Office Zealot

Microsoft has released a standalone version of the end-user training for sharepoint. The overview below describes it in more detail but it seems to be pretty good for a first time user getting started with collaboration in MOSS. There are click-throughs for many of the topics however they are obviously not as interactive as the portal edition ...

Saw this in the SharePoint Team blog this morning... ''These simple, easy-to-use customizable job aids were created by Microsoft's internal IT group to help employees get started with learning more about using a technology or product effectively, selecting the right product or service, or reviewing best practices.'' This is very good starter ...

There are many challenges to a successful SharePoint deployment.  A few of them center around the ability of the implementer (like myself) to effectively build a solution based on business requirements and transfer knowledge to internal resources (both IT and functional) for portal support/growth.  Not always an easy task!Some examples ...