Five Must-Have Skills for Every SharePoint Consultant

Microsoft Sharepoint is a web-based collaboration and content management platform developed by Microsoft. Sharepoint has a significant role in the world of digital business today. So the share point consultants are in very high demand now. It is substantial for every SharePoint consultant to have in-depth knowledge of the platform. It will help to provide a proper solution to the client according to their requirements. Customer satisfaction should be the primary goal of every consultant.

To have a good idea about the platform and how it works is essential as Sharepoint is highly customizable, so lack of knowledge can land you in more trouble. Here are some of the most critical skills a SharePoint consultant must possess.

To know about the Microsoft Sharepoint out of the box features

Out of the box (OOTB) features are the components and parts available along with Sharepoint. Sharepoint is highly customizable, but here are a lot of features that are already present. It is amicable to explore all the features and then move to customization. The SharePoint out of the box features provides optimal solutions to most of the problems. Expert SharePoint developers can utilize it to the maximum to find answers. The advantages of using out of the box features are

• QA professionals already test it
• There is Microsoft support available
• There are a lot of documentation and tutorials 
• Error-free up-gradation

To build and manage large document libraries

The purpose of having Microsoft SharePoint is to store large documents. If you don't get that advantage, then the SharePoint installation was not successful. If you cannot properly access the records or if it has not become more manageable, then the very use of having SharePoint is nullified.

Sharepoint also stores all the necessary data and documents of the project. It has the provision of searching and extracting out required documents. To hire SharePoint developers who can integrate the company's system with the document categorization is of high significance. Sharepoint can make things too easy, or it can get too messy.

Knowledge of third-party tools

The key to the success of any consultant is customer satisfaction. The consultant is responsible for understanding the client's issue and giving the perfect solution to their problem. They won't give up until they get the ideal solution or the kind of solution they are looking for; the client will keep on searching. And to do that, thorough knowledge of the platform is necessary. An in-depth understanding of the third party application can help in giving optimal solutions to the clients. Some of the most used third-party applications are

Sharegate: a migration tool used to migrate all kinds of data and content

Nintex: It is a tool used for workflow automation.

Sharepoint designer

Microsoft Sharepoint Designer is a specialized HTML editor for creating and modifying Sharepoint sites, workflows and web pages. It is a part of the Sharepoint family of products; it can adjust your web page's look and feel.

Sharepoint consultants need to be well versed and have proper knowledge of Sharepoint designer. There was no new version of SharePoint point designer and SharePoint 2016, but you can use the old Sharepoint Designer2013 with Sharepoint 2016. Many customer problems can be solved using Sharepoint designer, so having in-depth knowledge can make you top the list.

Service delivery methodology

Each client will have different requirements. To understand their needs and how to get a clear picture of how they want their SharePoint platform is the crucial point. There are many features available on Sharepoint, and it is all highly flexible and customizable. It is significant to have a proper strategy to deliver the appropriate product. 

The very first step is to diagnose the problems that have to be solved. Then analyze the issue properly and see the various possible solutions. The next step is to build the design on how the model should function with the possible solutions. Then the development stage comes where we develop the working model. And then deployment, the handing over of the required product to the client.

Being a consultant, you are obliged to provide solutions that are optimal for the client. Customer happiness or satisfaction is the ultimate goal. For the end product to be successful, the systematic approach towards it is essential. It will ensure the end product is according to the client requirements.