1. Desktop Deployment Planning Service DDPS In Action – Session 6 Deliverables/Cost Calculator & DDPS Live Meeting Series Desktop Deployment Planning Service In Action

2. Desktop Deployment Planning Service Introductions Today’s Speakers Richard Smith Consultant Microsoft Services ricsmith@microsoft.com Jason Cross Senior Consultant Microsoft Services jasoncr@microsoft.com Lutz Seidemann Architect Microsoft Services lutzs@microsoft.com General DDPS questions can be directed to: ddps@microsoft.com ddps@microsoft.com Chris Bush Senior Consultant Microsoft Services chrisbus@microsoft.com

3. Desktop Deployment Planning Service DDPS In Action Series Overview Session 6 Deliverables/Cost Calculator Q & A Agenda

4. Desktop Deployment Planning Service [Insert LiveMeeting Poll Slides] POLLS

5. Desktop Deployment Planning Service DDPS In Action Series Overview Session 6 Deliverables/Cost Calculator Q & A Agenda

6. Desktop Deployment Planning Service Multiple sessions in this series 30-60 minute 300-level webcasts Led by Subject Matter Experts who will provide real-world insight on delivery To download DDPS materials: https://iwsolve.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/ddps/Resources.aspx#q3 DDPS In Action Series Overview Schedule of Topics: May 30: DDPS Overview June 6: PFQ: Preflight Questionnaire June 13: SBS: Strategy Briefing Session/ADS: Architecture Design Session June 20: Proof of Concept & BDD Hydration June 27: Demonstrating DDPS (Demo Environment and Videos) July 18: Deliverables/Cost Calculator July 4 th and July 11 th : US National Holiday and Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference (visit our Hands-On Lab at WPC in Denver)

7. Desktop Deployment Planning Service DDPS v2 Key Updates and changes Updated tools and guidance New process/design oriented structure (cake model) BDD 2007 support Vista and Office 2007 support Application Compatibility Toolkit v5 Updated Deployment Cost Calculator Licensing and Activation modules New certification exam Updated Demo environment

8. Desktop Deployment Planning Service DDPS Delivery Guide Provided as part of the DDPS program materials Steps through all phases of delivery Identifies skills a consultant should possess to deliver a DDPS Engagement Lists the recommended tools and technologies that a consultant for a DDPS Engagement Identifies differences between the 1, 3, 5, 10 day DDPS offerings, as well as full sample agendas To download DDPS materials: https://iwsolve.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/ddps/Resources.aspx#q3

9. Desktop Deployment Planning Service DDPS In Action Series Overview Session 6 Deliverables/Cost Calculator Q & A Agenda

10. Desktop Deployment Planning Service [Insert LiveMeeting Poll Slide] POLLS

11. Desktop Deployment Planning Service DDPS v2 Deliverables Cost Calculator Covered in today’s session Leave Behind CD Core elements are provided in DDPS materials (.\DDPS_v2\DeliveryMaterials\Deliverables\DDPS Customer Leave Behind CD) Add any relevant items discovered or used during the engagement Covered in DDPS In Action Series Session 5 Engagement Summary and Recommendations Summarizes Strategy Briefing Session and Architectural Design Session findings Summarizes Proof of Concept (5, 10, 15 Day engagements only) Provides deployment recommendations and next steps Covered in DDPS In Action Series Session 3

12. Desktop Deployment Planning Service The goal of the DDPS Cost Calculator is to help decision makers estimate the costs of deploying Microsoft Vista and/or 2007 Office System. Estimate the deployment costs for enterprises with 500 – 90,000 computers Suggest low level metric and cost estimates Allow user over rides The calculator estimates are based on user input data and regression analysis from historic and early adopter data on similar deployments. Support ‘what if’ analysis by allowing user to change any data item and instantly recalculating deployment costs Support budget planning process by saving and/or printing estimate results Cost Calculator Introduction

13. Desktop Deployment Planning Service DDPS partners are a trusted advisor therefore it is important to: Engage with customers to understand their core infrastructure needs as it relates to desktop deployment Emphasize lower costs and easier deployments Customers also need To know how the partner and Microsoft can help address their issues To understand the road ahead in the form of a deployment plan To understand the costs of that plan Cost Calculator Vision/Goal

14. Desktop Deployment Planning Service Data comes from firms in a variety of industries with deployment sizes ranging from 500 seats to 90,000 seats Captured using a 38-page detailed questionnaire Filled out by each company prior to a follow-up interview Vendor independently identified and interviewed each of these customers Interviewees participated without coaching and their responses & data were not filtered in any way Follow-up interview typically lasted between 1 and 2 hours used to clarify responses to the questionnaire gather additional background information related to deployment Cost Calculator Background

15. Desktop Deployment Planning Service Available in multiple languages at http://directory.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/providerd eliverables.aspx http://directory.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/providerd eliverables.aspx http://directory.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/providerd eliverables.aspx Brazilian Portuguese ChineseCzechEnglishFrenchGermanItalian Cost Calculator Language Support JapaneseKoreanNorwegianPolishRussianSpanishSwedish

16. Desktop Deployment Planning Service Use Pre-flight Questionnaire as basis for data Initially, the Cost Calculator can be filled-out with the customer present at the end of the Architectural Design Session Update information as the DDPS engagement progresses Cost Calculator Best Practices

17. Desktop Deployment Planning Service The calculator consists of four primary steps: Step 1: Tell us about your environment Step 2: Validate Baseline Assumptions and Infrastructure Remediation components Step 3: Validate Roll-out Assumptions Step 4: Summarize Cost Calculator Process Overview

18. Desktop Deployment Planning Service Step 1: Environment This part of the tool gathers background data on the company, IT environment and deployment metrics and approach Data is entered by either making selections from the drop down boxes or entering data directly into the fields highlighted in yellow Grayed out boxes are either not applicable based on your answers to previous questions or are formulas

19. Desktop Deployment Planning Service Step 1: Environment (cont.) Environment Inputs Deployment Background Company Background IT Background OS and Office Background

20. Desktop Deployment Planning Service Step 2a : Validate Baseline The Calculator develops a series of estimates for metrics involved in this deployment project. Metrics such as: Average wages for User and IT HW replacement and upgrade costs Engineering hours to develop images and deployment scripts Numbers of applications that will migrate, will be upgraded or need to be replaced Licensing costs for OS, Office and applications All the calculator assumptions can be by entering data into the fields highlighted in yellow

21. Desktop Deployment Planning Service Step 2b: Infrastructure The BDD methodology will be used for the deployment project, the Infrastructure Remediation tab, suggests the infrastructure components and component specifications required. The component recommendations are developed based on: The size of the deployment The total number of computers in the corporation The infrastructure distribution profile of the corporation as derived from the data entered into the Hub and Remote Site fields on the Environment tab

22. Desktop Deployment Planning Service Step 2b: Infrastructure This partial snapshot of the Infra Architecture Reference Data tab shows the recommended server specifications for each of the BDD servers. The complete server specification list can be viewed in the actual Calculator.

23. Desktop Deployment Planning Service Step 3: Validate Assumptions The costs are itemized and presented in the following summary categories: Client hardware costs Server infrastructure remediation Client software costs Planning, evaluation and procurement Application development costs Temporary increase in Operations and Administration costs Direct Rollout Deployment labor costs End User and IT Training expenses End User and Operations downtime costs Miscellaneous Any of the itemized costs may be overridden based on customer specifics

24. Desktop Deployment Planning Service Step 4: Summary Summary of the deployment data in three different views : IT Categories BDD Categories Key Metric Deliverable to submit

25. Desktop Deployment Planning Service Demo DDPS Cost Calculator

26. Desktop Deployment Planning Service Please send us your feedback(good, bad, usefulness, updates, etc.) to ddps@microsft.com Cost Calculator Feedback

27. Desktop Deployment Planning Service DDPS v2 Key Resources DDPS Materials http://microsoftddps.com BDD Hydration https://iwsolve.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/ddps/Re sources.aspx#q3 https://iwsolve.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/ddps/Re sources.aspx#q3 Technical Demonstration Kit https://partner.microsoft.com/US/40016125?PS=95000 027 https://partner.microsoft.com/US/40016125?PS=95000 027 Virtual PC https://www.microsoft.com/virtualpc

28. Desktop Deployment Planning Service Resources and Links DDPS Web Site http://www.iwsolve.com/ddps DDPS FAQ https://iwsolve.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/ddps/ddps_faq.htm DDPS Online tutorial https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/register.aspx?publisher=3&cour seid=1375 https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/register.aspx?publisher=3&cour seid=1375 DDPS Engagement Material http://directory.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/providerdeliverables.aspx DDPS v2 Exam 70-624 http://www.microsoft.com/learning/exams/70-624.mspx DDPS v1 Exam 74-139 http://www.microsoft.com/learning/exams/74-139.mspx Microsoft Infrastructure Optimization Model http://www.microsoft.com/technet/infrastructure/default.mspx

29. Desktop Deployment Planning Service Resources and Links (cont.) Microsoft Volume Licensing Services http://licensing.microsoft.com/ DDPS Solution Provider and the Office System Solution Directory (OSSD) http://directory.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/psbproviders/ Voucher Validation and Redemption (VVR) Tool https://vvr.microsoft.com/ DDPS Partner Instructions for Voucher Redemption https://iwsolve.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/PackagedServices/Partn erInstructions_UsingVVR_v1.2.doc https://iwsolve.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/PackagedServices/Partn erInstructions_UsingVVR_v1.2.doc https://partner.microsoft.com/download/US/40017563 DDPS Partner Instructions on reimbursement: https://iwsolve.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/PackagedServices/Partn erInstructions_RequestingPayment_v1.2.doc https://iwsolve.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/PackagedServices/Partn erInstructions_RequestingPayment_v1.2.doc DDPS reimbursement form: https://iwsolve.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/PackagedServices/Pack agedServices_PartnerPaymentRequestForm_v1.4.doc https://iwsolve.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/PackagedServices/Pack agedServices_PartnerPaymentRequestForm_v1.4.doc

30. Desktop Deployment Planning Service Questions

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