Assembling Project Teams

After you have a general understanding of Internet Explorer features and functions, you can assemble the people needed to plan and carry out the Internet Explorer deployment. Typically, a project manager oversees the deployment of Internet Explorer. That project manager assembles the necessary teams of system administrators and other information technology (IT) professionals to help plan, test, implement, and support the deployment.

Important The size and number of teams will vary depending on the needs of your organization. For small organizations, only a few people who perform the roles of all the teams may be involved. Also, you can use external resources to supplement your internal teams.

Project teams can include:

• Planning teams that help determine the deployment requirements, develop deployment strategies, and write the deployment plan.
• Installation teams that set up the test lab and use it to test the deployment strategies.
• Training teams that develop the training plan and training documentation, promote Internet Explorer, and train the users during the pilot program and Internet Explorer deployment.
• Support teams that develop the support plan and assist users during and after the pilot program and Internet Explorer deployment.

When you set up your deployment planning teams, you should also include representatives from other groups involved in the deployment process. For example, you may include people from standards committees and finance groups.