{"id":7106,"date":"2025-04-24T02:02:56","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T15:02:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simplysharepoint.com\/stagenew\/?p=7106"},"modified":"2025-04-30T21:51:41","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T10:51:41","slug":"sharepoint-governance-lessons-from-a-thousand-sites-literally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simplysharepoint.com\/stagenew\/sharepoint-governance-lessons-from-a-thousand-sites-literally\/","title":{"rendered":"SharePoint Governance: Lessons from a Thousand Sites (Literally)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There was a time \u2014 not too long ago \u2014 when SharePoint meant subsites. And back in that era, I was working with an organisation that embraced the platform hard\u2026 without any governance in place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The result?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over 1,000 SharePoint sites, most of them created by the IT team on request, and many of them completely empty. Some had just a single document library. Others had one document.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That experience shaped how I approach SharePoint governance today \u2014 and why I now help teams avoid the chaos that comes from unchecked site sprawl, unclear ownership, and missing structure. In this post, I\u2019ll share what governance really means in the modern SharePoint world, and what practical steps you can take to keep your Microsoft 365 environment under control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Is SharePoint Governance <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Governance is often misunderstood. It\u2019s not about creating endless policies or blocking people from doing their jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Governance is about clarity \u2014 around ownership, structure, lifecycle, permissions, and purpose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It ensures that the SharePoint and Microsoft 365 environment remains:<\/p>\n\n\n\n