This concept of designing retail technology deployments seems to be foreign and new to many people, especially IT leadership. Most of the time, the delivery of new technology in the store environment is driven by a preestablished date. This is driven by the holiday shopping season or in support of other in-store marketing initiatives… Read more »
Tag: Deployment Design
Why Not Designing Your Technology Deployments Drives Techs Crazy
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 »
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 »
The Components of a Retail Deployment Design
A Retail Deployment Design is a document that outlines exactly how all tasks included in the Retail Deployment Plan will be executed. It is a written document that covers every aspect of the Who, What, When, Where, and How of the deployment. The collection of all these details are usually collected as part of the… Read more »
Things That Can Derail Even a Mature Technology Deployment
This group has been waiting for a long time to get these new machines. Their old machines are very long in the tooth. Planning has been going on for months, meetings, testing, back and forth. The deployment was scheduled for the 4th quarter of last year, but supply problems from the vendor caused delays in… Read more »
The Financial Benefits of Designing Retail Technology Deployments
When I initially start talking to people about designing their retail technology points, they very quickly get to the question of how does it benefit my bottom line? The biggest impact of designing retail deployments is that it eliminates the unknowns. And provides a mechanism to conduct dress rehearsals for the deployment and all related… Read more »