Compiled List of SharePoint Resources

Training and Adoption:

> GEAR Up: http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/gearup/Pages/default.aspx

> SharePoint End User Training: http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/archive/2007/10/11/sharepoint-end-user-training-kit-now-available.aspx

> Additional step-by-step setup instructions and examples are also posted here: http://training.wssdemo.com/default.aspx

> Ted Pattison Group - SharePoint Training Resources: http://www.tedpattison.net/

Compliance and Governance:

> Records Management Resource Center for SharePoint Server 2007: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/office/sharepointserver/bb736213.aspx

> Governance content for SharePoint: http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/archive/2008/05/16/new-governance-content-for-sharepoint-published-on-technet.aspx

> Governance Resource Center for SharePoint Server 2007: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/office/sharepointserver/bb507202.aspx

> SharePoint Governance Checklist Guide: http://office.microsoft.com/download/afile.aspx?AssetID=AM102306291033

> Plan Governance: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc263341.aspx

> Joel Oleson's Blog: http://www.sharepointjoel.com/default.aspx (note the reference to the SharePoint Best Practices Conference: http://www.sharepointbestpractices.com/

> SharePoint Governance and Manageability Tools on CodePlex: http://www.codeplex.com/governance

>White Paper: Compliance Features in the 2007 Microsoft Office Systemhttp://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=D64DFB49-AA29-4A4B-8F5A-32C922E850CA&displaylang=en

> White Paper: Enterprise Content Management in Regulated Industrieshttp://download.microsoft.com/download/4/2/c/42c19292-ddc6-4d8f-82fe-be99e557c04e/Content%20Management%20in%20Regulated%20Industries%20-%20a%20Microsoft%20Approach.doc

Utilities and Add-ons:

> WSS Demo - a great collection of resources by Ian Morrish (including the Fantastic 40 Templates for download): http://www.wssdemo.com/default.aspx

> SharePoint Reviews - a great collection of available utilities and add-ons: http://www.sharepointreviews.com/

> Bamboo Solutions - a great collection of Web Parts and Solutions: http://store.bamboosolutions.com/bamboomainweb/

> CorasWorks: a great collection of Web Parts, Collections and Templates: http://www.corasworks.com/

> KwizCom - Knowledge Worker Components: http://www.kwizcom.com/

> Techtra - a collection of collaborative Products, Solutions and Services: http://www.techtra.ca/EN/Pages/default.aspx

Technical White papers:

> SharePoint 2007 Software Development Kit (SDK) : https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=6D94E307-67D9-41AC-B2D6-0074D6286FA9&displaylang=en

> WSS 3.0 Software Development Kit (SDK),: https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=05E0DD12-8394-402B-8936-A07FE8AFAFFD&displaylang=en

> Development Tools and Techniques for Working with Code in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 (Part 1 of 2), by Patrick Tisseghem

> Development Tools and Techniques for Working with Code in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 (Part 2 of 2), by Patrick Tisseghem

> Best Practices: Common Coding Issues When Using the SharePoint Object Model, by Mike Ammerlaan and Scott Harris

> Creating a Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Web Part Using Visual Studio 2005 Extensions, by Alex Malek and Andrew May

> Working with ASP.Net 2.0 Web Parts and Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, by Erika Ehrli and Jo-Anne West

> Team-Based Development in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, by Eric Charran

> Evaluating and Customizing Search Relevance in SharePoint Server 2007, by Dmitriy Meyerzon, Avi Schmueli and Jo-Anne West

> Developer Introduction to Workflows for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and SharePoint Server 2007, by Andrew May

> Windows SharePoint Services Document: Application Templates for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 - Under the Hood

Books:

> Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Administrator's Companion, By Bill English

> Inside Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, By Ted Pattison

> Inside Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, By Patrick Tisseghem

> Beginning SharePoint 2007: building team solutions with Moss 2007, by Amanda Murphy

> Microsoft SharePoint: building Office 2007 solutions in C# 2005, by Scot Hillier

> Designing forms for Microsoft Office InfoPath and Forms Services 2007, by Scott Roberts

> Real world SharePoint 2007: indispensable experiences from 16 SharePoint and WSS MVPs, by Scot Hillier

> Essential SharePoint 2007, by Scott Jamison Mauro Cardarelli, Susan Hanley