MS SharePoint: great for users to collaborate, share, and store all in one place!
March 29, 2019
MS SharePoint: great for users to collaborate, share, and store all in one place!
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with MS SharePoint
We use MS SharePoint across our whole organization. MS SharePoint allows us to collaborate within our district in an efficient manner and keeps everything organized and neat, making it easy for others to access. MS SharePoint allows users to make changes quickly and easily and the auto-saving features make getting interrupted while working not so bothersome because you don't lose your work while dealing with another situation.
- MS SharePoint allows our users to be in constant communication, making time more efficient. We don't have to wait for an email or hope an email isn't ignored.
- MS SharePoint allows us to store all our files/folders in one convenient location, making it easier to find important information and to be able to collaborate and make changes all in one place.
- MS SharePoint gives us better amounts of storage than other services, and tracks the changes of the documents, making it quicker and easier to collaborate on the creation of documents.
- MS SharePoint sometimes can be confusing, because of the Teams vs. Sites. We have a lot of hats we wear and when we have to search through Sites when it should be stored in Teams, it can get confusing when you are in a rush.
- We have seen some usability problems with MS SharePoint from time to time. If the backside is down, then accessing documents is not possible and this leads to frustration and downtime for our users. This isn't a regular occurrence but is frustrating when you collaborate and are unable to access the documents.
- Searching with MS SharePoint isn't ideal. It can be difficult to find files, it would be wonderful if the search feature worked across all of SharePoint.
- MS SharePoint has increased our time for our users to be able to collaborate instead of waiting for emails to be exchanged.
- MS SharePoint has annoyed our users when the system is unavailable. But that is very few and far between.
- MS SharePoint is part of our Microsoft 365 suite, I am not aware if it cost more or if our district customized it. But it is worth its value as an end user sees it because it isn't costing them individually to use the program.
Google Drive is useable and reliable but doesn't flow well with Microsoft 365 and district policy doesn't allow us to access Google Drive due to security.