SharePoint Online Planning Guide for Office 365 Enterprise and Midsize

SharePoint Online is a cloud-based service that helps organizations share and collaborate with colleagues, partners, and customers. With SharePoint Online, you can access internal sites, documents, and other information from anywhere—at the office, at home, or from a mobile device.,

Before you dive into building and configuring your organization’s SharePoint Online environment, there are a few things you should think about. For example, how will your organization manage sites and users? Do you plan to make special customizations or build any solutions?

We’ve broken the planning process down into five manageable steps. With each step, you’ll find helpful resources to guide your decisions and get you better acquainted with SharePoint Online.

	Set up your SharePoint Online environment Who does this?    Office 365 global admin, SharePoint Online admin Manage site collections and global settings in the SharePoint admin center
	Plan sites and manage users Who does this?    SharePoint Online admin and site collection admins, who may be Plan sites and manage users
	Organize site content and plan content features Who does this?    Site collection admins, site owners, and key content stakeholders in your business Plan content on sites
	Customize sites with solutions & apps Who does this?    SharePoint Online admin, site owners, solution developers Plan customizations, solutions, and apps for SharePoint Online
	Use your Public Website to connect with customers Who does this?    SharePoint Online admin and designated designers for the Public Website Plan the Public Website Get started with the Public Website

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Useful SharePoint Online Resources

Here are some articles that provide key information you may want to refer to during planning and as you maintain your SharePoint Online sites.

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