Information Architecture
It’s 3 PM on a Tuesday and I’m knee-deep in Teams, OneDrive and SharePoint trying to find the latest version of a report I worked on yesterday. I’ve checked three different locations and still—nothing. No sign of it. Even as someone who lives and breathes Microsoft
Information Architecture
A Simple Guide for Getting it Right When you first start building out document libraries in SharePoint, it can be tempting to stick with folders. They feel familiar, and it seems quicker to throw documents into a simple folder structure and move on. But as your site grows, you will
AI in the Workplace
A personal take on keeping it real in the world of fast-moving AI Microsoft Copilot is rapidly changing how we get things done across Microsoft 365. You see it everywhere now—in Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, and SharePoint—popping up with suggestions, drafting summaries and even generating slides and emails.
Document Libraries and Lists
Let’s be honest—losing a document in SharePoint feels a bit like losing your phone in your own handbag. You know it’s in there, somewhere, buried beneath layers of folders, versions, or temporary file dumps—but somehow, it’s nowhere to be found when you need it most.
SharePoint
Let’s address the quick fix that too many teams use when SharePoint search results go sideways: manipulating search settings. It might seem harmless—helpful, even—but when used as a band-aid for deeper problems, search manipulation can actually backfire. Not only does it fail to address the root cause
Document Management
I rely on OneDrive every day—but not in the “dump everything in one place and hope for the best” kind of way. Do you ever get lost in OneDrive? I certainly used to, until I worked out a way to structure my OneDrive so it worked for me. Below
Document Libraries and Lists
Microsoft's recent announcement regarding the retirement of SharePoint alerts has prompted considerable discussion within the Microsoft 365 community. As a long-time SharePoint consultant and evangelist, I've observed firsthand the utility this feature has provided to end users since the platform's inception. The Impending Retirement
Document Management
If you’ve ever found yourself frantically clicking through folders or wondering “Did I put that in the Finance folder or under Projects?”—you’re not alone. Document chaos is one of the top reasons SharePoint gets a bad reputation. But the truth is, SharePoint can be an incredibly powerful
SharePoint
From “Is SharePoint Dead?” to a Billion Strong Microsoft announced today that SharePoint has officially passed 1 billion users. If you’ve worked with SharePoint for as long as I have, that number feels surreal. Because it wasn’t that long ago that people were wondering if SharePoint had a
Permissions and Governance
There was a time — not too long ago — when SharePoint meant subsites. And back in that era, I was working with an organisation that embraced the platform hard… without any governance in place. The result? Over 1,000 SharePoint sites, most of them created by the IT team on request,
SharePoint
When organisations ask me about intranets, the first question I usually hear is: “Can SharePoint really do everything we need?” After spending the last two years working on intranet projects across different industries, I can confidently say: yes, SharePoint can deliver powerful intranets—but the success is in the planning.
Collaboration Strategies
If you've ever found yourself wondering whether a document should live in Microsoft Teams or SharePoint, you're not alone. It's a question that comes up all the time when working in Microsoft 365. Let's break it down Simply SharePoint style: no jargon,