Summary

  • 5 minutes

In this module, you addressed readiness gaps and prepared your organization for a Windows 11 deployment.

Use the following checklist to summarize your deployment planning and preparation. In the next and last phase—the Deployment phase—you’ll implement the deployment plan and take the final steps towards a smooth transition.

Objective Tasks Deliverables
Ops: Prepare operations for deployment Close gaps to achieve operations readiness:
- Implement RACI roles. • [Optional] Stakeholder approval tracking system
- [Optional] Set up Proof of Concept (PoC) lab environment. • [Optional] Proof of Concept (PoC) completion and results documentation
- Update the deployment plan, assigning devices to rings. • Updated deployment plan (including assignment of devices to rings)
- Sign off and update procedural documentation. • Procedural documentation of operational readiness
Apps: Prepare apps for deployment Close gaps to achieve app readiness:
- Run app readiness reports. • List of app compatibility issues
- Modernize and update apps. • Refreshed app inventory with replaced or updated apps
- [Optional] Select and test critical and important apps in Proof of Concept (lab) environment. • [Optional] List of apps for PoC
- Select critical and important applications for regression and pilot testing in a production environment. • List of apps for regression and pilot testing
- Remediate failed apps. • A record of all remediated apps
- Sign off and update procedural documentation. • Report results
• Procedural documentation of testing, remediation, and results
Infra: Prepare infrastructure for deployment Close gaps to achieve infrastructure readiness:
- Update necessary infrastructure and tooling. • Updated list of infrastructure and tools
- Validate infrastructure and tooling. • Validation reports for infrastructure and tooling
- Compare pass or fail results against readiness criteria. • Remediation reports for infrastructure and tooling
- Remediate infrastructure and tooling. • Procedural documentation of testing, remediation, and results
- Sign off and update procedural documentation.
Config: Prepare settings for deployment Close gaps to achieve configuration readiness:
- Create and populate your deployment rings. • Deployment infrastructure readiness checklist complete and ready to deploy Windows 11
- Create a security baseline. • Security baseline ready to be deployed
- Update policies and administrative templates. • Other device and/or user settings ready to be deployed
- Update network configuration. • Network settings completed
- [Optional] Test settings in Proof of Concept (lab) environment. • [Optional] Report of settings pass/fail
- Compare configured settings against readiness criteria. • Identify gaps
- Sign off and update procedural documentation. • Procedural documentation of testing, remediation, and results
Devices: Prepare devices for deployment Close gaps to achieve device readiness:
- Run device driver readiness report. • List of device driver incompatibilities
- Perform device readiness remediation. • All devices ready to upgrade to Windows 11
- Remediate device identity. • All devices provided with a device identity
- [Optional] Select and configure test devices. • [Optional] List of testing failures
- Sign off and update procedural documentation. • Procedural documentation of testing, remediation, and results
Users: Prepare users for deployment Close gaps to achieve user readiness:
- Select test users. • List of users and their devices for pilot phase
- Create a communications schedule to prepare different groups for changes. • Comms calendar
- Draft emails to promote usage and offer support. • Set of message drafts
- Update help desk manuals. • Updated help desk manual
- Sign off and update procedural documentation. • Procedural documentation of testing, remediation, and results