re asking this question, there’s a good chance your SharePoint environment is already harder to manage than it should be. Here’s what I usually hear: Those aren’t edge cases. They’re what happens when SharePoint gets deployed without a governance plan. This is where every client conversation starts. And it’s a better question than most people realize. Why SharePoint Gets Messy Without Governance Most SharePoint environments don’t fall apart overnight. They drift. A site here, a “quick share” there, a contractor who needed access in 2022 and still has it. Six months in, nobody can answer a basic question: who […]

Learn how to build employee intranet that improves communication, governance, and adoption with a practical plan for Microsoft 365 teams.

If you’re already on M365, someone in IT or finance will eventually ask whether Premium is worth the line item. That’s the right question. The answer depends on where you are: For most organizations under 200 people, the math probably doesn’t work. You don’t have the volume or compliance pressure to justify the licensing. For larger enterprises, it’s a different conversation. I’ll walk you through the features that actually deliver and where to start. What Is SharePoint Premium? (And How It’s Different From Standard SharePoint Online) SharePoint Premium adds an enterprise layer to your existing setup, which focuses on content

See 12 best sharepoint intranet examples and what makes them work, from governance and search to adoption, design, and business impact.

Learn how to plan SharePoint migration with a practical framework for scoping content, reducing risk, improving governance, and adoption.

91% of organizations have an intranet. Only 13% of employees use it daily. 31% never touch it. I’ve built these homepages across industries. The patterns are always the same: The gap between “we built an intranet” and “employees actually use our intranet” is almost always the homepage. It’s where adoption lives or dies. The good news? This is fixable. It starts by understanding what each component of your homepage actually does. Why Most Intranet Homepages Fail Here’s what separates the winners from everyone else: high-performing SharePoint intranets see 87% unique visits monthly. The low performers? Less than 45%. Source: https://www.origamiconnect.com/intranet-engagement-study

Build a SharePoint permission management strategy that reduces risk, simplifies access control, and supports governance across Microsoft 365.