Building the case for Windows 8.1 Flexible Workstyle deployment

Windows 8.1 Business Value Workshop

Microsoft Consulting Services can help you build the business case for Windows 8.1

Solution and Products

Strategy for Flexible Workstyle and consumerization of IT

Business case for implementing Windows 8.1 Flexible Workstyle solution with:

• Windows 8.1 enterprise devices

• Windows 8.1 modern apps

• Microsoft Office 2013

• Microsoft Office 365

• Microsoft System Center 2012

• Windows Intune

• Windows Server 2012

• Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) 2013

In today’s dynamic business environment, CIOs are transforming

their IT environments to improve productivity, save money, and

speed time to market. The Microsoft Services Windows 8.1 Business

Value Workshop can help CIOs and IT executives assess their

environments and realize the full potential of client end-user

transformation for optimal business value.

Tap into the experience of Microsoft consultants who have helped

organizations all over the world. Together, you can identify

requirements, analyze business data, and finalize recommendations

for solutions that maximize return on investment (ROI) and minimize

payback period.

Taking advantage of the proven experience of our experts and

solution architects, this offering can help you define measurable

business value to support high return on IT investments.

Windows 8.1 Business Value Workshop

The Windows 8.1 Business Value Workshop lasts 5 to 8 days and is

focused exclusively on quantifying the business value of your

organization’s critical IT requirements. Each stage of the workshop is

driven by the size and complexity of your organization, and by the

knowledge of the stakeholders involved in the data-gathering

process. The workshop can help you make a solid business case for

upgrading to a modern IT environment.

Best business

tablets and PCs

Increase productivity and convenience

Windows apps

for business

Provide robust access to business data and increase consumer reach

Enterprise-grade

security

Secure corporate data

Empowerment:

Bring Your Own

Device (BYOD)

Support choice of own device and reduce capital costs

Mobility: Productive

and Connected

Provide mobility options

Assess and measure the business value of

Windows 8.1 Flexible Workstyle for your

organization

Present findings

Gather results

Define success metricsDiscover

With the one-on-one help of Microsoft Consulting Services, internal stakeholders identify areas of potential business value—from mobility to security to virtualization. They also gather organizational data on, for example, application environment, user and device profiles, and infrastructure maturity.

AnalyzeThe stakeholder team then feeds the data into a customizable business model. This model quantifies the benefits, cash flow, and ROI of achieving the identified areas of business value, based on your organization’s specific business and infrastructure profile.

Finalize Results from the business model are summarized into a key findings presentation that includes:

• Benefits mapping presentation of business and IT benefits aligned with specific organizational needs.

• ROI report based on financial modeling analysis.

• Business case report consisting of a key findings summary and financial data executive summary.

How can the Windows 8.1 Business Value Workshop help you?

• The workshop identifies areas for improvement and evaluates the benefits of the Windows 8.1 Flexible Workstyle.

• The workshop process includes stakeholder selection and three well-defined stages.

Microsoft Services will be your guide

Microsoft Services delivers experience and best practices learned from helping organizations worldwide maximize their investments in Microsoft technologies.

The Windows 8.1 Business Value Workshop can:

• Guide you toward a solution designed to meet your specific business needs.

• Help you quantify the business case for a Windows 8.1 Flexible Workstyle solution for your IT environment.

For more information about Microsoft Services, visit www.microsoft.com/microsoftservices.

Why Flexible Workstyle?

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