IRON SharePointCompete for the Title

OVERVIEW I MEET THE JUDGES I MEET THE WARRIORS I REGISTER YOUR TEAM

Winning team takes home $5 000 + benefits

Personalized Warrior team shirt
SharePoint Summit VIP treatment
Pre-event, onsite and post-event coverage
Broadcast email to announce the Warrior winners
Community competency recognition

Four teams – consisting of an executive chef, lead architect, lead developer, designer, and business analyst – will have a mission to build the best, most innovative solution in Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 based upon the secret business challenge unveiled by the Board of Directors, led by Chairman Peter Carson, at the SharePoint Summit 2012 conference.

You’ve heard of Iron Chef? Get ready for IRON SharePoint!

In this clever knockoff of the hit television series, four teams of content management experts will compete for the honour of being named IRON SharePoint. Competing in the SharePoint stadium at the SharePoint Summit 2012 conference, both teams will have two days to develop a SharePoint solution with only their experience and ingenuity to guide them to victory. Along the way, there will be obstacles and challenges to test even the most inventive individuals.

Do you create custom SharePoint solutions so innovative that they are the talk of your fellow developers? Architect bulletproof site hierarchies? Keep a sketch pad by your bed so you can quickly scrawl down mind-blowing new site architectures you dream up?

If you answered “yes”, IRON SharePoint is for you.

Think you’ve got what it takes? Sign up your team and test your skills. All that remains is to wait and see who will be named IRON SharePoint!

IRON SharePoint Chairmen

Rules of the Contest

Members from each team will be debriefed on Sunday, May 13, on the specific rules of engagement and will receive the business challenge from the Chairman of the Board
Actual creation of the SharePoint solution cannot commence until Monday, May 14
Teams may turn to Jeremy Thake for coaching and guidance, and also fully utilize the software solutions and tools provided by their sponsors
Teams cannot work together and provide input on each other’s solution, nor can they ask onsite attendees for guidance
All teams will have until 1:30 p.m. local time on Wednesday, May 16, to work on their solutions. They will then defend their solutions in front of the judging panel, which will render a final decision.

Reza Alirezaei

SharePoint Architect
Dev Horizon

Jeremy Thake

Enterprise Architect
AvePoint

Peter Carson

President
Envision IT

Each team will have three days to build the SharePoint solution of their lives. On the final day of the conference, the winning team will be selected by the Board of Directors as well as onsite attendees. The winners will also enjoy IRON SharePoint immortality and be the envy of their peers.