| • | Evaluation of technology conditions which effect decisions for new or existing buildings |
| • | Evaluate cabling infrastructure needs and current conditions |
| • | Maximize computer room layout |
| • | Coordination of facility buildout and technology installs |
| • | Determine electrical requirements |
| • | Determine power conditioning and backup requirements |
| • | Phased move vs. hot cut/flash cut implications |
| • | Traffic engineering |
| • | Paging issues and policies |
| • | Facility shortages and scheduled move dates |
| • | Prioritizing of system transitions |
| • | Re-evaluate contracts which will be effected |
| • | Interim service design and orders |
| • | Disaster recovery and contingency planning |
| • | New number assignments and printed materials |
| • | Number assignment guarantees |
| • | Planned rollout of numbers and notices |
| • | Call forwards cost management |
| • | Management of vendor overtime |
| • | Management of change orders |
| • | Disconnect orders |
| • | Security guard phones |
| • | Staff training on new features |
| • | Set up help desk for employee inquiries |
| • | Power failure assignments |
| • | and more... |
With all that you have to plan in a move nothing can be more overlooked, underestimated, overwhelming or critical than your communications. There's no room for errors and excuses when the entire company is depending upon connectivity to other corporate locations, clients and vendors. All the bases must be covered with a solid transition plan in place.