Monitoring the Pilot

Your team should continually monitor the pilot network, looking for bottlenecks and areas that need to be tuned. Monitor both traffic flow and application performance. Although monitoring tools provide much information, it also helps to visit the pilot site periodically. Talking with users frequently uncovers issues that might otherwise go unnoticed. Be sure to check problem reports frequently and look for trends.

During the pilot, assess risks to the project. For example, look for the following:

• Scope changes
• Cost increases
• Interoperability problems
• Unanticipated downtime

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