1. Plan Your Future with
SharePoint

2. About me…
Inoka Silva
• Tech Lead
• Competencies
– SharePoint
– ASP.NET
– SQL Server

3. Current trend
• Growing market
• Lack of highly skilled professionals in the
industry

4. SharePoint as a career path
• Developer
• Administrator
• Consultant
• Architect

5. SharePoint developer
• A good understanding of SharePoint features
• Knowledge in SharePoint API
• XML, XSLT, CSS
• Familiar with tools such as SharePoint Designer
• Experience in ASP.NET/.NET 2.0/3.5/4.0
• Deployments

6. SharePoint administrator
• A sound understanding of SharePoint
• Installation, Configuration, Deployment
• Familiar with Central Administration

7. SharePoint consultant
• Map the business requirement into SharePoint
• Good knowledge in SharePoint out of the box
features

8. SharePoint architect
• Information architecture, design a plan and
procedure
• Good understanding of the customer’s END GOAL
• Sound knowledge of SharePoint features and
capabilities including out of the box features
• Search server and authentication mechanisms

9. Certifications
• Are they required for employment?
– Certifications are an advantage
• What is the value of certifications?
– Certified professionals has more bargaining power
– Customers feel confident about certified
consultants

10. SharePoint 2010 certifications
• MCTS for SharePoint Server 2010
– Developer (MS SharePoint 2010, Application
Development) – 70-573
– Administrator (Microsoft SharePoint 2010,
Configuring) – 70-667
• MCITP and MCPD for SharePoint Server 2010
– Developer (Designing and Developing MS
SharePoint 2010 Applications) – 70-576
– Administrator (Microsoft SharePoint 2010,
Administrator) – 70-668

11. Mastering SharePoint
• Review case studies
• Get involved in the local SharePoint
community
• The more you learn, the more you realize
what you don’t know

12. Q&A

13. Thank you