OFFICE 2007DEPLOYMENT TOOLS

Panelists:Jared KorteChristopher RossJoy Heath Rush

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Agenda

• Introduction• The Approach• The Tools

– Overview of Available Tools– What to Look for in a Tool

• Wrap-up

INTRODUCTION

What are We Talking About?

• Need for a Tool• Importance of Choosing the Right Tool• It’s More than a Technology Issue

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Who is Talking About It?

• Jared Korte, Associate Member– Organizational Roles in Various Firms– Involvement in Deployment Tools

– Chris Ross, Microsoft– Organizational Role– Involvement in Deployment Tools

• Joy Heath Rush, Sidley Austin LLP– Organizational Role– Firm Demographics– Involvement in Deployment Tools

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APPROACH

Do We Re-Image?

• Hardware, Hardware, Hardware• It’s Hard to Get Where You’re Going if You

Don’t Know Where You’re Coming From• How Many Non-Standards Did You Say

You Have?• Isn’t That Special?• Who is Going to Pay for It?

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What Kind of Iron Do We Have?

• The Issues• Drive Space• Processor• Memory• Application Performance

• The Perfect PC• Tools

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How Much Are We Changing?

• The OS• Desktop Infrastructure• Applications Integrated with Office• Other Standard Applications

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How Many Other Apps?

• Cataloging Your Applications• Application Compatibility• Tools

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What’s Different About Us?

• Profiles, Policies, and Automation• Roaming profiles• Local computer policy• User rights level

• Key Dependencies• Non-standard integrations with Office• The mobility equation

• The Office Environment• Dependence on PSTs• Desktop backup• Multi-lingual

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What Did You Say This Would Cost?

• Licenses• Upgrading standard apps• Upgrading non-standard apps• Tools you own

• Hardware• Expertise• Hands-on Labor

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What If We’re Thin Client?

• Volume licensing is necessary to install• 2007 Setup.exe contains default install options for

Terminal Services• Word with Content Redirection turned on may

cause performance issues• Blinking Office Button can degrade performance if

user doesn’t click on it for 1st time.• Some Office 2007 features may be disabled or not

work properly:• Live Preview, Quick Parts, Cleartype is not

supported

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TOOLS

What Should We Look For?

• Migration of User Settings• Where and How Defaults are Set• Locking Down the Desktop• Customizing the Desktop• Ongoing Need• Your Environment will Drive Your

Decision

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What Tools Are Out There?

• Microsoft Native Tools• Office Migration Planning Manager• Office Compatibility Toolkit• USMT• Office Customization Tool• Group Policy Settings

• Third Party Tools• Altiris• Scripting• PolicyMaker

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New! Productivity Hub

• Format: Pre-loaded SharePoint Portal, easily deployed within SharePoint Server 2007 environment

• Content: End user productivity training and tools in a variety of formats (documents, videos, podcasts, etc.).

• Products: Office 2007 System applications including SharePoint Server 2007.

What

• Help reduce costs: Streamlines training and helps reduce training overhead

• Mitigate lost productivity: Accelerate 2007 Office system adoption

• Drive usage: Ongoing access to training enables deeper use and helps create new power users

• Ignite collaboration: Empowers power users (Coaches) to help others. Creates foundation for information & idea sharing using Web 2.0 features.

Why

• Simple to deploy: Template design easy to deploy and manage.

• Extensible: A foundation to add customized functions

• Full control: Add proprietary content, feature necessary training

• Updates: Updated content through the Productivity Hub blog

How

Pilot opportunities available. Contact Suzanne Ross [suzross@microsoft.com]

WRAP UP

What Have We Learned?

• MS Customer Experience• Various Chicago Firms• Sidley

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What Other Issues Should We Be Thinking About?

• How well has legal adopted Office 2007? What are the deciding issues?

• The Fluent UI has been seen as a hurdle to acceptance. What has MS learned from this?

• What should we consider when determining whether to deploy Office 2007 now or prepare for Office 2010?

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What Other Issues Should We Be Thinking About? (continued)

• We are planning to deploy Windows 7 as part of our next PC refresh. Should we wait to deploy Office 2007/2010 then? What are the pros/cons?

• How should we think about Office web apps as we plan for our future environment?

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What Else is on Our Minds?

• Questions?

• Please complete the evaluations.

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OTHER RESOURCES

Office Deployment References

•Technical guide for deploying and administering Microsoft Office 2007. •http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc303401.aspx

Microsoft Office Resource Kit 2007

•Recommended processes and toolset to automate both desktop and server deployments.

•http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/solutionaccelerators/bb963909.aspx

Microsoft Deployment Toolkit

2008

•Services to help plan and pilot deployments of Office and/or the Windows client operating system.

•http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/sa/benefits/packagedservices.mspx

Desktop Deployment Planning Services

(DDPS).

•Assist IT with reviewing the number and types of Microsoft Office files in their environment and plan for a smooth rollout.

•http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=13580cd7-a8bc-40ef-8281-dd2c325a5a81&DisplayLang=en

Office Migration Planning Manager

Office Adoption References

•The source for learning more about the resources available to help end users get the most out of it.

•www.Microsoft.com/officeOffice Online

•Interactive way for users to see the classic menu and the equivalent commands in the Fluent UI (“the Ribbon”).

•http://office.microsoft.com/search/redir.aspx?assetid=HA102295841033&CTT=96&Origin=CL100605171033

Get Started Tabs

•Provide a list of the entire Office 2003 menu and toolbar commands and their locations in the 2007 Office system, in Microsoft Office Excel format.

•http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/training/HA102295841033.aspx#2Mapping workbooks

•Helps to create a training and communication plan,•http://www.microsoft.com/technet/desktopdeployment/bdd/elf/welcome.aspx

Enterprise Learning Framework (ELF)

•Provides your employees with Office 2007 to use at home.•http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/sa/benefits/home_use_rights.mspxHome Use Program