I am an independent SharePoint Consultant based in the UK. I work with organisations of all sizes across all industry sectors. I have a special interest in assisting small businesses working in regulated industries
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Independent SharePoint Consultant
If you’re reading this, the chances are you’re looking for a SharePoint Consultant who can really understand your business and guide you towards an efficient, effective, collaboration environment.
My name is Nick Evans, and I’ve spent over 15 years helping organisations of all sizes make the most of SharePoint’s potential, often introducing clients to features they didn’t even know existed. If you’re considering hiring an independent Sharepoint consultant, freelance SharePoint consultant or an expert with hands-on knowledge of Micrsoft 365 SharePoint, I’m here to offer a balanced, down to earth approach.
Done well, SharePoint can provide powerful business data management and collaboration platform offering significant productivity gains. However, too many organisations don’t realise these benefits. Many businesses simply miss out on some of the most powerful and useful features of SharePoint. My goal is to map SharePoint’s features and capabilities to your real life business processes and file management. My goal is to ensure you get tangible return on the investment you make in SharePoint.
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Are You Experiencing Any Of These Common SharePoint Problems?
Over the years I’ve experienced some recurring challenges organisations often experience when they start to use SharePoint. Here’s a quick run down of a few of the most common ones.
SharePoint is an End User Tool Isn't It?
End users are often given access to SharePoint as the latest, greatest tool and expected to create their own departmental SharePoint solutions without really having the neccessary expertise and experience to be successful.
Poor User Adoption
It is sadly all too familiar that employees often never fully embrace SharePoint. They might revert to emailing documents back and forth or storing files on personal drives. This happens when SharePoint is not tailored to your actual business requirements and workflows or when insufficient emphasis has been placed on usability. Without experience, it is too easy to end up with an ugly SharePoint site that is confusing and difficult to use. User adoption plummets and you don’t see any productivity gains.
Security And Permissions Confusion
Determining who should see what can be a challenge, especially in organisations with multiple departments. One mistake or error and sensitive information might get shared too widely. Conversely, key stakeholders may be locked out of certain essential information entirely.
Ineffective Document Management
SharePoint can help with document version control, metadata tagging, and advanced search. But only if document management and storage is properly designed and configured well. Rummaging through endless sub-folders and messy libraries can be a surefire way to frustrate your team.
Fragmented Collaboration
While SharePoint is a powerful hub, it often needs proper integrations with other M365 apps such as Teams, OneDrive, Outlook, etc, to bring everything together. The result being that you end up with multiple data silos that hurt efficient teamwork.
Uninspiring User Interface
Let’s be honest, out-of-the-box SharePoint doesn’t always look inviting, and sometimes it’s downright ugly. If the design feels generic or doesn’t match your company’s brand, user engagement tends to tail off. A well crafted user interface, custom branding, proper hierarchical design and navigation will always make the platform feel more welcoming, driving better adoption and satisfaction amongst teams.
As a independent SharePoint Consultant with years of experience I help you avoid all of these issues. By taking a systematic approach, we’ll work through the potential frustrations and ensure that your SharePoint solution is designed and configured to provide an intuitive, visually appealing, productive system that users will enjoy.
How I Work As An Independent SharePoint Consultant
I work with clients, wherever they are in their SharePoint journey. Maybe you have no in-house SharePoint experience at all and need a consultant you can trust to provide you complete support. Or, perhaps your internal IT team already understands the basics, but occasionally needs a SharePoint mentor, to handle more complex challenges. I always tailor my support to fit your exact scenario.
I have specific experience working with clients in regulated industries who must navigate strict quality systems and compliance rules. I’ve also worked with startups just looking to organise their documents. My background in business processes, quality management and regulatory compliance, helps me see the bigger picture beyond the technology.
I start with discovery. I work to understand exactly what you are aiming to accomplish. Do you need to streamline record-keeping for regulatory compliance? Are you planning to automate a cumbersome approval process? Is your existing intranet failing to engage your team?
With a full understanding of your business requirements, I’ll then map them into specific SharePoint solutions or recommendations that make sense for you. This might mean helping design a fresh document management system, creating tailored workflows, or simply offering guidance as you implement changes yourself. If your staff is already hands-on with SharePoint, I can provide advanced mentoring to help them troubleshoot issues, explore new features, and keep everything running smoothly.
In the end, my goal is to align the capabilities of SharePoint with your actual business needs—so you’re not forced to adapt to a “one-size-fits-all” approach. By focusing on flexibility, collaboration, and genuine understanding of your organisational environment, I ensure that SharePoint supports your long-term success.
Other SharePoint Services
In addition to my core SharePoint Consulting, I also provide support with a few specific areas of using and migrating to SharePoint.
SharePoint Document Management
Ensure every file is easy to locate, track, and collaborate on. Perfect for regulated industries like healthcare, finance, or legal, where stringent document controls are crucial.
SharePoint Intranets
Build a central hub that is both informative, attractive and intuitive to use. Keep employees engaged with company updates, quick links, and resource libraries that reflect your brand identity
SharePoint Migration
Transitioning from another platform or an older version of SharePoint? I’ll develop a migration plan that protects your data, imports and organises legacy documents, minimises downtime, and helps your team adapt fast.
Building Better SharePoint Environments
Industries That Can Really Benefit From SharePoint
SharePoint can benefit almost any organisation, regardless of size. Certain industry sectors see especially strong advantages from a properly designed and configured SharePoint solution:
Health & Social Care Providers
Health & social care providers handle sensitive patient and client data and must comply with regulations like GDPR and other data protection laws. SharePoint’s robust access controls and detailed audit trails help ensure secure record management. Important documents can be organised and quickly retrieved, supporting both patient and client care and compliance demands from regulatory bodies like the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Legal Firms
Solicitors and legal teams handle case files, contracts and various confidential documents. Proper version control, taxonomy structure and metadata tagging, and advanced search capabilities enable quick access and tracking of important files. SharePoint features enable legal firms to meet the strict confidentiality and audit requirements set by bodies such as the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA).
Manufacturing & Engineering
Whether it is adhering to industry specific product compliance regulations, demonstrating compliance with environmental sustainability regulations such as:
- Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive
- Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive
- EU Eco-Design Directive
- EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive
- Batteries Directive
- REACH Regulation
- Single-Use Plastics Directive
- End-of-Life Vehicles (ELV) Directive
Manufacturing and engineering firms require consistent, well organised documentation. SharePoint supports version tracking, secure collaboration, and structured file storage. Document lifecycles and expiry dates can be automatically monitored. Compliance projects can be monitored and tracked.
Financial Services
Banks, insurers, financial advisors and other financial institutions operate under the oversight of origanisations such as the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the UK. SharePoint is a great solution for financial businesses. SharePoint makes it much easier to centralise sensitive financial documents, automate approval workflows and keep meticulous records. Leveraging M365 and SharePoint permissions models also provide secure information storage. Preventing accidental data leaks and maintaining client confidentiality.
Pharmaceuticals and Life Sciences
Companies in this space face regulations from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and must maintain accurate documentation of trials, research data, and production protocols. SharePoint’s comprehensive and robust document management features ensure traceability, streamline document approvals, and allows compliance to be demonstrated more efficiently.
Trusted By Organisations Large and Small
Over the years, I've had the privilege to work with a wide variety of clients, from innovative start-ups to well know multi-national brands. Each relationship has taught me something new and has shaped the way I approach working with SharePoint. My clients know they can rely on me to quickly understand their needs, offer practical guidance and deliver reliable, effective solutions. The following are just a a few of the companies and organisations who've placed their trust in my SharePoint expertise over the years.
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Maximise your ROI on SharePoint
Investing in an independent SharePoint consultant or freelance SharePoint consultant should provide you with measurable results and clear return on investment. By getting the correct advice and building a solution that is right for your business, you can:
- Ensure everyone is working from the latest documents and reduce wasted time spent search for the correct files.
- Centralise communication by providing employees with a single location for updates and latest information.
- Automate business workflows and improve employee efficiency and accuracy.
- Improve compliance and security, especially relevant to regulated industries.
- Ensure user adoption and satisfaction. SharePoint done well will provide you with an intuitive, productive platform that your employees will enjoy using.
All of these things directly, or indirectly, contribute to the bottom line. An easy-to-use SharePoint site allows staff to focus on your business not time wasting admin tasks.