For the last five years or so, it’s been something of a joke in my group here at Microsoft that a new project or endeavor is not actually official until somebody creates a new SharePoint site for it. With the release of SharePoint Server 2007 this has kind of evolved. I think it would now be more accurate to say a new project is not official until a new SharePoint wiki site has been created for it.

A while ago, I tried to count the number of “mission critical” wiki sites that  I need to refer to on a daily basis to get my job done, and I stopped counting at six. IE bookmarks are my friend. It would be great if some of these wikis could be consolidated. Also, not all of them are of equal quality, or well-maintained over time. But they all exist because somebody, at some point, decided they needed to capture important information.

Don’t get me wrong…I love wikis. I think they’re a powerful tool. But I think the most important factor in the success of a wiki is not the technology under it, but the people using it. So I was very excited to stumble upon the article Three Myths of Enterprise Wiki Deployment. The article discusses common assumptions companies have when they launch a wiki, and I recommend reading it if you’re interesting in finding ways to ensure the success of your wiki.

Feeling enlightened and empowered? Check out this demo that shows how to create a wiki on a SharePoint site.

Have a great weekend!

Laura

SharePoint End User Content Team