In Episode 57 of the SharePoint Pod Show, Rob, Nick, and Brett catch up with
Michal Pisarek to discuss the topic of being or becoming a SharePoint
Analyst.
Interesting discussion at the intersection between SharePoint functionality and business need. Michal Pisarek is quick to admit he’s not a hardcore SharePoint developer, but he knows enough to fill the interpreter role.
Starting with the needs of the business, the whiteboard meetings, the interrogation of legacy systems, the card sorts, the pie-in-the-sky ideas — this is the domain of the SharePoint Analyst.
Pisarek makes the case for establishing trust with business stakeholders first, speaking their language, and diving deep into the potential bottom line impacts BEFORE bringing in a developer. By doing so, quite often a deliverable featuring only out-of-the-box capability will suffice.
Managers love the turnaround time.
Developers love having their time protected.
Everybody wins.
