Create a Strategy and Roadmap for Office 365

Microsoft is pushing Office 365 aggressively to the C-suite.
The complexity of SharePoint and Exchange implementations outweigh the benefits.
Office 365 licenses are more expensive than upgrading the applications.

Our Advice

Critical Insight

When moving to Office 365, cost savings are dependent on your ability to decommission SQL, SharePoint, and Exchange on-premise servers.
Microsoft is focused on cloud applications; you need a strategy – even if it is to just wait.
The value of Office 365 can only be realized through matching the license level with the needs of specific user populations. This will minimize your overspend.

Impact and Result

Consolidating your Exchange and SharePoint licenses into a single Office 365 license can save at least 15% in license cost over a three-year span.

Create a Strategy and Roadmap for Office 365 Research & Tools

1. Determine if Office 365 is an option for the organization

Understand the value of Office 365 and evaluate the benefits for IT.

2. Develop a cost/benefit analysis

Assess the organization’s dependency on Microsoft products.

3. Determine the timeframe for migration

Evaluate the key storage concerns across five key factors.

4. Create an Office 365 strategy

Outline Office 365 benefits that enable IT’s strategy and define a long-term strategy.

5. Build an Office 365 roadmap

Determine the pre-project steps, IT training plan, and the technical steps.

Create a Strategy and Roadmap for Office 365 visualization

You are going to move to Office 365; your need for SharePoint functionality determines when.

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A blueprint is designed to be a roadmap, containing a methodology and the tools and templates you need to solve your IT problems.

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Table of Contents

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Speak With An Analyst

Get the help you need in this 1-phase advisory process. You'll receive 5 touchpoints with our researchers, all included in your membership.

Call 1: Learn the basics of Office 365

Clarify the features and actual headaches with an Analyst prior to committing to Office 365.
Call 2: Review your cost/benefit analysis

Review your cost/benefit analysis from Info-Tech’s Office 365 Value and Strategy Tool with an Analyst.
Call 3: Evaluate the actual risks of Office 365 rather than the hype

Make a decision on moving to Office 365 based on the real world experiences of your peers and not the fear of the unknown.
Call 4: Understand the potential licenses in moving to Office 365

Take advantage of early adopter knowledge to plan your Office 365 move.
Call 5: Review the implementation plan

Review your proposed implementation timeline to catch any known issues with your plan.

Authors

George Goodall

Christopher Wynder

Contributors

56 organizations contributed information to assist with the development of this solution set. Due to the sensitivity of the information, all contributors requested confidentiality.