Closed Loop Lifecycle Planning: A Complete Guide to Managing Your PC Fleet Book

Introduction 1

Part I   Lifecycle Management

1 Closed Loop Lifecycle Planning Methodology 7

2 Overview of Closed Loop Lifecycle Planning 21

3 Acquiring Hardware 37

4 Acquiring Software 51

5 Staging and Integration 71

6 Installation 85

7 Moves, Adds, and Changes (MACs) 95

8 Warranty and Maintenance 105

9 Asset Management 119

10 The Help Desk 139

11 Program Management 159

12 Disposing of Client Devices at the End of Life 171

13 Technology Refresh 187

14 Service-Delivery Strategies 207

15 Security and Risk 233

16 Global Lifecycle 249

17 Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity  261

18 End-User Downtime 267

19 Lifecycle Management: Business Observations 275

Index 529

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Part II Additional Detailed Lifecycle Management Content

20 Interoperability and Prototyping 287

21 Image Management 295

22 Networking 307

23 Management Tools 315

24 The Quantification of Benefits and Value of Closed Loop Lifecycle Planning 323

25 Closed Loop Lifecycle Planning for Servers 359

26 Industry Profiles: Lifecycle Considerations 367

Bonus Section    User Segmentation: A Complement to Closed Loop Lifecycle Planning

27 Overview of User Segmentation 381

28 Technologies in User Segmentation 399

29 Expanding the Technologies Under a User Segmentation Strategy 427

30 End-User Segments 453

31 User Segmentation and the Closed Loop Lifecycle Planning Model 505