I’d be interested in the views of the community as to whether they think that delivering SharePoint projects is:
- Art
- Science
- Something Else…
I’m still wrestling with my views, on the one hand a lot of aspects of SharePoint that I am personally involved in are very much evolving, I tend to see them in an art or even artisan way, however there is also a huge amount of what I would class as ‘science’ that underpins my consulting, especially around complexity theory, organisational dynamics and those kind of aspects.
What do you think?
Does it matter?
Is it a mixture?
Do these concepts affect how you approach SharePoint delivery?
I look at the farm architecture, server configuration, networking, etc. as more science based. There are a lot of “rules” that need to be followed to be successful. On the other side, the Information Architecture, branding, solution development, etc is much more an Art since there are multiple ways to accomplish things.
So, my answer is both, it is a mixture of both.
