Updated: July 23, 2020 (August 28, 2018)

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Assessing Readiness for Office 365 ProPlus Deployments

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Joshua Trupin

Joshua Trupin is a former Directions on Microsoft Analyst that wrote about Office 365 and Microsoft Services. Before joining Directions... more

  • Office 365 ProPlus deployment can often be blocked by add-ins, customizations, and 32-bit to 64-bit compatibility issues.
  • Several tools from Microsoft help find deployment blockers.
  • The tools require additional telemetry agents on target devices.
  • An organization can combine the tools for more effective assessments.

Office 365 ProPlus is the subscription Office desktop application suite delivered with Office 365 plans. It is licensed on a User Subscription License (User SL) basis, often as part of Office 365 suites with additional online services. Before starting a large-scale deployment of ProPlus, or of related Office products like Visio, organizations should assess the readiness of each machine to properly install the software, as well as the compatibility of existing content customizations and add-ins.

Preparing for ProPlus Deployments

Performing a readiness assessment for ProPlus will include collecting information about several issues that could present roadblocks to a successful deployment:

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