Early Bird Registration for SharePoint IA Master Class Until March 31, 2011

For folks who follow me on Twitter, you already know that registration for the Toronto SPIA Master Class with Paul Culmsee is now open (see here:  http://spiatoronto.eventbrite.com).  Early Bird tickets are now available for $1395 CDN – there are only 10 seats available at this rate and only until March 31!

This is an exceptional value for two days’ deep-dive into Information Architecture.  Here’s what Paul Culmsee will be covering:

Module 1:  SharePoint Governance f-Laws 1–17

• Why users don’t know what they want
• The danger of platitudes
• Why IT doesn’t get it
• The adaptive challenge – how to govern SharePoint for the hidden organization
• The true forces of organizational chaos
• Wicked problems and how to spot them
• The myth of “best practices” and how to determine when a “practice” really is best

Module 2: The Shared Understanding Toolkit – Part 1

• Introduction of Seven Sigma Understanding Toolkit for addressing the SharePoint Governance blindspot 

Module 3: The Shared Understanding Toolkit – Part 2

• Extending the concepts introduced in Part I for creating a governance plan that will make sense and be read by people.

Module 4:  Information Architecture Trends, Lessons Learned and Key SharePoint Challenges

• The hidden costs of poor information management
• Lessons learned from other organizations in their attempts at structuring their IA
• Review of technical, strategic and organizational challenges for SharePoint

Module 5:  Information Organization and Facets of Collaboration

• Deep-dive into IA structure and organization
• Enterprise collaboration
• Common IA mistakes and avoidance strategies

Module 6:  Information Seeking, Search and Metadata

• Understanding how users seek information and how they manifest in patterns of use
• Strategies for improving SharePoint search and navigation
• Examining taxonomy and metadata and SharePoint 2010 managed metadata

Module 7:  Shared Understanding and Visual Presentation – Documenting Your Information Architecture

• How to communicate your Information Architecture in visual or written form