What Is Microsoft SharePoint?

Microsoft SharePoint is a collection of products and software elements that includes, among a growing selection of components, web browser based collaboration functions, process management modules, search modules and a document-management platform.

SharePoint can be used to host web sites that access shared workspaces, information stores and documents, as well as host defined applications such as wikis and blogs. All users can manipulate proprietary controls called “web parts” or interact with pieces of content such as lists and document libraries.

How Microsoft SharePoint works within a project in a company:

• SharePoint acts as a collaboration suite for different people working on the same project who need to share same  documentation.
• It helps keep everyone on the same page since everyone has the same version of the documents, which reduces confusion and improves productivity.
• It brings together people who are from the same team improving Team chemistry, makes data sharing easy thus improving communication.
• It also gets information related to people involved in the project at the tip of your fingers, thus saving both time and frustration.