Data Center Consolidation Project Planning and Prioritization Tool

Author(s): Frank Trovato , David Xu , Darin Stahl

IT leaders must consider many components when deciding project priority, including whether projects are applicable to all sites, meet evolving business needs, and include stakeholder demands – all while operating under constrained resources. As a result, prioritizing IT projects continues to be increasingly challenging.

Use the Data Center Consolidation Project Planning and Prioritization Tool to:
  • Keep an inventory of tasks and projects required for data center consolidation.
  • Score and rank projects according to criteria such as legality, business impact, and level of dependency.
  • Create a prioritized list of projects.
  • Plan for required resourcing and conduct a budget analysis.
  • Create a detailed timeline for identified and prioritized data center consolidation projects.
Prioritizing consolidation projects can be a complicated and time-consuming process. Use this tool to simplify the necessary stages and produce a shortlist of prioritized projects.