Document Outline

• For Business, Education, and Government
  • Contents
  • Introduction
    • Who is this guide for?
    • What does this guide cover?
    • Should I work with a Google Apps partner?
    • Additional resources and support
    • Provide feedback for this guide
    • Disclaimer for third-party product configurations
  • Transition Overview
    • Transitioning a company of 250+ employees
      • The Core IT phase
      • The Early Adopters phase
      • The Global Go Live phase
      • Recommended order of tasks per phase
    • Transitioning a company of fewer than 250 employees
      • Week 1
      • Week 2
      • Week 3
      • Week 4
  • Change Management
    • Core IT
      • Designate a change management coordinator
      • Educate employees about your Google Apps transition
      • Identify change impacts
      • Determine a web browser policy
      • Select your early adopters
    • Early Adopters
      • Decide on a go-live date and inform your employees
      • Plan your go-live help desk operations
      • Continue educating employees about your transition
    • Global Go Live
      • Run your go-live help desk
  • Domain Management
    • Core IT
      • Verify your primary domain with Google Apps
      • Verify additional domains with Google Apps (optional)
      • Set up a subdomain for mail routing
    • Global Go Live
      • Remove the mail routing subdomain
  • User Account Migration
    • Core IT
      • Add your IT team to Google Apps manually
    • Early Adopters
      • Begin provisioning users
      • Migrate shared contacts
    • Global Go Live
      • Finish provisioning users
      • Migrate distribution lists into Google Groups
      • Continue maintaining user accounts
  • Mail Data Migration
    • Core IT
      • Determine which mail migration tool to use
    • Early Adopters
      • Begin migrating user mail data
      • Migrate shared contacts
    • Global Go Live
      • Finish migrating user mail data
  • Mail Routing
    • Core IT
      • Set up dual delivery
      • Determine your final mail routing design
      • Set up standalone Google Message Security (optional)
    • Early Adopters
      • Set up split delivery
    • Global Go Live
      • Finalize your mail routing solution
  • Calendar Migration
    • Core IT
      • Decide whether to migrate user calendar data
    • Early Adopters
      • Begin provisioning calendar resources (recommended)
      • Begin migrating user calendar data (optional)
      • Share free/busy information across systems (optional)
    • Global Go Live
      • Provision remaining calendar resources
      • Finish migrating user calendar data (optional)
  • Mobile Configuration
    • Core IT
      • Determine your company’s mobile IT strategy
      • Test basic mobile connectivity to Google Apps
    • Early Adopters
      • Configure Android devices (Android)
      • Configure BlackBerry support (BlackBerry)
      • Configure iOS devices (iOS)
      • Enforce device policy (all devices)
      • Integrate mobile security apps (all devices)
    • Global Go Live
      • Schedule a mobile deployment day
      • Staff your mobile deployment day
  • User Policies
    • Core IT
      • Determine a web browser policy
      • Set up YouTube for Schools (optional)
  • Authentication and Authorization
    • Core IT
      • Decide whether to add auth services
      • Decide whether to enable 2-step verification
    • Early Adopters
      • Test auth services (optional)
    • Global Go Live
      • Launch auth services (optional)
  • Post-Transition Topics
    • Keep up with what’s new
    • Become a Google Apps expert
    • Learn more about mobile configuration
    • Consult the Google Apps Help Center