An infrastructure upgrade is a significant change. Here is how to approach it so it delivers rather than disrupts.

Start with what you have

Before planning an upgrade, understand your current infrastructure — what is there, how old it is, what is causing problems and what is working fine. An upgrade should address real weaknesses, not replace things for the sake of it.

Define what the business needs

Infrastructure exists to support the business, not the other way round. Define what the business needs from the upgrade — capacity, reliability, remote working, growth — and let that drive the decisions.

Plan the change carefully

• What is the order of work, and what depends on what?
• When will disruption happen, and how will it be managed?
• How will it be tested before going live?
• What is the rollback plan if something goes wrong?

Get the right support

An infrastructure upgrade is exactly the kind of IT project that benefits from experienced project support. IT project management and IT consultancy for how KPCR can help.

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