Introducing the SharePoint Governance series.  In this series I will strive to bring to you some of the best information out there on governance, specifically around SharePoint.  During this series I will be sitting down and talking to some of the best people out there doing work on  SharePoint governance and bringing some of their knowledge to you. 

Our First Interview is with Robert Bogue. See below for some background on Robert

Robert Bogue, MCSE (NT4/W2K), MCSA:Security, A+, Network+, Server+, I-Net+, IT Project+, E-Biz+, CDIA+ is the president of Thor Projects LLC.  Thor Projects LLC provides SharePoint consulting services to clients around the world.  Robert has contributed to more than 100 book projects and numerous other publishing projects.  Robert’s latest book is The SharePoint Shepherd’s Guide for End Users.  You can find out more about the book at http://www.SharePointShepherd.com. Robert has been pleased to be a part of the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) program for the past 6 years.  He was most recently awarded for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server.  Before that Robert was a Microsoft Commerce Server MVP and before that Microsoft Windows Servers-Networking MVP.  Robert is also a Microsoft Patterns and Practices Champion and a team member for the SharePoint Guidance. Robert is the president of the SharePoint Users Group of Indiana (SPIN, www.spindiana.com).  He’s also a member of the board for the Indiana Windows Users Group (www.iwug.net) . Robert blogs at http://www.thorprojects.com/blog You can reach Robert at Rob.Bogue@thorprojects.com.

Now for some of Robert’s recommended links

· Create Your SharePoint Governance Plan

· SharePoint Governance, Part 1

· SharePoint Governance, Part 2

· SharePoint Site Collection Governance

· How to Leverage the Gravity of your Intranet

· SharePoint Server 2007 Deployment Guide and Checklists [PDF]

I’d also recommend www.intranetjournal.com/sharepoint where a ton of SharePoint related content is indexed.

Check out the complete interview here.