Piloting Your Directory Service Checklist

To review, here are some important things to remember when conducting your pilot:

• Select test criteria for scale, performance, and functionality.

• Perform laboratory tests for scale, performance, and functionality.

• Document pilot goals.

• Document a pilot scope.

• Document a pilot time line.

• Develop pilot documentation and training materials.

• Identify pilot end users and administrative users.

• Set up the pilot environment.

• Roll out the pilot to users and administrators.

• Collect feedback.

• Incorporate feedback.

• Repeat the last two steps until you feel confident that you are ready to put your directory service into production.