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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>With pleasure, and I know that Louis will be able to assist as well.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Andrew<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> afripv6-discuss-bounces@afrinic.net [mailto:afripv6-discuss-bounces@afrinic.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Mukom Akong T.<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, January 28, 2013 1:24 PM<br><b>To:</b> IPv6 in Africa<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [afripv6-discuss] Getting IPv6 Done: A Step-by-Step Framework for Planning an IPv6 Deployment<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hi Andrew,<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks for your feedback. I only read your report in the mailing list which I found very useful. I'll go through your presentation. I hope to incorporate this in AFRINIC's training program.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>One of the other things I've been thinking of doing is documenting case studies like the one you did and then getting participants in a training to work through it using the Case Method like Harvard Business School does.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>When I do go down that route, would you mind if I use your deployment case and pick your brain?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Regards<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 1:58 PM, Andrew Alston <<a href="mailto:aa@alstonnetworks.net" target="_blank">aa@alstonnetworks.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hi Mukom,<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.alstonnetworks.net/presentations/ufs-ipv6-2012.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.alstonnetworks.net/presentations/ufs-ipv6-2012.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>That was the process we went through and it contains a reasonable amount of detail.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I presented that at the Khartoum meeting (remotely) as well, but hopefully its useful.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#888888'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#888888'>Andrew<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 5:10 AM, Mukom Akong T. <<a href="mailto:mukom.tamon@gmail.com" target="_blank">mukom.tamon@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Corisande'>Hello all,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Corisande'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Corisande'>One of the questions I often get asked during after teaching/facilitating and IPv6 session is: "Now I know all these tech bits and how they come together, but what are the steps for deploying IPv6?" <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Corisande'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Corisande'>I've often scratched my head because I thought 'that's obvious', however I gave have detailed and have decided to provide a framework that anyone could use. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Corisande'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Corisande'><a href="http://techxcellence.net/2013/01/28/step-by-step-framework-for-planning-ipv6-deployment/" target="_blank">http://techxcellence.net/2013/01/28/step-by-step-framework-for-planning-ipv6-deployment/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Corisande'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Corisande'>Surprisingly, these are very familiar steps that almost everyone who has done a project in the past can relate to. The steps are: <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Corisande'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Corisande'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Corisande'>Set Clear Goals for the IPv6 Deployment Project.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Corisande'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Corisande'>Identify the List of Tasks Required to Achieve each Goal.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Corisande'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Corisande'>Identify Resources Required to Accomplish each Task.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Corisande'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>4.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Corisande'>Get Management Approval/Sign-off for the Project.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Corisande'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>5.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Corisande'>Execute the Plan, Documenting Everything as you go.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Corisande'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>6.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Corisande'>Update Relevant Organisational Processes to Integrate new Capabilities Resulting from the Deployment.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Corisande'>These are quite obvious steps, however what each of them means and the thought process required to clarify each is what have detailed. I'd like your comments and also your suggestions on what you can do to move your IPv6 Deployment project from and "incomplete pile of unclear stuff" to and organised set of tasks that will surely lead you towards a working IPv6 deployment? Please share. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Corisande'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Corisande'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Corisande'>Have an awesome week!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Corisande'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Corisande'>[Disclaimer]: Like with all my posts, ALL opinions are mine and do not necessary represent the views or positions of any of my professional affiliations. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>_______________________________________________<br>afripv6-discuss mailing list<br><a href="mailto:afripv6-discuss@afrinic.net" target="_blank">afripv6-discuss@afrinic.net</a><br><a href="https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/afripv6-discuss" target="_blank">https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/afripv6-discuss</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>_______________________________________________<br>afripv6-discuss mailing list<br><a href="mailto:afripv6-discuss@afrinic.net">afripv6-discuss@afrinic.net</a><br><a href="https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/afripv6-discuss" target="_blank">https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/afripv6-discuss</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <br><br>Mukom Akong T.<br><br><a href="http://about.me/perfexcellence" target="_blank">http://about.me/perfexcellence</a> | twitter: @perfexcellent <br>------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>“When you work, you are the FLUTE through whose lungs the whispering of the hours turns to MUSIC" - Kahlil Gibran<br>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></body></html>