Case Study
Comet Collaborative online portal See how we helped Comet realise the power SharePoint could bring to their organisation.
The Challenge Comet, one of the UK’s largest electrical retailers with over 250 stores nationwide, sought a better understanding of the value that SharePoint could bring to their organisation. Through
What did Comet have to say?
Microsoft’s SharePoint Deployment Planning Services (SDPS) offering, Comet’s Software Assurance entitled them to a free pre-defined SharePoint service plan.
“Content and Code has been
Comet chose to work with Content and Code as together they had built a strong relationship from a previous successful collaboration.
proactive, fast and responsive. I
was
impressed
with
the
The Solution
delivery of the solution – having
In partnership with Microsoft, Content and Code delivered a strategy and analysis
a developer on-site maximised
workshop, as well as a Proof of Concept (PoC) portal specifically for the Benefits Working
productivity. This really helped
Party (BWP), a group of Comet’s directors and staff that had been managing an 18-month
speed up our delivery and has
project to update technology infrastructures across the business.
enriched our relationship.
The PoC was delivered as a full Microsoft SharePoint site that provides an area where the project team can view all their projects, manage the status of individual tasks and collaborate on documents. The PoC was delivered with a multitude of features including:
I am impressed with what I have
• BWP-branded sites and sub-sites with online forms and discussion boards
seen so far. It is evident that
• Enterprise Search
SharePoint will enable us to work
• Business processes and workflow
in a more collaborative way.”
• Key Performance Indicators
Robbie Tutt Web Design & Development Manager Comet
• Integration with Microsoft Office • Communications Server • 1OrgChart; People Directory; Group calendar; and Security
The Results With the PoC, the BWP group was able to stop using the old time consuming spreadsheet method to manage its projects in favour of centralised portal features that allow enhanced governance and compliance, real-time communication and people and skills search. Comet are now realising the many operational advantages that SharePoint can bring to their organisation’s project management and collaboration efforts.
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