The Definitive Guide to Interwoven Teamsite

By Brian Hastings and Justin McNeal

Book Overview

The Definitive Guide to Interwoven TeamSite is the first comprehensive book on this enterprise-level content management system, guiding the reader through the product Architecture, key features, and a detailed implementation of the product by way of a case-study involving a hypothetical financial services firm. Along the way, the authors share key development and deployment principles gained throughout their several years of working in enterprise CMS environments.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 143021192X
• ISBN13: 9781430211921
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: Apress
• Length: 546 Pages
• Weight: 2.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.5" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Excellent beginners guide to Teamsite and a great addition to the experienced professional's bookshe

It is not easy to give an overview of the TeamSite product line in 537 pages, but Hastings and McNeal do an admirable job of covering project methodology, an overview of the entire TeamSite product line, and a deep dive into TeamSite templating and workflow. This is certainly not everything there is to know. TeamSite is an almost infinitely configurable product, but you will not find as good an overview and introduction to TeamSite as this book. And that is not just because this is the only book on TeamSite out there; you won't find this kind of overview in Interwoven's manuals or Training materials either. I highly recommend this book now, but if it comes out in an expanded second edition for a little less money it will be a no brainer.

Hits the nail on the head!

First let me say that I have never seen a formalized methodology such as the Rational Unified Process wrapped into a book on Content Management, let alone such a title demonstrate how to incorporate those practices into CMS work. I found this to be a novel concept and one that I feel will add a lot of value to my future projects. The authors share their expertise, not only with technical TeamSite implementations details, but also with some softer skills related to everyday IT/CMS life ( i.e., project management, requirements management, project deployment, and marketing). The book is broken up logically enough into sections which map to the specific RUP phase being discussed. Detailed coverage is given to TeamSite 6.5, with some additional coverage of TeamSite 6.7. Most of the Interwoven products are discussed, explaining why certain products could be selected, what their purpose is, and the value that they may add to an implementation. The authors also provide coverage of how to define a taxonomy in MetaTagger, using OpenDeploy and DataDeploy, using LiveSite, TeamSite Front Office, TeamSite Search, as well as extremely handy FormAPI and FormsPublisher references. Thank you and well done!

Finally, a book that ctually makes Content Management Seem Easy

I worked for several project teams at large companies who wanted to implement a CMS. It always turned into a long, drawn-out process, because there was never a guide to refer to or a book worth reading. So, basically, no one knew where to start. This book gives you all you need to know. My current team actually purchased this book recently as we are in the final stages of an implementation. It has helped tremendously. I would recommend this as the bible for any team getting ready to start a CMS implementation. Trust me. I've worked on four CMS teams and this book hits the nail on the head. I think I'll just tell my next company to hire the authors.

A valuable addition to any CMS professional library

I have been using Interwoven for almost a year now, and I have already learned some things from the book. The RUP coverage is not as heavy as I would have liked; however since the focus is really on TeamSite and best practices for using TeamSite as an eCMS system, I can't subtract much for this reason. The authors provide excellent coverage of TeamSite 6.5 and also provide business information that is lacking from so many CMS books these days. This book is a great book for TeamSite up and comers as well as business users of TeamSite. The price is a little steep, but overall a very good book and worth the money.