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A Cisco on Cisco Case Study: Inside Cisco IT
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Overview
ChallengeDevelop training solution that would facilitate acceptance and adoption of Cisco Unity™ by approximately 35,000 Cisco®employees.
SolutionProvide variety of training offerings, from Web-based modules to wallet cards and quick reference guides, in a centralized Website location for users to select and use at their convenience.
Next StepsDuring initial implementations, capture user feedback regarding pre-enrollment instructions, Web-based training, Executive Assistant workshop, and train-the-trainer sessions to continue to improve and update training materials.
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Background
Program Unity is a joint initiative between Cisco® IT and the Cisco Enterprise Communications Software Business Unit (ECSBU) to globally replace the existing Avaya Octel voice messaging system with a Cisco Unity™ system—the largest Cisco Unity deployment ever undertakenTraining track was chartered to work from a global perspective yet maintain flexibility to accommodate differences in culture, language, and user preferences that existed across the four Cisco global regions
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Challenge
Understand needs of end-user audience
Help to reduce Day 2 support issues
Encourage users to enroll in system before site cutover
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Challenge – Understand Needs of End Users
Goal—Develop training solution that would facilitate acceptance and adoption of Cisco Unity™ by approximately 35,000 Cisco®employees Challenge—Who are these users and what do they needDistributed Global Voice Mail survey to all employees to learn about voice-mail usage and training preferences
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Challenge – Understand Needs of End Users (Contd.)
Conducted focus group pilot test with executive assistants in San Jose, CA, and Europe
Results from both activities validated assumption that employees use voice mail differently, depending on their organizational roles. High message volume “power users” would require targeted training
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Challenge – Reduce Day 2 Support Issues
Proactively mitigate Day 2 support calls by calculating the top learning issues that could be addressed by end-user training:
Enrollment
New phone conversation
Power-user learning needs
Developed online training modules and a variety of learning aids, and communicated their availability to users before, during, and after a site cutover
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Challenge – Encourage Users to Enroll in System Before Site Cutover
Enrollment in the Cisco Unity™ system before cutover is important for two reasons:
Allows users to try system and training before system is “live”
Activates “Name Confirmation feature” when users record their voice name during enrollment
Simplified enrollment process by developing Cisco®Personal Communications Assistant Redirect (Cisco PCAR), which lets users log on to Cisco PCA with their intranet password and set their voice-mail password
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Challenge – Encourage Users to Enroll in System Before Site Cutover (Contd.)
Encouraged users to enroll in Cisco Unity system with frequent communications, an open enrollment period before the cutover, and various user information from the Program Unity Website
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Solution
Training strategy
End-user training
User learning aids
Executive Assistant workshop
Localization
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Training Strategy
Training could not be “one-size-fits-all” because the user group was too large and diverse. Training needed to be scalable yet effective.
Developed a variety of training and information materials to meet users’needs
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Training Strategy (Contd.)
All training is published on the Program Unity End-User Website so that users can choose materials at their convenience
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Solution – End-User Training
Offered as a combination of Web-based training and viewlets (short interactive simulations built from screen captures and PowerPoint slides)
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Solution – End-User Training
Structured as six short modules that can be combined into a set of recommended lessons, depending on user role. Two modules are specifically targeted to power users.
Module Title Recommendations
Module 1 Getting Started with Unity Voice Messaging (viewlet, 4 lessons, English)
Module 2 Cisco PCA: Unity Assistant and Unity Inbox (WBT, 7 lessons, 9 languages)
Module 3 Setting voice preferences from your telephone (viewlet, 4 lessons, English)
Module 4 Distribution Lists (viewlet, 2 lessons, English)
Module 5 Up to Speed with Cisco Unity: Sales and CAP Managers (viewlet, 2 lessons, English)
Module 6 Supporting Executive Staff: Executive Administrative Assistants (WBT, 1 lesson, 9 languages)
Required for executive assistants: Modules 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Recommended for sales and CAP managers: Modules 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Recommended for all Cisco® employees: Modules 1, 2, 4
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Solution – User Learning Aids
Surveys and focus groups indicated that users preferred a variety of methods for learning the Cisco Unity™ system. The following materials are currently offered from the Program Unity Website:
Badge cardCisco Unity Menus and Shortcuts (wallet card)Cisco Unity at a Glance quick referenceCisco Unity Server InformationCisco Unity Voice Messaging FAQsCisco Unity User GuideDistribution List Manager (DLM) User Guide and Online Help
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Solution – Executive Assistant Workshop
Three-hour, instructor-led workshop developed for executive assistants (in addition to Web-based training module)
Workshop designed to help assistants learn the Cisco Unity™ system as well as to teach executives that they support
Workshop mandatory for all executive assistants
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Solution – Localization
Cisco Unity User Guide, two quick reference guides, Module 2 and Module 6 were translated into eight languages
Localization costs for Web-based training includes translation of audio scripts, onscreen text, and audio narration, and are calculated according to word count for each
Localization can be very expensive, but also important to the target audience
Having stable product interface and minimizing changes can help contain cost
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Next Steps and Anticipated Results
Global implementation of Cisco Unity™ began in June 2004, starting at smaller sites then migrating to larger sites such as San Jose, CA, and Research Triangle Park, NC.
During initial implementations, Training track hopes to gain feedback about pre-enrollment instructions, Web-based training, Executive Assistant workshop, and train-the-trainer sessions.
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Resources
More information about Program Unity is available at the following URLs:Sub-bullets are size 20 and indented
Steps to Success page: http://www.cisco.com/go/stepstosuccess
Cisco Unity™ Training: Current ECSBU Cisco Unity training classes are located at
http://www.cisco.com/pcgi-bin/front.x/wwtraining/CELC/index.cgi?action=CourseList
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