A technology rollout system is a comprehensive, multi-technology, multi-service, multi-site system designed to meet varying project requirements in an ever-changing telecommunications industry. Utilizing a technology rollout system with a well-defined, structured process for your company’s technology rollout can help lower project time and costs.
While it is easy to look at the actual deployment of a technology solution as the main focal point for evaluating a technology rollout company, there are actually four rollout phases to be aware of. These are:
Planning
Scheduling
Deployment
Project Close-out
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In each of these phases, there are items to consider in order to fully evaluate a technology rollout company’s capabilities.
Additional Issues
Three primary issues to consider that come into play before or after the Deployment Phase of a technology rollout are listed below. While there are always additional items of consideration, these are some of the most critical that can have a devastating impact on your project deadline and budget.
1. Lack of Defined Scope of Work
A clear Scope of Work (SOW) is crucial to ensuring that all project requirements for the entire deployment are defined. It is a check-and-balance for all work that is performed as well as keeps everyone involved informed about what is both expected and required for a successful technology rollout. Not having a defined SOW, which should be spearheaded by the technology rollout company, is a warning sign that the rollout is headed for major problems.
2. Pricing
Pricing can be the subject of great dispute. All too often, a technology rollout company will price services through a “low bid”, but what the customer rarely finds until too late are the hidden costs associated with a technology rollout. Large scale rollouts require management, internal resources, partnerships, and many other aspects that must be considered by a technology rollout company before engaging in nationwide or global deployments. Thus, having a transparent pricing structure with all items listed and defined is necessary to ensure that the customer knows what the “real’ pricing will be.
3. Billing
One of the most often overlooked aspects of a technology rollout, Billing accounts for a large part of the partner relationship. A technology rollout company must have a Billing component as part of its Rollout Services Model in order to ensure that all parties are paid correctly and efficiently. Without this part, you may find (either as a customer or end user) that you must dedicate resources to rectify the issues associated with work performed at your (or your customer’s) site location.
DULLES, VA, MARCH 10, 2010 – Concert Technologies, the innovator for rapid technology infrastructure rollouts of global enterprise networks, today announced the selection of its entire four-part white paper series to be posted on the BICSI website. BICSI, the leading global information technology systems association, made the selection of the white paper series, as it is designed to educate the information technology market on how to select the right contractor for multi-site telecommunication infrastructure deployment projects at an accelerated rate, titles include:
Lower Project Costs & Time of Technology Rollouts
Increase Nationwide Rollout & Global Technology Deployment Service Efficiency
Nationwide Rollout and Global Technology Deployment Internal Resources Requirements
Collaborative Partnerships for Nationwide Rollouts & Global Technology Deployments White Paper
“The white papers were designed to aid in the understanding and selection of the most efficient technology rollout system of methodologies to employ, by which a contractor can accelerate deployments of multisite locations of information technology infrastructure on a national or global basis,” said Concert Technologies, President, Dennis Mazaris.
Each white paper in the industry’s first four-part series defines different fundamental components in the success of a technology rollout company. This groundbreaking white paper series by Concert Technologies can now be found in its entirety on the BICSI website under the outreach & news section.
“We are pleased that BICSI has selected our four-part series to premier on their website. With BICSI being the global association in information technology systems as well as the leader in educational and certification programs, we believe our content in the series holds true to the high quality standards BICSI bestows on educating professionals in our industry,” said Mazaris.
About BICSI
BICSI is a professional association supporting the information technology systems (ITS) industry. ITS is the spectrum of voice, data, electronic safety and security, as well as audio and video technologies. BICSI provides information, education and knowledge assessment for individuals and companies in the ITS industry, serving more than 23,000 ITS professionals including designers, installers and technicians.
About Concert Technologies
Concert Technologies, founded in 1995, is a privately-held technology service company based in Dulles, VA. It is the leader in the accelerated delivery of national rollouts and global technology deployments for government, commercial and international organizations. Utilizing the Maestro Technology Rollout System of methodologies, it quickly implements, installs and manages multi-site, multi-service, multi-technology infrastructure projects. Visit Concert Technologies online: www.concerttech.com
DULLES, VA, FEBRUARY 18, 2010 – Concert Technologies today announced the release of its new podcast, entitled “Concert Close: Maximize the Green Efficiency of Multi-Site National Rollouts of Technology.” The interview-style podcast acknowledges the concerns of the Information Technology Systems industry, lead by the international non-profit association, BICSI, to provide green iniatives for technology contractors across the globe. Concert Technologies’ Green IT Deployment Program, “Concert Close,” is providing the industry’s first methodology to reduce truck rolls and travel time to customers requiring nationwide and international deployments of technology infrastructure. As a result, fuel consumption and carbon emissions are significantly reduced. Discussing the initiative is Executive Vice President of Concert Technologies, Tom Suder.
About “Concert Close”
“Concert Technologies sets the example for Nationwide and International Technology Rollout companies and the Information Technology Systems (ITS) industry in general by demonstrating how our rollout methods can reduce the cost and consumption of fuel as well as harmful emissions on the environment,” explains Tom Suder.
The podcast addresses the positive impact of the domestic “Concert Close” program. The interview lays out the foundation of the initiative explaining how and why Concert Technologies has mastered multi-service deployments of different technologies using as few truck rolls as possible and staying within a 40-mile distance of rural customer sites. The “Concert Close” method eliminates fuel consumption and carbon monoxide emissions by up to 70%.
“By being in 91 countries, we are well on our way to increasing our global local workforce to be able to provide the same ‘Concert Close’ capabilities as domestically”, said Dennis Mazaris, Concert Technologies, president.
About Concert Technologies
Concert Technologies, founded in 1995, is a privately-held technology service company based in Dulles, VA. It is the leader in the accelerated delivery of nationwide rollouts and global technology deployments for government, commercial and international organizations. Utilizing the Maestro Technology Rollout System, it quickly implements, installs and manages multi-site, multi-service, multi-technology infrastructure projects. Visit Concert Technologies online: www.concerttech.com
DULLES, VA, NOVEMBER 23, 2009 – The leading national rollout and global deployment company today announced the feature of its Lower Project Costs & Time of Technology Rollouts white paper to be the first on the BICSI website. This industry-first white paper is the first in the series that explains how to avoid the risks and maximize the efficiency of working with national technology rollout companies for multi-site deployments.
“BICSI is the leading ITS association and to have our technology rollout white paper featured as the first under their new guidelines for their audience is an honor,” said Dennis Mazaris, author of the article and Concert Technologies President. “The value of BICSI’s white paper section with their well thought out guidelines for submission should provide unbiased white paper content that will be informative to their 40,000 monthly viewers as well as the overall ITS industry.”
Benefits to the Industry
Lower Project Costs & Time of Technology Rollouts, initially released last year, for the first time explains the previously undefined yet critical fundamentals of the Technology Rollout System and identifies its key components:
Process Structure
Rollout Services Model
Internal Resources
Partnerships
This benefits not only contractors and customers who engage the technology rollout company for national rollouts or international deployments, but also the ITS industry as a whole. These include benefits include:
Minimized Site Revisits and Overruns
Accelerated Project Completion Time
Reduced Customer Management Responsibilities
Scalability and Flexibility to Adjust to Project Demands
Equipment and Technology Independence
Accountability with an Organizational Structure
Highest Level of Quality Assurance
Site Risk Mitigation
The Concert Technologies White Paper is available on the BICSI website.
About BICSI
BICSI is a professional association supporting the information transport systems (ITS) industry. ITS covers the spectrum of voice, data, electronic safety & security, and audio & video technologies. BICSI provides information, education and knowledge assessment for individuals and companies in the ITS industry, serving more than 23,000 ITS professionals, including designers, installers and technicians.
About Concert Technologies
Concert Technologies, founded in 1995, is a privately-held technology service company based in Dulles, VA. It is the leader in the rapid delivery of nationwide rollouts and global technology deployments for government, commercial and international organizations. Utilizing the Maestro Technology Rollout System®, it quickly implements, installs and manages multi-site, multi-service, multi-technology infrastructure projects. Visit Concert Technologies online: www.concerttech.com
entitled “Concert Close: Maximize the Green Efficiency of Multi-Site National Rollouts of Technology.” The interview-style podcast acknowledges the concerns of the Information Technology Systems industry, lead by the international non-profit association, 
