Besides the small introduction, subscribers and consulting clients within this management domain have access to:
Identify and prioritize stakeholder and IT/networking concerns.
Learn about emerging technologies and identify essential features of a modernized network solution.
Compose a presentation for stakeholders and prepare the RFP for vendors.
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Understand current stakeholder and IT needs pertaining to the network.
Prioritized lists of stakeholder and IT needs.
1.1 Assess and prioritize stakeholder concerns.
1.2 Assess and prioritize design considerations.
1.3 Assess and prioritize use cases.
1.4 Assess and prioritize network infrastructure concerns.
1.5 Assess and prioritize care and control concerns.
Current State Register
Analyze emerging technologies to determine whether or not to include them in the network modernization.
Identify and shortlist networking features that will be part of the network modernization.
An understanding of what emerging technologies are suitable for including in your network modernization.
A prioritized list of features, aligned with business needs, that your modernized network must or should have.
2.1 Analyze emerging technologies.
2.2 Identify features to support drivers, practices, and pain points.
Emerging technology assessment
Prioritize lists of modernized network features
Estimate future port, bandwidth, and latency requirements for all sites on the network.
Planning for capacity ensures the network is capable of delivering until the next refresh cycle and beyond.
3.1 Estimate port, bandwidth, and latency requirements.
3.2 Group sites according to capacity requirements.
3.3 Create standardized capacity plans for each group.
A summary of capacity requirements for each site in the network
Create a presentation to pitch the project to executives.
Compose key elements of RFP.
Communication to executives, summarizing the elements of the modernization project that business decision makers will want to know, in order to gain approval.
Communication to vendors detailing the network solution requirements so that proposed solutions are aligned to business and IT needs.
4.1 Build the executive presentation.
4.2 Compose the scope of work.
4.3 Compose technical requirements.
Executive Presentation
Request for Proposal/Quotation