Introduction
Your move
How this book is organized
What to do if you are not moving immediately |
| Basic information about the book, office and data center
moves, and what you can do to protect yourself now against future moves. |
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| Part 1 - The office move |
Moving offices, staff and computers. |
Plan
- How it begins
- The Basics
- Planning checklist
- Who and When
- Tell
- Control
- Plan
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How to plan the move and get everything (and everyone) prepared |
Do
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How to conduct the actual move: organising people and things
and coping with problems. |
Review
- Measure and Report
- Recognize
- Document
- The last word
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What to do when the dust settles, how to report on your
success and prepare for next time. |
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| Part 2 - The Data Center move |
Moving Data Centers. |
Basics
Planning the move
Types of move
Planning the new Data Center
Communication
Testing
If things go wrong
Problem solving |
All stages of preparation, planning and implementation.
Includes discussion on how to plan for and minimise the impact on your
computer services. |
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| Part 3 - Project Management |
Guidelines on project management. |
Basics
Role of the Project Manager
Project Definition Document
Creating a Help Desk
Satisfaction Survey
Meetings
Bullets and Rations |
Practical advice on how to be a project manager and how
to document your work officially. How to set-up and run a temporary Help
Desk during the disturbance. How to find out how well the move went. How
to run meetings and influence people! |
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| Appendix and Index |
Sources of information |
Action Points
Sources of help
Index |
Points for immediate action taken from the text, sources
and a proper index. |