No idea what you can do in SharePoint? Here’s some inspiration. This list is by no means definitive, but we have seen many of these here in South Africa. SharePoint along with it’s friends like Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI (now Fabric), Microsoft Forms, Planner, Teams, OneDrive and Copilot can create absolute magic in your business! Think about your digital strategy and first check what your existing platform can offer you. If you have Microsoft 365 already, you have a wealth of enterprise level digital tools at your disposal to get your business running smoothly. Making a list of what you need to manage better using technology becomes your roadmap in your digital transformation strategy.
Compliance
- Automate compliance reporting
- Compliance policy management
- Compliance training records tracking
- Conduct compliance audits
- Create compliance dashboards
- Develop compliance checklists
- Document regulatory changes
- Industry regulation monitoring
- Manage compliance calendar
- Manage compliance documentation
- Manage compliance requirements
- Manage compliance risk assessments
- Manage regulatory correspondence
- Monitor compliance metrics
- Organize compliance certification documents
- Share compliance best practices
- Store compliance training materials
- Track compliance deadlines
- Track compliance violations
- Vendor compliance management
Company Registration
- CIPC document management
- Company registration updates
- Compliance with CIPC regulations
- Contract management
- Corporate secretarial services
- Director & legal entity databases
- Document automation for legal processes
- Due diligence for IP transactions
- Intellectual property portfolio management
- IP litigation support
- Legal entity management
- Patent application management
- Patent infringement monitoring
- Regulatory compliance reporting
- Title deed storage & retrieval
- Title deed transfers
- Trademark infringement monitoring
- Trademark management
Executives / Board Members
- Board meeting management
- Competitive intelligence
- Corporate governance documents
- Decision-making support
- Executive communications
- Investor relations
- Legal document review & approval
- Mergers & acquisitions due diligence
- Performance reporting & dashboards
- Risk management & compliance
- Secure communication & collaboration
- Strategic planning & review
- Succession planning documentation
- Board committee management
- Board calendar scheduling
- CEO dashboard creation
- Crisis management plans
- Executive briefing materials
- Industry trend analysis
- Shareholder communications
Facilities
- Asset management and tracking
- Building maintenance schedules
- Cafeteria menu publishing
- Conference room booking system
- Disaster recovery planning
- Facility budget management
- Facility request management
- Floor plan management
- Health and safety document storage
- Inventory management
- Maintenance request tracking
- Office move coordination
- Office space planning
- Parking space allocation
- Property lease management
- Security incident reporting
- Space utilization reporting
- Sustainability initiative tracking
- Utility usage monitoring
- Vendor contract management
Finance
- Accounts payable management
- Accounts receivable management
- Annual report creation
- Audit documentation storage
- Automate financial processes
- Budget approval workflows
- Budget planning and forecasting
- Capital expenditure tracking
- Cash flow management
- Comply with financial regulations
- Cost center management
- Expense report processing
- Financial audit management
- Financial performance dashboards
- Financial policy distribution
- Financial reporting automation
- Generate financial reports
- Manage budgets and forecasts
- Procurement process management
- Secure financial data
- Tax document management
- Track expenses and invoices
- Track financial performance
- Travel expense management
- Vendor payment tracking
HR
- Applicant tracking system
- Benefits enrollment management
- Career development planning
- Conduct employee surveys
- Disciplinary action tracking
- Diversity and inclusion initiatives
- Employee contact information database
- Employee engagement tracking
- Employee handbook distribution
- Employee offboarding processes
- Employee onboarding management
- Employee recognition programs
- Employee referral management
- Employee relations case management
- Employee sentiment analysis
- HR policy distribution
- Job description management
- Leave management system
- Manage employee benefits
- Overtime tracking system
- Performance appraisal process
- Recruitment process management
- Shift scheduling system
- Share HR policies and procedures
- Store employee contact information
- Talent management system
- Time and attendance tracking
- Track employee attendance
- Track employee performance
- Workforce planning tools
IT
- API documentation management
- Application catalog maintenance
- Automate IT tasks
- Change management process
- Cyber security policy distribution
- Disaster recovery documentation
- Hardware asset tracking
- Incident management system
- IT asset lifecycle management
- IT budget tracking
- IT documentation repository
- IT help desk ticket management
- IT knowledge base creation
- IT policy management
- IT project management
- IT security compliance tracking
- IT service catalog
- IT service level agreement tracking
- IT strategy planning
- License management
- Manage IT change requests
- Manage IT help desk requests
- Manage IT projects
- Manage IT security
- Monitor IT systems
- Network documentation
- Password policy distribution
- Server inventory management
- Software asset management
- System access request workflows
- System documentation
- Track IT assets
- Track IT incidents
- User access management
- Vendor management
Learning & Development
- Career development resources
- Certification tracking
- Compliance training management
- Knowledge sharing and collaboration
- Learning communities
- Learning management system integration
- Mentorship program management
- Online course delivery
- Onboarding training programs
- Performance support resources
- Personalized learning paths
- Training budget management
- Training calendar management
- Training content management
- Training evaluation and feedback
- Training needs analysis
- Training plan development
- Training registration and scheduling
- Training reporting and analytics
- Trainer profiles and expertise
Legal
- Case management system
- Compliance documentation
- Conduct legal research
- Contract approval workflows
- Contract lifecycle management
- Contract template repository
- Corporate governance documents
- Data privacy compliance
- E-discovery management
- External counsel management
- Intellectual property management
- Legal brief repository
- Legal calendar management
- Legal case tracking
- Legal document automation
- Legal document management
- Legal hold management
- Legal opinion database
- Legal policy management
- Legal reference material library
- Legal risk assessment
- Litigation document management
- Manage compliance with legal regulations
- Manage legal documents
- Regulatory filing management
- Secure legal data
- Share legal advice
- Track legal cases
- Track legal deadlines
Product Development
- Beta testing feedback management
- Competitor product analysis
- Customer feedback integration
- Design document management
- Idea management system
- Market research repository
- New product launch planning
- Product backlog management
- Product development workflow
- Product feedback collection
- Product lifecycle management
- Product pricing strategy
- Product requirement documentation
- Product roadmap planning
- Product specification management
- Product testing documentation
- Quality assurance documentation
- Release management
- Sprint planning documents
- User experience research
Research
- Collaborate on research papers
- Collaborate with external researchers
- Experimental data management
- Grant application management
- Lab inventory management
- Lab procedure documentation
- Manage intellectual property
- Manage research grants
- Manage research projects
- Patent application tracking
- Publish research results
- Research budget management
- Research compliance documentation
- Research data repository
- Research equipment tracking
- Research ethics approval workflows
- Research methodology documentation
- Research participant management
- Research partnership management
- Research publication repository
- Research reference library
- Research timeline management
- Secure research data
- Share research findings
- Track research data
- Track research milestones
- Clinical trial documentation
- Competitive analysis repository
- Innovation management system
- Literature review database
- Protocol management
- Research project portfolio management
- Research team collaboration
- Scientific data visualization
- Technology transfer management
- Test result documentation
- Scientific conference management
- Scientific publication tracking
- Field research documentation
- Hypothesis management
- Academic partnership tracking
- Innovation pipeline management
- Intellectual property disclosure
- Laboratory notebook system
- Product testing protocols
- Publication submission tracking
- Research citation management
- Research milestone tracking
- Research sample management
- Research supplier management
- Scientific collaboration portal
- Scientific data analysis
- Scientific inventory management
- Scientific methodology documentation
- Subject matter expert directory
- Technical documentation library
- Technology assessment database
- Technology licensing management
- Test case repository
- Testing methodology documentation
- Thesis and dissertation repository
- White paper management
- Workshop and seminar materials management
And the Basics – Intranets & Communication
- Build a company intranet.
- Share company news and announcements.
- Publish company policies and procedures.
- Create employee directories.
- Host employee training materials.
- Facilitate internal communication.
- Create and manage corporate blogs.
- Host company events and webinars.
- Manage company newsletters.
- Conduct employee surveys and polls.
- Share company performance data.
- Create and manage FAQs.
- Provide employee self-service portals.
- Manage employee feedback.
- Share company culture and values.
- Promote employee engagement.
- Manage internal communications campaigns.
- Create and manage internal social networks.
- Share industry news and insights.
- Facilitate knowledge sharing.
