Question 1

What is the difference between SharePoint Online and on-premises SharePoint, and which should my organisation use?

Accepted Answer

SharePoint Online is a cloud-hosted service within Microsoft 365 that receives continuous feature updates without requiring server maintenance. On-premises SharePoint (currently SharePoint Server 2019 or Subscription Edition) runs inside your own data centre and gives you direct control over hardware, patch schedules, and data residency. Hybrid configurations let you present both environments through a unified employee experience. Our consultants assess your regulatory requirements, existing infrastructure, and long-term cloud strategy before recommending the right deployment model.

Question 2

How long does a SharePoint Online migration typically take for a large enterprise?

Accepted Answer

Migration timelines depend heavily on the volume of content, the number of site collections, custom solutions that must be rebuilt for the cloud, and the degree of metadata remediation needed. A phased migration for an organisation with 50,000 users and 20 TB of content typically spans 16 to 24 weeks. We use the Microsoft SharePoint Migration Tool and Sharegate to parallelise content moves and validate permissions fidelity at each stage. A detailed discovery and assessment in the first two weeks produces a milestone-based project plan with clearly defined go or no-go criteria.

Question 3

What is SharePoint Framework (SPFx) and why does it matter for our intranet?

Accepted Answer

SharePoint Framework is the Microsoft-supported client-side development model for building web parts, extensions, and adaptive card extensions that run natively inside SharePoint Online, Microsoft Teams, and Viva Connections. Unlike legacy farm solutions or sandbox code, SPFx components are fully supported in the cloud and do not require elevated server-side privileges. Our developers build SPFx solutions using React and TypeScript, ensuring components are testable, accessible, and maintainable across Microsoft 365 product updates.

Question 4

Can you build custom Teams apps that surface SharePoint content and workflows?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Microsoft Teams acts as the shell for many SharePoint workloads, and we build tab apps, message extensions, and personal apps that embed SharePoint pages, document libraries, and Power Automate workflows directly inside Teams channels. We use the Teams Toolkit and Microsoft Graph API to surface contextual SharePoint data without forcing users to switch applications. Bot integrations can also trigger approval workflows or surface list data in response to conversational queries inside Teams.

Question 5

What is Viva Connections and how does it relate to the SharePoint intranet?

Accepted Answer

Viva Connections is a Microsoft Viva module that surfaces your SharePoint intranet experience - news, dashboards, and Adaptive Card-based quick actions - inside Microsoft Teams as a personalised home. It bridges the communication site your communications team manages in SharePoint with the collaborative workspace where employees spend most of their day. We design Viva Connections dashboards that integrate with HR systems, ticketing tools, and enterprise directories so that employees see relevant, role-specific information at a glance.

Question 6

How do you approach Microsoft 365 governance to prevent sprawl and security risks?

Accepted Answer

Effective Microsoft 365 governance covers group and site provisioning policies, naming conventions, guest access controls, sensitivity labels, retention policies, and lifecycle management for unused workloads. We build a governance framework starting with a discovery of your current tenant state, then implement automated provisioning through PnP PowerShell or Microsoft 365 DSC so that new teams and sites are created with the right settings from day one. Ongoing governance is supported through Microsoft Purview compliance policies and custom monitoring dashboards in the Microsoft 365 admin centre.

Question 7

What enterprise content management capabilities does your team implement in SharePoint?

Accepted Answer

We implement structured content management including managed metadata term stores, content types, document sets, information architecture, and retention labels aligned to your records management schedule. Microsoft Syntex is deployed where AI-powered document processing - such as contract extraction or invoice classification - can reduce manual tagging effort. We also configure document approval workflows, major and minor versioning policies, and in-place records declaration to support compliance requirements.

Question 8

Can you modernise classic SharePoint team sites and publishing sites to the modern experience?

Accepted Answer

Classic SharePoint sites built on master pages and page layouts must be rebuilt using modern communication sites and team sites because the modern engine does not support legacy customisations. We audit every classic site for custom web parts, JavaScript injections, InfoPath forms, and designer workflows, then produce a modernisation backlog with effort estimates. Rebuilding in modern SharePoint delivers responsive design, improved performance, accessibility compliance, and compatibility with Microsoft 365 Copilot experiences.

Question 9

How do you handle Power Platform integration within a SharePoint environment?

Accepted Answer

Power Platform - including Power Automate, Power Apps, and Power BI - integrates natively with SharePoint lists, document libraries, and content types through standard connectors. We design Power Automate flows to replace legacy SharePoint Designer workflows and build Power Apps canvas apps that provide richer form experiences than default SharePoint forms allow. Power BI reports embedded in SharePoint pages give business users self-service analytics over SharePoint list data without requiring separate BI tooling.

Question 10

What security and compliance controls do you configure for SharePoint Online?

Accepted Answer

We configure conditional access policies in Microsoft Entra ID to enforce device compliance and location-based access for SharePoint. Sensitivity labels from Microsoft Purview Information Protection are applied to document libraries to enforce encryption, watermarking, and sharing restrictions based on content classification. Data loss prevention policies prevent accidental sharing of personally identifiable information or financial data through SharePoint and OneDrive. External sharing settings are governed at both the tenant and site level to balance collaboration needs with security requirements.

Question 11

Can you integrate SharePoint with our existing ERP, CRM, or HRMS platforms?

Accepted Answer

SharePoint integrates with enterprise systems through Microsoft Graph API, Power Automate connectors, and custom SPFx components that consume REST or OData APIs. Common integrations include surfacing Salesforce CRM contacts alongside SharePoint deal rooms, synchronising SAP HR data with SharePoint user profiles, and embedding ServiceNow ticket status inside intranet department pages. Where real-time bidirectional sync is needed we design middleware logic using Azure Functions or Azure Logic Apps to avoid tight coupling between systems.

Question 12

How do you plan the information architecture for a large enterprise intranet?

Accepted Answer

Information architecture design begins with stakeholder workshops to map content types, audience segments, and navigation journeys across the organisation. We conduct card sorting and tree-testing exercises with representative end users to validate proposed hub site and communication site structures before any content is created. The resulting architecture defines hub associations, navigation taxonomies, search refiners, and audience targeting rules so that each persona sees relevant content with minimal clicks. Governance documentation ensures content owners can maintain the structure without specialist SharePoint knowledge.

Question 13

What is the role of Microsoft Search in a SharePoint environment and how can it be optimised?

Accepted Answer

Microsoft Search is the unified search experience across Microsoft 365 that indexes SharePoint content, Teams conversations, email, and third-party connectors through a single index. We optimise search relevance by configuring editorial bookmarks, acronym definitions, Q and A answers, and floor plans for location-based queries. Microsoft Graph connectors are deployed to ingest content from Confluence, ServiceNow, or file shares so that a single search surface returns results from across the enterprise knowledge base.

Question 14

How do you support change management and adoption for a SharePoint intranet launch?

Accepted Answer

Technical deployment alone does not deliver intranet value - user adoption requires structured change management alongside the build. We develop a communications plan, champion network, training curriculum, and feedback mechanism as formal project deliverables. Role-specific quick reference guides and short video walkthroughs are embedded as SharePoint pages within the intranet itself. Post-launch we configure Microsoft 365 usage analytics dashboards so that stakeholders can monitor adoption metrics and identify areas where additional enablement is needed.

Question 15

Do you provide ongoing managed services and support for SharePoint and Microsoft 365 tenants?

Accepted Answer

We offer tiered managed service agreements covering tenant health monitoring, SharePoint performance reviews, security posture assessments, and a dedicated support desk for end-user and administrator queries. Monthly Microsoft 365 roadmap briefings translate upcoming platform changes into actionable recommendations so your tenant keeps pace with Microsoft releases. Proactive governance reviews each quarter surface misconfigured sites, orphaned groups, and excessive guest access before they become compliance incidents.

Question 16

How do you address accessibility and multilingual requirements in a SharePoint intranet?

Accepted Answer

SharePoint modern experience meets WCAG 2.1 AA requirements for the platform itself, but custom SPFx components and page designs must be tested with assistive technologies to verify compliance. We run automated accessibility scans using Lighthouse and axe-core as part of our SPFx component build pipeline and perform manual testing with screen readers before each deployment. For multilingual intranets we configure the SharePoint multilingual pages feature so that content owners can maintain translated versions of pages without duplicating site structure, and we integrate Azure AI Translator for organisations requiring automated draft translations at scale.

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