Web Apps vs WinUI 3 Apps for small, custom applications

WinUI

Discover the benefits of Web Apps vs WinUI Apps for small custom applications with Imaginet’s latest blog post. Learn about the cross-platform compatibility and easy deployment of Web Apps, and the native performance and modern design capabilities of WinUI Apps. Choose the right platform for your project based on your specific needs and requirements. Read Imaginet’s expert analysis now!

How Imaginet’s Business Productivity Practice Delivers a Project

Imaginet | Truested Microsoft Partner in Canada and US

In this blog post, I wanted to walk you, a hopefully potential customer, through a rough idea of how my team delivers a project. There are many different types of projects, from migrations, Intranet builds, process automation, and even fully custom development for features that M365 doesn’t capture. But today, I will walk through the simplest one, a single process automation project.

Why Organizations Are Embracing the CLOUD: Benefits and Advantages

cloud applications

Cloud computing is the delivery of computing services such as software, databases, virtual machines, network, and storage over the internet. Before cloud services became widely available, organizations had their own computing services deployed on their own hardware on their own premises, often referred to as “on-prem”. Cloud computing has gained popularity in recent times with businesses exploring and adopting cloud technology to conduct their business. Three of the top cloud service providers include Microsoft Azure, Google, and Amazon Web Services. Cost, scaling, security, performance, and reliability are some of the reasons why organizations are choosing the cloud over on-prem. Cost Typically, it costs less to use cloud services as compared … Read more

Customizing SharePoint Themes Using PowerShell

Data Migration

When it comes to choosing the color scheme for your SharePoint site, the default options may not be quite what you are looking for. Out of the box, SharePoint only comes with 12 distinct color schemes. And most of the time, these color schemes do not mesh well with your Company’s branding. To perfectly match your Company’s color scheme, you can create and upload custom themes.

Work confidently with powerful project management tools

Project manager updating tasks and milestones progress planning with Gantt chart scheduling interface on a virtual screen, business background

In the software consulting world, traditional project management tools like Microsoft Project and Project Management Systems have limitations in managing agile software projects with remote and dispersed teams. At Imaginet, a Microsoft Gold Partner, they have revamped their project delivery process using Microsoft 365, PowerAutomate, and Planner to exceed their clients’ expectations and provide consistency in their delivery.

The Project Setup workflow process starts when a signed Statement of Work is received, and a request form is filled out. This workflow creates a Teams Channel for collaboration, communication, and document storage on SharePoint. The process also assigns resources, provides access to the SOW, and sets up a simplified Software Development Life Cycle using consistent folders for client-received requirements documents and Imaginet developed deliverables, as well as a project management collaboration folder for SOWs, Change Requests, Schedules, Status Reports, Budget Trackers, and Project Close-Out Report.

This consistency in the project delivery process provides transparency and accountability for each team member, affording the principles of Agile Methodology. It also supports the PMO and Project teams, ensuring continued service to clients even if the Project Manager goes out of the office. With Microsoft Planner, tasks are planned out and assigned, and resources are accountable for monitoring and updating their progress. Clients also have real-time visibility on the project progress through a weblink.

This process saves time and effort by eliminating long emails and document searches, allowing team members to focus on elevating the consulting experience with clients. The Microsoft 365 ecosystem allows for efficient communication, collaboration, and tracking of projects, and supports continuous improvement of their delivery process. With Microsoft 365, Imaginet has found a game-changer in delivering successful software projects with remote teams.

Create Your First SharePoint Framework (SPFx) Web Part in 15 Minutes

Learn how to create your first SharePoint Framework (SPFx) web part in just a few minutes with this step-by-step guide from Imaginet. Discover the tools and software you’ll need, and follow along with easy-to-understand instructions for setting up your development environment, creating a new web part project, and testing and deploying your web part to SharePoint. Perfect for beginners, this guide provides code snippets and helpful tips to get you up and running with your own SPFx web parts in no time.

MS365 Tenant-to-Tenant SharePoint Online Migration

Microsoft Sharepoint Migration

Many situations can cause organizations to migrate from their current MS 365 tenant to a new tenant subscription. Common scenarios we encounter at Imaginet include mergers and acquisitions, brand spin-offs, corporate divestitures and sometimes something as simple as a typo in the root address can cause this exercise to be required. Microsoft is working on tenant URL renaming, but as of the print time, it is not yet available.