Microsoft SharePoint vs. Miro

MS Sharepoint is specifically useful when you have to collaborate with multiple teams. All teams know what exactly is happening and if they need help they can get it without asking you to share the link every time. This really [transfers] the burden from my shoulders to the participants. As participants can access all resources on demand. For a small team[,] it might feel [like] firing a cannon to kill a mosquito. They can avoid Sharepoint and use [a] planner. If you are the one like me who was excited to see different templates, you will be sad to see there are not many and most of them [look the same].

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It is very well suited to both small-team and large-team content creation and collaboration. Recent versions are especially good for instruction and training scenarios. Miro is able to do some similar things that presentation software can do but is limited. It is less well-suited for professional presentations that may require a higher fidelity of object placement, and sizing.

• Microsoft SharePoint integrates well with Office 365. So long as the content is organized and users know what they are looking for, it can store a wealth of information.
• It's simple for administrators to add and remove users. It is possible to restrict access to specific pages of a website to particular individuals or groups.
• As long as the document structure is simple and keeps track of authors and last edited dates, it is simple to store documents in Microsoft's simple document structure.

• The catalog of pre-built templates and content examples is hugely helpful as a time saver and to inspire layout creativity
• Meeting facilitation tools such as timers, voting, and seeing everyone's cursor on the board add a level of engagement that makes remote meetings feel more "present"
• Input controls are smooth, intuitive, and include a lot of QoL features like grid snapping, alignment tools, and shape/flow copy tools that make usage feel like magic once you are used to it!

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• It does take some work to get your setup to be as graphical as modern design tends to be.
• Overlapping calendars are great but they do take some time investment to create.
• Depending on how many project or teams you work with it can get a little overwhelming to have so many different groupings.

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• Privacy mode to allow participate to create cards that are hidden by facilitator.
• Polls or voting that is simplified.
• Allow the facilitator to separate background/structure items (that cannot be moved) from other items that everyone can interact with (that can move), thus preventing error movements in boards.

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It's integral to our business. It's already included with most of the Office 365 licensing we buy, so the cost is effectively zero. It stores our files, it is the foundation for custom applications, and Microsoft only continues to enhance its functionality and its connections to other Microsoft tools. SharePoint just keeps getting better and better.

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Miro is very good but still too basic. It would be great to have more precision and some advanced tools. More control over the text size and objects alignment is a need for our design team. Also, the experience on the tablets is not so good. Many dead clicks and problems while trying to select objects and tools.

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No usability issues reported. Individual teams also have allocated areas which replace legacy shared drives on local LANs. Access to Sharepoint resources is fully integrated with corporate Active Directory with additional two-factor authentication required for administrative users. Users have access to Microsoft Services Hub which allows you to create, manage, and track support requests while staying current on Microsoft technologies with access to select self-paced learning paths

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It's pretty easy to use. My gripes are with some small idiosyncrasies with selection behavior with objects and editing text. When I move an object, it automatically de-selects it when I am not done with it. I have to click to select again. Text control is challenging and could be improved. It could use a little more styling capability. It's also weird that it behaves differently in a shape then when using the text tool.

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I have never had a problem with the availability

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Most of the time pages load quickly but occasionally it does take time to point you to the area that you initially worked on.

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Support for SharePoint is quite good. Microsoft provides good support. Microsoft offers

• Quick turnaround time for issues
• A range of support services
• Access to a network of resources
• Escalation of issues
• Ongoing development and commitment to produce enhancement

The majority of support is required for initial installation. Once complete and the system is operating we have had very few support issues.

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I have personally not required support when something was broken but used the training slides provided to get more knowledge of the tool

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The face to face training I received was on SharePoint Administration. It was rushed as there was a lot of information to cover and the application of the labs weren't that great either. I like to be able to relate what I am learning to what I am currently doing.

Not applicable as never had in person training

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I like to learn at my own pace and online training allows for that. Additionally, you can skip through pieces of content that you already know or are already comfortable with. Microsoft actually offers great videos on their website for basic fundamental SharePoint Training. I have used these training videos in some of my own training sessions with end users.

Superb. very well explained videos. Really helps get the knowledge up on the product. The slides are divided into the topics of usage. I have enjoyed following and implementing all of these slides. The videos are well explained and it is easy to follow. There are tutorials that you can take yourself later. It would be nice however if more training modules were added.

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Planning to the last detail would be advised. SharePoint is a very large application that takes a lot of finesse to get operational

We learned as we went when we first started with Miro. Most of the controls and functions were easy to understand right away. Some of the functions were less intuitive but we figured them out. I appreciate that Miro offers virtual walkthroughs of its functionality to help get new users up to speed

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The reasons for selecting MS SharePoint are: SharePoint provides ease of use and web design assistance and support SharePoint helps you schedule your content for publishing. enables users to share documents with external parties and offers a better internal structure of the content and better indexing and searching capabilities.

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Against draw.io Miro is next generation tool, but we are still using draw.io because of its simplicity for drawing AWS diagrams and exporting them, and it is free.

There is also a competitor not mentioned on the list, excalidraw. It outperforms miro when it comes to drawing mind maps and simple stuff.

I think, when miro shines is the whiteboard collaboration.

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The product is being used across the company and still no issues with the same.

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• Increased collaboration - MS Sharepoint has increased knowledge share and collaboration between departments. This saves time and energy because of its efficient and effective communication
• Increased document security - MS Sharepoint has increased our document security so we're safer knowing that our documents are security and access controlled appropriately. We are less prone to get in trouble by our customers due to the security provided by MS Sharepoint
• Negative Impact Compared to other software - Not sure if the MS Sharepoint's main functionalities could've been met with other tools we currently have

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• Miro makes it super easy to collaborate in a hybrid working environment.
• Allows teams to work together on different projects, interactive workshops easily.
• Saves time and cost. By allowing us to ideate engage and hold meetings in virtual room which enhances productivity and efficiency of all our employees.

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