"Gradually" is the keyword to remember in making the move.
1 : Make sure that the users in the effected undertand the reasons on making the move away from Micro$oft. And "$" reason is a start but make sure you cam explain the metrics - i.e. annual liscensing etc. Spend time educating the users on the edd to switch over and you will save tons of time later and gain political support.
2: As a earlier poster mentioned, bring in the changes in phases. Ween off users away from Word, Excel and install Linux/Star Office in parallel. From experience, most people will complain when on changing from Excel and Outlook. Excel is not too much of a proble because Star Office's version is almost as poerful BUT not user friendly. Outlook is a tough one to drop - we had a lot of resistance from our staff on this. The integrated calendar/scheduling/email has an almost narcotic hold on some users. Star Office does not come close unfortunately. There may be some alternatives out there - at this stage I have not reseached them Perhaps other posters can help in this area.
3.Run ongoing seminars and be quick with answers to any questions. Once installed and the swith date is impeding - make sure you keep on winning the audience. Remember - the audience is only with you till the next problem.
Many other companies are contemplating the move - it makes sense and you are not alone.
Check out :
http://www.linuxandmain.com/essay/hari.html
Okay - this article is very entertaining but "Deacy" is the wrong word for this - the author must have been studying capacitors and the decay rate of charge on a capacitor.
I would suggest substituting "decay" for "charge"
Hi:
I am out and about looking for a postion is S/W development - MSc in Elec Engineering, 5 years experience.
I was wondering with my profile, should I be working with a recruiter? And are there things to watch out for?
I was always under the impression that recruiters were for CEO-type positions and they took a % of the salary.
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Fortran is procedural not oo; so no UML
"Gradually" is the keyword to remember in making the move. 1 : Make sure that the users in the effected undertand the reasons on making the move away from Micro$oft. And "$" reason is a start but make sure you cam explain the metrics - i.e. annual liscensing etc. Spend time educating the users on the edd to switch over and you will save tons of time later and gain political support. 2: As a earlier poster mentioned, bring in the changes in phases. Ween off users away from Word, Excel and install Linux/Star Office in parallel. From experience, most people will complain when on changing from Excel and Outlook. Excel is not too much of a proble because Star Office's version is almost as poerful BUT not user friendly. Outlook is a tough one to drop - we had a lot of resistance from our staff on this. The integrated calendar/scheduling/email has an almost narcotic hold on some users. Star Office does not come close unfortunately. There may be some alternatives out there - at this stage I have not reseached them Perhaps other posters can help in this area. 3.Run ongoing seminars and be quick with answers to any questions. Once installed and the swith date is impeding - make sure you keep on winning the audience. Remember - the audience is only with you till the next problem. Many other companies are contemplating the move - it makes sense and you are not alone. Check out : http://www.linuxandmain.com/essay/hari.html
Okay - this article is very entertaining but "Deacy" is the wrong word for this - the author must have been studying capacitors and the decay rate of charge on a capacitor. I would suggest substituting "decay" for "charge"
Hi: I am out and about looking for a postion is S/W development - MSc in Elec Engineering, 5 years experience. I was wondering with my profile, should I be working with a recruiter? And are there things to watch out for? I was always under the impression that recruiters were for CEO-type positions and they took a % of the salary.