Identifying the Technical Goals and Objectives to Implement Windows Server 2012

Although an OS upgrade to Windows Server 2012 might not initially seem integral to the highest-level company goals, its importance becomes clearer as the goals get close to the 1,000-foot view. When the business goals are sketched out, the technical goals should fall into place quite naturally.

At this point in the process, questions should focus on which components and capabilities of the network are most important and how they contribute to or hinder the goals expressed by the different units.

As with business goals, the technical goals of the project should be clarified on different levels (50,000 foot, 10,000 foot, 1,000 foot, and so on). At the highest level, ...

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