Software Assurance Packaged Services

In the “product off years” at Microsoft (no new OS, no new Office), internal focus often shifts to other components of Software Assurance that can add value to the investment since there is no compelling argument for upgrade rights. It is no surprise then that 2008 is bringing us new choices in what Microsoft calls “Packaged Service Offerings.”

In a nutshell, these are Microsoft-funded consulting packages provided to SA customers at no charge, with the goal of allowing those customers to explore new technologies for deployment at their Enterprise. The newest is SDPS – or –SharePoint Deployment Planning Services. SDPS provides the client with bundles of consulting days for anywhere from 1 to 15 days (length is driven by size of licensing agreement) where a certified Microsoft Partner will provide anything from Requirements Gathering for a SharePoint Deployment right up to a full-blown Pilot on site. Springhouse consultants are currently engaged in a number of these and the initial feedback has been outstanding. If SharePoint is anywhere on your radar, consider opening the discussion to see if your enterprise qualifies for SDPS.

Considering a migration to Office 2007? Springhouse is working with Value Prism and Microsoft to beta test Microsoft’s latest packaged Service, Office System Business Value Planning Services – or - OSBVPS. The idea of this bundle is to help customers identify, unlock, and capture the business value of Office System.  This service will deliver a current state process analysis, future state process design, a high-level business case for the proposed solution, as well as a high-level adoption/implementation plan and a proposal for additional services to implement the solution.  The Springhouse team will engage some candidate enterprises at no charge for this service in the coming months. Please reach out immediately to gvogler@springhouse.com if an Office 2007 migration/implementation is under consideration to learn more.

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