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Sales Readiness Plan

 

Action

Activity Type

Content Source

Duration (Hours)

Partner Cost

Solution Selling Fundamentals

 

 

 

 

Microsoft Solution Selling for Partners (Online)

Online Course

Microsoft Partner Program Portal

4

$60 Per Individual or

$500 Per Partner Organization (up to 40 users)

Microsoft Solutions Selling for Partners (Instructor-Led)

Classroom

US Partner Readiness

16

$125

 

 

 

 

 

Product Overview

 

 

 

 

Virtual Partner Briefing – Powered by TS2: Windows Vista and 2007 Office Preview and Positioning

On-Demand Web Seminar

US Partner Readiness

1.5

No

Charge*

 

 

 

 

 

Selling the Value of Vista

 

 

 

 

The Windows Vista Discussion Tool: Having a Business Value and TCO Conversation with Customers

On-Demand Web Seminar

US Partner Readiness

1

No

Charge*

 

 

 

 

 

Licensing

 

 

 

 

Windows Vista: Selling the Product, For LARs, DMRs, Sales Force, and Distributors

Online Courses & Tutorials

Partner Learning Center

1

No

Charge*

 

* No Charge: Included as part of your Partner Program Benefits

 


 

Technical Readiness Plan

 

Action

Activity Type

Content Source

Duration (Hours)

Partner Cost

Gold Certified Partner Technical Services Coordinator (TSC) Vista Loadfest Events

NOTE:  Only available to Gold Certified Partners

 

 

 

Feature Overview

Online Loadfest

Gold Partner TSC

2

1 Hour TSC Time Charged

Business Proposition

Online Loadfest

Gold Partner TSC

2

1 Hour TSC Time Charged

Deployment Tools

Online Loadfest

Gold Partner TSC

2

1 Hour TSC Time Charged

Security & Maintenance

Online Loadfest

Gold Partner TSC

2

1 Hour TSC Time Charged

 

 

 

 

 

Deployment

 

 

 

 

Windows Vista: Doing Deployment Right!

Classroom

US Partner Readiness

8

$95

Windows Vista - SI Deployment & Maintenance Workshop

Classroom (Pre-Registration)

US Partner Readiness

TBD

TBD

Clinic 3041: Deploying Microsoft® Windows Vista™ and the 2007 Office System Client Products (Beta)

eLearning

Microsoft eLearning

3

No

Charge*

TechNet Webcast: Windows Vista Deployment Overview (Level 200)

On-Demand Web Seminar

TechNet

1

No

Charge*

TechNet Webcast: Tools and Techniques for Managing a Windows Vista Desktop Deployment (Level 200)

On-Demand Web Seminar

TechNet

1

No

Charge*

TechNet Webcast: Windows Vista Deployment Tools and Technologies (Level 200)

On-Demand Web Seminar

TechNet

1

No

Charge*

TechNet Webcast: Windows Preinstallation Environment 2.0 for Windows Vista Deployment (Level 200)

On-Demand Web Seminar

TechNet

1

No

Charge*

Customizing Windows PE

Hands-On Lab Online

Partner Learning Center

1

No

Charge*

New Windows Vista Volume Activation and the Windows Genuine Initiative

On-Demand Web Seminar

US Partner Readiness

1

No

Charge*

Migrating User State from Windows XP to Windows Vista Virtual Lab

Hands-On Lab Online

TechNet

1

No

Charge*

Windows Vista Deployment Step by Step Guide

Step by Step Guide

TechNet

NA

No

Charge*

Windows Vista Migration Step by Step Guide

Step by Step Guide

TechNet

NA

No

Charge*


 

Solution Accelerator for Business Desktop Deployment (BDD) 2007

 

 

 

 

TechNet Webcast: Deploying Windows Vista Using BDD 2007 (Level 200)

On-Demand Web Seminar

TechNet

1

No

Charge*

TechNet Webcast: Deploying Windows Vista and the 2007 Microsoft Office System Using BDD 2007 (Level 300)

On-Demand Web Seminar

TechNet

1.5

No

Charge*

TechNet Webcast: Business Desktop Deployment Workbench in Windows Vista (Level 300)

On-Demand Web Seminar

TechNet

1

No

Charge*

TechNet Webcast: Business Desktop Deployment for Windows Vista Using Lite Touch Installation (Level 300)

On-Demand Web Seminar

TechNet

1

No

Charge*

TechNet Webcast: Deploying Windows Vista Clients with Systems Management Server 2003 (Level 300)

On-Demand Web Seminar

TechNet

1

No

Charge*

 

 

 

 

 

Application Compatibility

 

 

 

 

TechNet Webcast: Application Compatibility Testing (Level 300)

On-Demand Web Seminar

TechNet

1

No

Charge*

The Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) Version 5.0

Hands-On Lab Online

Partner Learning Center

1

No

Charge*

 

 

 

 

 

Imaging

 

 

 

 

TechNet Webcast: Imaging Windows Vista (Level 200)

On-Demand Web Seminar

TechNet

1

No

Charge*

TechNet Webcast: Building a Windows Vista Image for Your Corporate Deployment (Level 200)

On-Demand Web Seminar

TechNet

1

No

Charge*

Using System Image Manager to Automate Windows Vista Installations

Hands-On Lab Online

Partner Learning Center

1

No

Charge*

Using XImage to Manage Windows Image Files

Hands-On Lab Online

Partner Learning Center

2

No

Charge*

Windows Vista Image Engineering Virtual Lab

Hands-On Lab Online

TechNet

1

No

Charge*

 

 

 

 

 

Windows Deployment Services

 

 

 

 

TechNet Webcast: Windows Deployment Services Overview (Level 200)

On-Demand Web Seminar

TechNet

1

No

Charge*

TechNet Webcast: Windows Deployment Services: Setup and Deployment (Level 200)

On-Demand Web Seminar

TechNet

1.5

No

Charge*

Configuring and Managing Windows® Deployment Services (WDS)

Hands-On Lab Online

Partner Learning Center

1

No

Charge*

Administration and Management

 

 

 

 

TechNet Webcast: A Day in the Life of Windows Vista Productivity (Level 300)

On-Demand Web Seminar

TechNet

1

No

Charge*

TechNet Webcast: Enhancements to Administrative Tools in Windows Vista (Level 200)

On-Demand Web Seminar

TechNet

1

No

Charge*

TechNet Webcast: Get Control with Windows Vista Event Log, Event Viewer, and Task Scheduler (Level 200)

On-Demand Web Seminar

TechNet

1

No

Charge*

Managing Windows Vista Using New Management Technologies Virtual Lab

Hands-On Lab Online

TechNet

1

No

Charge*

Windows Vista Print Management Step by Step Guide

Step by Step Guide

TechNet

NA

No

Charge*

 

 

 

 

 

Group Policy

 

 

 

 

TechNet Webcast: Group Policy in Windows Vista (Level 200)

On-Demand Web Seminar

TechNet

1

No

Charge*

Exploring Windows Vista Group Policy Management Features

Hands-On Lab Online

Partner Learning Center

1

No

Charge*

Using New Group Policy Settings in Windows Vista

Hands-On Lab Online

Partner Learning Center

1

No

Charge*

Controlling Device Installation and Usage with Group Policy Step by Step Guide

Step by Step Guide

TechNet

NA

No

Charge*

Managing Group Policy ADMX Files Step-by-Step Guide

Step by Step Guide

TechNet

NA

No

Charge*

 

 

 

 

 

Networking

 

 

 

 

TechNet Webcast: Deploying and Managing Wireless Networks with Windows Vista (Level 200)

On-Demand Web Seminar

TechNet

1

No

Charge*

Windows Vista Roaming / Synchronization features

On-Demand Web Seminar

US Partner Readiness

1

No

Charge*

TechNet Webcast: Managing Network Bandwidth with Windows Vista (Level 200)

On-Demand Web Seminar

TechNet

1

No

Charge*

Managing Windows Vista and Windows Server "Longhorn" Network Bandwidth with Policy-based Quality of Service

Hands-On Lab Online

Partner Learning Center

1

No

Charge*

TechNet Webcast: Windows Vista: Networking, Firewall, and IPsec Improvements (Level 300)

On-Demand Web Seminar

TechNet

1

No

Charge*

Configuring Windows Firewall with Advanced Security Virtual Lab

Hands-On Lab Online

TechNet

1

No

Charge*


 

Performance and Reliability

 

 

 

 

TechNet Webcast: Moving to 64-bit Computing with Windows Vista (Level 200)

On-Demand Web Seminar

TechNet

1

No

Charge*

TechNet Webcast: Performance Features in Windows Vista (Level 200)

On-Demand Web Seminar

TechNet

1

No

Charge*

TechNet Webcast: Reliability Enhancements in Windows Vista (Level 200)

On-Demand Web Seminar

TechNet

1

No

Charge*

TechNet Webcast: Windows Vista Built-in Diagnostics (Level 200)

On-Demand Web Seminar

TechNet

1

No

Charge*

 

 

 

 

 

Security

 

 

 

 

TechNet Webcast: User Account Control (Level 200)

On-Demand Web Seminar

TechNet

1

No

Charge*

Managing User Account Control on Windows Vista

Hands-On Lab Online

Partner Learning Center

1

No

Charge*

TechNet Webcast: Security in Windows Vista (Level 300)

On-Demand Web Seminar

TechNet

1

No

Charge*

TechNet Webcast: Windows Vista Security Tidbits (Level 300)

On-Demand Web Seminar

TechNet

1

No

Charge*

Windows Vista Technical Drilldown Series: Windows Vista BitLocker Drive Encryption

On-Demand Web Seminar

US Partner Readiness

1

No

Charge*

Windows BitLocker Drive Encryption Step-by-Step Guide

Step by Step Guide

TechNet

NA

No

Charge*

Windows Vista Trusted Platform Module Services Step by Step Guide

Step by Step Guide

TechNet

NA

No

Charge*

Microsoft Virtual Lab Express: Exploring New Functionality in Internet Explorer 7

Hands-On Lab Online

TechNet

.5

No

Charge*

 

 

 

 

 

Customer Segment Specific

 

 

 

 

TechNet Webcast: Top 10 Things You Need to Know About Windows Vista for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses (Level 200)

On-Demand Web Seminar

TechNet

1

No

Charge*

TechNet Webcast: Top 10 Things You Need to Know About Windows Vista for the Enterprise (Level 200)

On-Demand Web Seminar

TechNet

1

No

Charge*

 

* No Charge: Included as part of your Partner Program Benefits

 
 

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