How to RFP for Global Microsoft Teams Migration and Managed Services

About this episode

Chris Styczynski discusses the RFP process for migrating from Cisco to Microsoft Teams at Clifford Chance.

Chris Styczynski, Service Owner for Unified Communication and Collaboration at Clifford Chance, shares how the global law firm approached their RFP process for migrating from Cisco on-prem telephony to Microsoft Teams. • How Clifford Chance structured their RFP into six lots for flexibility: telephony migration, switchboard, contact centre, Operator Connect, on-site support, and managed services. • Why conducting an RFI first helped pre-qualify vendors and identify the right partners for a ...

People in this episode

Host: Tom Arbuthnot

Guest: Chris Styczynski

Topics covered

• RFP process
• Microsoft Teams migration
• telephony
• managed services
• vendor selection

Keywords

• RFP
• Microsoft Teams
• telephony migration
• managed services
• vendor selection
• Clifford Chance

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Clifford Chance, Cisco, Microsoft Teams

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