July 2026

Month: July 2026

Professional standing at an interactive touchscreen in a bright office library with the headline SharePoint Knowledge Management and the subtitle Turning a document store into a knowledge system

July 28, 2026 | SharePoint Consulting

SharePoint Knowledge Management: Beyond a Doc Store

Most organizations asking for a knowledge management system already own one. What they have is a document store nobody can get answers out of - and the fix is rarely new software. It is taxonomy and ownership, the two decisions this guide walks through.

Consultants comparing native Microsoft 365 and third-party SharePoint governance tools in a modern meeting room.

July 25, 2026 | SharePoint Governance

SharePoint Governance Tools: Native vs Third-Party

We open a lot of SharePoint tenants, and we rarely find a third-party governance platform in any of them. That fact should shape how you evaluate this category. Here is what native Microsoft 365 already covers, what the major platforms add, and when the purchase is justified.

Two professionals reviewing a phased SharePoint migration project plan with timelines, swimlanes, roles, and milestone markers.

July 22, 2026 | SharePoint Migrations

How to Build a SharePoint Migration Project Plan

The task of moving files is the easy part of a SharePoint migration. The part that runs a project over schedule is deciding what not to move and how to restructure what stays - and that is exactly the phase most plans skip. Here is how to build one that doesn't.

Three professionals using SharePoint, Teams, and OneDrive to organize content in a central Microsoft 365 document library.

July 21, 2026 | Microsoft 365

Microsoft 365 Document Management: How It Fits Together

The employee leaves on a Friday. The contracts they managed lived in their OneDrive and a dozen Teams chats, and by Monday nobody can find the current versions. That is what document management by accident looks like - and here is how Microsoft 365 does it on purpose.

HR and compliance leaders reviewing a governed SharePoint policy and procedure library with document owners, versions, review dates, and approval status.

July 14, 2026 | SharePoint Consulting

How to Manage Policies and Procedures in SharePoint

The policy library that fails an audit usually started as a downloaded handbook template - never adapted to the organization that adopted it, and never updated when employment law changed. Here is how to build policy management in SharePoint that catches those gaps before an auditor does.

Legal professional reviews a SharePoint-style contract repository on a laptop with status labels, renewal dates, contract values, and metadata columns.

July 11, 2026 | SharePoint Consulting

SharePoint Contract Management: When It’s the Right Tool

Plenty of companies buy a contract lifecycle management platform, then use nothing it does that SharePoint didn't already. The real problem is usually simpler: a lost signed version, a missed renewal. For most organizations, a well-built SharePoint contract repository solves exactly that, up to the point where it doesn't.

Two professionals review a document management dashboard showing metadata columns, status labels, retention tracking, and governance overview in a bright corporate office.

July 9, 2026 | SharePoint Consulting

SharePoint Document Management Best Practices That Last

More than half the clients who come to us have no document management governance at all. That's the single best predictor of which SharePoint systems become a mess again two years after launch. The practices that matter most are the ones you keep enforcing, long after the system goes live.

Frontline worker views a company intranet on a smartphone while a desk-based colleague uses the same intranet on a laptop in a bright modern workplace.

July 7, 2026 | SharePoint Consulting

Viva Connections, Now the SharePoint App: Do You Need It?

If you went looking for Viva Connections in Teams and found a SharePoint app instead, that's the same tool with a new name. Microsoft renamed it in 2026, and the name is the least interesting part. What matters is whether your intranet needs it at all, and that comes down to who your people are.

July 4, 2026 | SharePoint Migrations

Google Workspace to SharePoint Migration

Companies leaving Google Workspace expect to copy their files across and be done. Then the Shared Drives don't map to SharePoint, the Google Docs convert imperfectly, and the Apps Script and Forms have no Microsoft equivalent. A Workspace migration is two jobs at once: moving the content and rebuilding the way people work.

Consultant presenting a SharePoint intranet cost estimate with news, navigation, quick links, and an investment range on a wall-mounted screen.

July 2, 2026 | SharePoint Consulting

How Much Does a SharePoint Intranet Cost? Budget Guide

Most SharePoint intranet projects we run land between $50,000 and $100,000. What moves the number toward the top of that range is usually the process automation and integrations, not the visual build. Those can be scoped up front or phased in after launch, which gives you a real lever on the budget.