How Office 365 Migration Services Can Help You Avoid These 3 Mistakes

by Bryan Fuller IT Support Services for Austin, TX

Many enterprises that move from legacy systems to Office 365 make the mistake of focusing only on the migration of users, services, applications, and data. While these are all important components to consider, the organizations that forget to pay attention to other key details (such as governance, licensing, and so on) often face a whole slew of problems during and/or after the migration process. These issues can leave businesses with a cumbersome, breach-prone SaaS environment, which ultimately translates to a waste of money. However, there are IT solutions that exist to help firms through their transition to Microsoft Office 365. Read on as we discuss how Office 365 migration services can help you avoid three of the most common migration mistakes.

1. Migrating Without Governance

According to Gartner, IT governance can be defined as, “the processes that ensure the effective and efficient use of IT in enabling an organization to achieve its goals.” Because IT governance is all about aligning your company’s IT with its business requirements and strategies to achieve key objectives, it is a fundamental component of implementing any changes in your IT environment – including transitioning to Office 365. When it comes to Office 365 governance, there are several factors that can affect your ROI. To get the most out of your investment, your Office 365 platform needs to be secure enough to maintain business viability, cost-effective enough to avoid harming the bottom line, and understood enough by its users to optimize productivity. Regardless of whether compliancy is something you already deal with in your industry or not, having a clearly defined methodology prior to beginning the migration process will make for a more secure and better managed Office 365 for your business.

2. Failing to Consider License Management

Organizations that plan to deploy Office 365 across hundreds (or even thousands) of employees is a very expensive and complex endeavor. Therefore, you want to be sure that you’re purchasing the right licensing options for your firm. While determining your license needs is a key part of the migration process, it’s often overlooked, resulting in major monetary losses. Luckily, some Office 365 migration services include this step by helping you develop a detailed analysis of your company’s licensing requirements and guiding you to the best option for your firm.

3. Forgetting to Train Your Users

Because Office 365 is a productivity and collaboration suite, you should make it a point to drive adoption and train your users on how to fully take advantage of all that the platform has to offer. Proper employee training is a must in the execution of any successful transformation initiative. Unfortunately, the opposite is also true; a lack of end-user training often results in digital transformation project failure. After all, employees that don’t know how to use a new platform and its unfamiliar tools are less likely to use its features to the fullest, resulting in a lower ROI. While educating end-users is a very necessary step in the migration process, it’s not always easy to do. Leveraging an Office 365 migration solution that includes user support and training options might be your best bet if you’re not quite savvy enough with the program yourself to address everyone’s questions and concerns.

Are you planning on migrating to Office 365? At Contigo, we do more than just help you migrate your data to a new platform – we provide the necessary support to ensure that you’re taking full advantage of the Office 365 platform. Contact us today to learn more.