Planning Overview

Before you begin migrating, you need to analyze your needs and create a strategy. First, you need to create a team of experts who can help your rollout go smoothly. Next, you need to decide whether your organization will migrate all at once or in phases. You will also need to determine how you plan to:

• Establish and maintain connections.
• Convert messaging applications.
• Maintain external addresses.
• Establish naming conventions.
• Handle migrated messages.
• Maintain directories.
• Move scheduling information.
• Move distribution lists.
• Route external messages.
• Move remote users.
• Create a contingency plan.
• Test your plan.