How Office 365 Migration Services Can Help You Avoid These 3 Mistakes
by Bryan Fuller IT Support Services for Austin, TXMany 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.
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