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I've been asked to carry out a PC replacement project where I'm currently working. This will involve replacing PCs that are 4 years old.
Any tips/ideas on how to go about this or questions I need to address whilst working on this project.
Does anyone have links to websites that contain sample plans?
by theohkm
My two cents:
o Time Span - When and how long do you expect it to take.
o List of Tasks - Prepare a list of tasks, softwares (drivers) and hardware (cables, CD-RW) required to take care of the migration.
o Man Power - How much man power will be needed for this migration under the time frame ?
o Fallback plan - What if new machine doesn't run old software properly?
o Communication - Prepare template of emails/letter to the colleagues of concern, asking what they need to backup or cleanup.
o Inventory - Label the machines and save the information into an excel worksheet - hardware contents, maintainance period, vendor etc.
o Define good policy in utilizing the resources - Users often use computer in a "convenient" way, that introduces a lot of unwanted effects - such as data files spreading throughtout the drive.
Hope this helps!
by marccouture
I highly recommend Gantthead:
http://www.gantthead.com/Gantthead/default/
This site has lots of sample plans, including PC fleet rollouts. Requires paid membership to access all contents.
by wlbowers
If you have a bunch to do try to go with a model that will be avaible for a while.
If you can maintain a constant hardware base it takes a big headache away from the IT folks.
Lee
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