Privately Owned Manufacturing Company
A privately-owned manufacturing company needed to rapidly reduce costs and improve efficiency due to the downturn in the construction industry. They needed to identify quick wins on process improvements, leveraging Microsoft products that they already purchased.

Solution
A free five-day BVPS workshop, set up through the Microsoft Software Assurance Program, delivered by Microsoft and Expressworks
Two key processes were identified for quick win implementation:

• LiveMeeting Adoption
• Transition Company Project Management Process to SharePoint

Results

• User Adoption Toolkit from Expressworks:
• Best Practice Presentation
• Change Assessment Tool & Stakeholder Analysis
• Communication Plan & Calendar
• Implementation/Training Plan
• Sponsorship Plan
• Process Evaluation and Prioritization
• Microsoft Productivity Hub
• Microsoft Desktop SharePoint training
• Free MS SharePoint Designer download
• Presented MOSS 2007 work loads; MOSS is more than just another type of file share