SharePoint 2013 deployment - Project Plan Template with Milestones
Assuming Hardware, Public IP, SSL Certificates, Domain Names are ready - Here is my SharePoint 2013 deployment project plan template with milestones outlined:
This is only high-level tasks list! You may have to add/remove milestones based on your requirements!!
Deployment Tasks
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0. Project Kick-off, Team-setup, Identifying key stake-holders and
Responsibilities
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1.Pre-Deployment
Activities
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1.1 Planning Logical
Architecture, Topology, Service Accounts, Domain URLs, Naming Standards, etc.
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1.2 Provision Service Accounts, DNS Entries & Delegations for
SharePoint.
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1.3 Prepare machines
for SharePoint deployment (Adding Server Roles, Permissions, windows updates, etc.)
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1.4 SQL Server Installation, Clustering / Mirroring / Always-ON.
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2. SharePoint Installation
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2.1.1 Install SharePoint binaries to Web and App Servers
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2.1.2 Install Language
Packs, Patch to recent build
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2.2. Configure SharePoint Farm
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2.2.1 Run SharePoint
Configuration Wizard and Create SharePoint Farm
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2.2.2 Configure Farm, Web Application Settings (SMTP, Upload Size, Recycle Bin, Quota Templates,
Antivirus settings, etc.) |
2.3 Create
and Configure Service Applications
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2.3.1 Create Search Service Application.
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2.3.2 Configure Search
Service Content Source, Crawl Schedules, Verticals
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2.3.3 Configure User Profile Service
Application (My Sites, User Profile Sync)
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2.3.4 Create and
configure BDC, Excel Services, Managed Metadata Service, Secure Store, Web
Analytics
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2.4 Branding
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2.5 Configure SSL
certificates, Configure Scheduled Tasks for Backup, Archival, Etc.
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2.6 Load Balance, Publish SharePoint Farm
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3. Deploy Office Web App Farm
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3.1 Install necessary server roles to OWS Servers
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3.2 Install and
configure Office Web Apps Server Farm
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3.3 Establish bindings between SharePoint and OWS Farm
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4. Testing
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4.1 Execute Load Testing on provisioned SharePoint Farm
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4.2 Perform UI,
Functional Testing on SharePoint features
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4.3 Test My Sites, User Profile Sync, Incoming-Outgoing Emails,
Search, etc.
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5. Post deployment Tasks
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5.1 Plan and Implement Application/Hardware/Security Monitoring
(SCOM), High Availability, Backup, Disaster Recovery
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5.2 Run SharePoint
Health analyser, Best Practices checker and fix any possible issues.
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5.3 Environment Build Guide Documentation
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5.4 Handover,
Knowledge Transfer, Trainings
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This is only high-level tasks list! You may have to add/remove milestones based on your requirements!!
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