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Send an announcement email to your company with th
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Customize posters with the
nd hang them
around your office as your go-live date approaches.
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The
contains links to numerous
helpful resources for new users, including training videos. You can customize the
appearance of this template with your own company logo and a message from an
executive to improve the user experience. Setting up the template also helps
familiarize you and your users with Google Sites.
In addition to linking your users to the Google Apps Learning Center, you should
send out the guides it contains on a regular basis leading up to your go-live date.
Structuring your users’ learning process will help ensure that they’re ready for the
transition.
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Many more user resources, such as email templates and user guides that you can
send to your employees during your transition, are available at the
Identify change impacts
Level of Effort:
Moderate
You can reduce stress for your users by proactively identifying impacts to your
company’s existing processes. Work with your IT team to determine a course of
action for each of these impacts, and devise a strategy for communicating them to
your company.
Determine a web browser policy
Level of Effort:
Low
Because Google Apps services are accessed primarily from a browser, you should
establish a policy regarding the browser(s) that your IT team supports. Google
Chrome provides the best Google Apps experience for both admins and users, with
additional features that include the following:
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Desktop notifications
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Offline Gmail, along with other extensions available in the
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Advanced organization-wide policy controls, as described at
If your legacy system includes web applications that run only on older browsers, you
should continue to support an older browser for those applications, along with Google
Chrome for Google Apps.