Program management: reporting for Win 7 migrations
Windows 7 program management
What does a successful program manager for enterprise Windows 7 look like?
If you are like most organisations, common characteristics include; in control, good interface between technology and the business, financially astute, senior communicator, able to get things done, meets delivery targets, understands.
Now look at what drives Windows 7 corporate deployment and program management failure.
Inability to get information quickly, a lack of transparency, poorly planned deployment strategy, lack of control. These are just some of the elements likely to cause your program to fail. The impact? Too much time spent by your most expensive resource fire fighting, chasing reports and managing detail.
Your organisation expects its program managers to know everything about the project. The reality is that without software tools, that knowledge is going to take a lot of people, a lot of time, and a lot of money. The solution to this problem is Dashworks.
Dashworks firstly delivers basic information: Who are we migrating? What do they use? Where are they? Then it enhances the desktop deployment process with advanced features: readiness management, real-time updates, scheduling, deployment tracking. Advanced reporting features put your program managers in control.
Common Windows 7 migration program management issues
Your organisation is migrating to Windows 7 from Windows XP. You may have hundreds or thousands of users, computers and applications to migrate onto a new desktop operating system, but you can’t afford to spend your entire budget on people and process to get the project delivered.
You assign a program manager to oversee the project delivery to time and budget, but the program manager is concerned. It’s a complex project to get right. How many people will you need? What should you budget? How do you plan to govern and control the workload and spend? How can you drive efficiency? How do you get the reports you need to make the best decisions?
It’s not an easy job to program manage an enterprise Windows 7 migration. There are so many moving parts that it’s easy to lose focus.
The Dashworks system helps your program manager get control of your Windows 7 rollout.
Windows 7 program management benefits with Dashworks
Total project governance for Windows 7 transformation
Organisational readiness dashboards, drillable to individual tasks for users and computers. Every event fully audited.
Never again will your program manager be left in the dark. This is complete project transparency for complete control to drive efficiency and lower cost.
Data-driven, single version of project truth
Your program manager will remember previous enterprise desktop migrations. They probably recollect the pain of arguing over spreadsheet numbers in countless unproductive meetings.
Dashworks takes that pain away. A single, authoritative, dynamic, version of the truth. Heard the term ‘getting everyone on the same page?’ It’s never been easier.
Better program strategy
An enlightened program manager can take some great decisions on project planning the Windows 7 deployment.
Which department to target? Which locations to target? Which users to target? Where to focus my resource? Who needs the most help? Just some of the questions Dashworks answers in real-time.
