Foi recentemente publicado um paper sobre o processo utilizado pela Microsoft IT para desenvolver a mais recente versão da Intranet sob a tecnologia Sharepoint 2007.

O link é este

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=6F3440E8-1AD1-4063-8F14-2D633C12CD21&displaylang=en

Os temas abordados são estes

1. Introduction to MSW    6
2. Organization    8
   1. Microsoft IT    8
   2. MSW Team    9
   3. Office SharePoint Server 2007 Product Team    9
3. Business Benefits    10
   1. Improved Employee Satisfaction with the Solution    10
   2. Streamlined and Automated Content Publishing Processes and Workflow    10
   3. Improved Ability to Find Employees and Subject Matter Contacts    11
   4. Improved Ability to Locate Relevant Content    11
   5. Tighter Integration with Line-Of-Business Applications    12
   6. Improved Availability    12
   7. Reduced Dependency on Custom-Written Code    13
   8. Reduced Effort to Administer and Support the Solution    13
4. MSW Portal Design    14
   1. Deciding to Create a New Portal    14
   2. Deciding to Use Existing Features    14
   3. Determining the Branding Strategy    15
   4. Creating Information Architecture Design    15
   5. Creating Site Hierarchy Design    16
   6. Creating Site Navigation Design    17
   7. Creating Web Page Design    22
   8. Creating Content Authoring and Publishing Process Design    27
   9. Integrating Other Content and Systems    28
   10. Creating Site Security Design    29
5. MSW Portal Development    31
   1. Using Existing Features    31
   2. Creating Custom Solutions    31
   3. Creating Custom Web Parts    36
   4. Storing Information for Solutions    38
   5. Developing Office SharePoint Server 2007 Solutions    40
   6. Testing Office SharePoint Server 2007 Solutions    42
6. MSW Portal Deployment    44
   1. Deploying MSW Portal in the Production Environment    44
   2. Configuring the Appropriate Caching Configuration    44
7. MSW Portal Operations    47
   1. Performing Shared Services Administration    47
   2. Optimizing Portal Performance    48
   3. Optimizing Portal Uptime and Recovery    49
8. Conclusion    50