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Over the last 2+ decades implementing HEAT IT Service Management and Ivanti Service & Asset Manager, the following implementation milestones, aka rollout milestones, or roadmap have been deeply ingrained and proven to be the ultimate success factor and project structure.

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Post date 2020-10-07

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Over the last 2+ decades implementing HEAT IT Service Management and Ivanti Service & Asset Manager, the following implementation milestones, aka rollout milestones, or roadmap have been deeply ingrained and proven to be the ultimate success factor and project structure.

From Scope of Work to Go-Live (Rollout) there are many steps that need to be carefully planned, communicated, and enforced.

Tags HEAT, HEAT IT Service Management, Implementations, Ivanti Asset Manager, Ivanti Service Manager, Upgrades

By Ivanti ITSM Consultant

Gregor is a unique and distinctive authority in the Ivanti ITSM World. With experience going back to 1996, with HEAT IT Service Management and now Ivanti Service & Asset Manager. Gregor has provided Ivanti Professional Services and mentored Fortune 500 enterprise clients, Frontrange Business Partners (Change Control, Avante Solutions, Kifinti Solutions) and Ivanti Business Partners (Kifinti Solutions, DDS IT), worldwide in Canada, America, Europe, Asia, Australia, and New Zealand. It takes 2+ decades to become an overnight success. The result, Ivanti Best Practices and Latest Solutions that will take your ITxM Implementation to the next level with ITIL, ITSM, ITAM best practices.

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