Our Client is a large financial institution.Its Central Architecture Team is a small, distributed architecture consulting group that interacts with and acts as glue between the company's various IT and business groups to ensure the successful delivery of complex technology projects. The Architecture Team Portal has served as the primary vehicle for information dissemination and creative collaboration amongst the Central Architecture Team members and with the Software Development Teams.

Business Situation

Formerly, email and other freeware collaborative tools were being employed which made it difficult to share knowledge and collaborate effectively with the various groups. The Central Architecture team wanted to build a portal that could serve as a showcase of knowledge sharing and collaboration for the rest of the organization.

Solution Description

A knowledge-sharing and collaborative tool has been developed using SharePoint Portal 2003, which has served as a primary communication link within the Architecture team and with the geographically scattered Software Development Teams. Breadcrumb Taxonomy was implemented with the help of OOTB Sharepoint features.

Key Benefits

Effective communication channel with a single point-of-access to all the data
Flexible document management and easily searchable information
Customized and up-to-date data which boosts productivity
Effective collaboration tool with a marketing facet for the Architecture Team's services.

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