How do you decide between OOTB or custom SharePoint? #M365AMA

In this episode, the #M365AMA panel discusses the following community question:

“Our business has some unique requirements that the standard SharePoint features don’t fully address. However, developing custom solutions can be resource-intensive. How do businesses typically balance using out-of-the-box features with the need for custom solutions? What factors should be considered in making this decision?”

Check out the discussion here:

 

Participating in this discussion were:

• Christian Buckley @buckleyplanet 
• Heather Severino, MVP @HeatherSeverino
• Mike Nelson, MVP  @mikenelsonIO
• Kirsty McGrath, MVP @KirstyMcGrath13
• Hal Hostetler, MVP  @TVWizard
• Shari Oswald, MCT @shortcutshari
• Sharon Weaver, RD+MVP @sharoneweaver
• Jonathan Weaver, MVP @j_weaver74
• Stacy Deere, MVP @sldeere
• Norm Young, MVP  @stormin_30
• Neil Hodgkinson, Microsoft @nellymo

Some relevant notes/links shared by the team:

• Sharon suggests that you do a gap analysis and then a short-term and long-term ROI analysis to determine what make sense. You can also do some benchmarking and ask around for feedback.
• Additionally (or instead of) you can buy an hour or two of a local expert’s time and have them review your findings and provide a professional opinion. No matter how unique or complex the solution you’d like to build, others have built something similar and you can leverage their expertise.