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 think if that persons sole role is SharePoint, they could succeed at it. Of course in most organizations I work with, the SharePoint “role” is really only a part of the full job.
It goes more to the point of “You have to invest in SharePoint to get a return from SharePoint”. There should always be more return than investment, but there is still an investment. The more you invest, the more return you will have. If you have the artist and the scientist, you will have a more “mature” environment.
The other half is what is the expectations of the environment. That will determine who and what types are needed.
