Summary

In this chapter, we discussed how to plan both your preparation and your MDE deployment. We talked about personas and how they can help you frame the key players in your project plan, how to take a gradual approach to roll things out, and which deployment method to choose based on your configuration management approach. We also took a deep dive into RBAC with a practical example to hopefully answer any lingering questions you had about the approach there. Most importantly, make sure you take the necessary time here. Planning always seems to drain folks, but the truth is, the more time and effort you put into planning, the more likely you are to succeed. Try to think of it as an interesting puzzle to solve and really lean into it. Your results will be better for it.

Again, many of the previous considerations are generic in nature, and chances are that you have tools and strategies already in place. Operational excellence is important – not just to prepare for your...