Thinking about deploying Windows Vista® in your organization? Some of the benefits of upgrading include better security, a desktop search feature that makes it easier for users to locate the information that they need, better support for mobile users, and lower management and deployment costs.

As tempting as it sounds to start deploying Windows Vista immediately across your organization, you should follow standard information technology (IT) best practices to conduct pilots to specific groups first. This guide is intended to give you an overview of how to successfully manage a pilot program that provides the best experience for pilot users and helps to provide positive project justification to business decision makers in your organization.