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Why
a Rollout?
After years of evolution (buying assorted systems / models) it’s
time to get control and standardize your desktop environment.
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This will decrease your Helpdesk support costs.
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It will decrease your end user training costs.
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Improve your IT staff performance (setup and reload
times).
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It will simplify the integration and deployment of
future software applications.
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You can verify the legality of software throughout your
organization.
As
the Microsoft Anti-Piracy web site says, “Get Legal and Stay
Legal”.
www.microsoft.com/privacy/
Preliminary
Planning
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IT staff involvement and planning meetings
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Initial schedule based on estimated scope of work to be
performed
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Senior
management expectations and ROI evaluation
Inventory
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Full site hardware and software inventory
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Microsoft Inventory Analyzer (MSIA)
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Microsoft
Open Licensing (as needed)
Pre-Upgrade
Preparation
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Management and Supervisor planning meetings
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Deployment project schedules
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Develop custom-base or standard unattended installation
scripts
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Develop custom department-specific installation scripts
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Develop
custom checklists with quality controls
Rollout
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Pre-upgrade department and end-user sign-off / approval
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End-user profiles and data backup
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Hardware swaps as needed to satisfy minimum requirements or
new base standard hardware
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Windows installation or upgrade
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MS
Office, Outlook installation
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Your
industry, your company based application installation
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Custom
department setups such as drive mappings and printer setups
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Separate team member quality control check of work performed
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Issues listing for IT and Help Desk support personnel
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Next morning on-site, in department technical support as
needed
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Post department wrap-up meeting
Renovation
& Relocations
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New
Site setup
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Site
renovations and equipment moves
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Site
and equipment relocations
Post
Rollout Analysis
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Analysis of Rollout recap for management
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Equipment
erasure and disposal or donations to charitable organizations.
Work
Experience and technical expertise:
Windows
NT, 2000, XP Pro and 2003 Server
LAN
/ WAN Network setup and administration
Troubleshooting
desktop, LAN and WAN issues
Assisting
in hardware troubleshooting (minimal hardware repair capability)
Custom
MS ACCESS programming
Business
Process Analysis
(non DoD)
MS
Project Scheduling
Deploying
Japanese Windows 2000 desktops
DSL
Internet setup
ISP
setup
MS
Exchange support
VPN
setup
IT
on-site support (during
IT vacations)
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