Some of the things that happen when you don’t, and they all cost you money!! You’ve known this time was coming for a long time. You thought about it for months, maybe years. The old equipment the users in your stores are using is getting old. It is now out of warranty. The costs of keeping it going is becoming a… Read more »
Category: Deployment Design
Why You Must Design Your Retail Technology Deployments—Not Just Plan Them
Why You Must Design Your Retail Technology Deployments—Not Just Plan Them Plan vs Design Webster’s dictionary defines Plan as “to arrange a method or scheme beforehand for any work, enterprise, or proceeding”. Webster defines Design as “to prepare the preliminary sketch or the plans for (a work to be executed), especially to plan the… Read more »
Key Considerations for Developing Your Retail Technology Deployment Scope Definition
Key Considerations for Developing Your Retail Technology Deployment Scope Definition It seems like a no-brainer that you must clearly define scope when working on your retail technology deployment. I’m constantly surprised at how many retailers do not take the time to fully define up front. At best, retailers usually define which stores are included… Read more »
How to Conduct Retail Technology Deployment Design Workshops
How to Conduct Retail Technology Deployment Design Workshops When preparing for your retail technology deployments, a great way to facilitate and organize the development of the Deployment Design is to conduct a Design Workshop with the core Project Team. Either, an experienced Deployment Designer can be brought in to facilitate the discussion and fully document… Read more »
Items Often Overlooked Before and During Technology Deployments
These Create Unhappy Users, Technicians, and Cost Money! We have all been there. Regardless of your capacity during the Technology Deployment, we have all experienced the pain of things not being designed, planned, or thought through before going live with the deployment. Some of these things should be addressed during the design stage, yet a lot… Read more »