DDPS Deployment Plan

Desktop Deployment Planning Service

Prepared for
Dresdner Verkehrsbetriebe AG
Tuesday, 12 March 20133
Version 4.0
Prepared by
Robert Mller

Contributors
DDPS Delivery Partner

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Inhalt
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Introduction
Executive Summary

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High Level Recommendations

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Summary Additional Effort Required.....................................................................
Strategy Briefing Session Summary......................................................................
Session Participant Record
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Business Goals
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Business Problem Statement(s) 4
Business Solution Statement(s) 5
Business Users Identified
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Desktop/Deployment Services Required...............................................................
Products and Technologies Required....................................................................
Next Steps
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1. Introduction
Desktop Deployment Planning Service (DDPS) presents key concepts and captures
environment requirements for the deployment of Microsoft Office and Windows 8 within an
organization. This document provides a summary of the topics discussed during the
engagement, as well as the vision and recommended next steps for deployment. In addition,
any conceptual, logical, or physical designs that were identified during the course of the
engagement have been captured in this document.
In this document, the migration planning from Windows 7-Clients with Office 2010 towards
Windows 8-Clients with Microsoft Office 2013 is described for our customer Dresdner
Verkehrsbetriebe AG.

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2. Executive Summary
Dresdner Verkehrsbetriebe AG engaged Comparex for a 1 day Desktop Deployment Planning
Service workshop. The purpose of this workshop was for all parties to better understand the
needs around desktop deployment and for Dresdner Verkehrsbetriebe AG to better understand
the Microsoft Deployment Solution Accelerator and how the various topics presented can be
applied to meet their needs.
The workshop consisted of an initial Strategy Briefing Session, to determine Dresdner
Verkehrsbetriebe AG business and deployment goals and challenges, followed by an
Architectural Design Session to educate them on the Microsoft Deployment Solution
Accelerator.
Based on our findings a number of recommendations have been made which, if implemented,
will help your organization accelerate desktop deployment and put you in a stronger position for
implementing further automation and so continue to reduce the overall TCO of the desktop.

2.1.1. High Level Recommendations

The following summarizes the recommendations made for changes to your deployment
infrastructure:
Standardization of desktop configuration settings
Standardize on Windows 8 for the client OS
Provide storage to support user state migration
Cost reduction for software licences by utilization of the new Windows 8 features
Better licensing control
Centralized administration of desktop configuration

2.1.2. Summary Additional Effort Required

The following are identified as the primary work elements in order to implement the majority of
changes mentioned above:
Plan for Windows 8 as the next corporate client operating system and validating existing
hardware and software for use with Windows 8
Design and implementation of a set of Windows 8 group policies in order to archive
standardized and centrally managed desktop configuration settings
Design and implementation of a set of Office 2013 group policies in order to archive
standardized and centrally managed desktop configuration settings

Definition of standardized Windows 8 OS-Images and Task Sequences for deployment by SCCM

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3. Strategy Briefing Session Summary

The Strategy Briefing Session (SBS) serves to set the stage for all DDPS engagements and is
mainly focused on giving an overview of deployment capabilities and planning tools,
understanding the environment and developing a problem statement that can be addressed by
Microsoft Windows, Office and deployment stack capabilities.
The following sections document a summary of the output of this session:

3.1.1. Session Participant Record

The following table summarizes the participants and their expectations.
Name

Role

Expectations

Fr.
Schnherr

DIT

New Office 2013 Features

Hr.
Palitzsch

DIT

New Office 2013 Features

Hr.
Thomsch

DIT

New Office 2013 Features

Hr. Thinius

DIT

New Office 2013 Features

Hr. Hillisch

Ext. DL

New Office 2013 Features

Hr. Bhm

DVB

New Office 2013 Features

Hr. Sachse

DVB

New Office 2013 Features

3.1.2. Business Goals

Dresdner Verkehrsbetriebe AG has the following business goals that were identified during this
session:
Design a new Windows 8 and Office 2013 standard desktop and standardize on it
Reduction of client-outage-time for reinstallation or upgrade purposes
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3.1.3. Business Problem Statement(s)

The following business problem statement(s) were agreed to by session participants:

Knowhow for Windows 8 and Office 2013

Deploying KB-Updates

Rising requirements by implementation of new technologies

3.1.4. Business Solution Statement(s)

The following business solution statement(s) were agreed to by session participants:

Stronger standardizing of desktop client and notebook configuration

Stronger standardizing of software products

Using SCCM for os deployment and patch management

3.1.5. Business Users Identified

The following business users were identified:

Standard user with Windows 8-Desktop-Clients

Mobile User with Windows 8-Notebooks

IT-Staff

3.1.6. Desktop/Deployment Services Required

The session highlighted the following desktop capabilities and features that would enable
Kassenrztliche Vereinigung Brandenburg to achieve their business goals.
Capabilities

Solution components

Test applications

ACT

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Capabilities

Solution components

Collect and Test Office Documents

OMPM, OCCI, OEAT

Safe and restore User state

User State Migration Tool USMT 4.0

Review and Redesign GPOs

GPO Management Console

3.1.7. Products and Technologies Required

Based on the capabilities and features/business services required, the following products,
technologies and tools are needed to build and the solution:

Windows 8
Office 2013
System Center 2012

3.1.8. Next Steps

The following next steps were identified during this session:

Install and Configure System Center Infrastructure

Customer tries to define a Master Image/Standard desktop

Analyze Office documents

Define group policys

Analyze hardware

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