Committing Sponsorship and Ownership of Customizations

Abstract

In this chapter, I focus on the idea of sponsorship for your SharePoint service. I start by looking at sponsorship in a general SharePoint sense, and then I look at sponsorship specifically as it relates to customizations such as custom developed components and even end-user site customizations. As I review sponsorship of customizations, I walk through an approach to establish a policy that links sponsorship to any server customization. I also offer guidance on requiring a chain of custody for any enhancements and considerations for global customizations. Finally, I discuss how to isolate and delegate ownership of customizations to site administrators using Apps for SharePoint and other delegation capabilities.