The Venn Rollout Toolkit is here to support you in planning your Venn rollout. Every organization is unique—use and adapt the resources in this toolkit to fit your needs and best serve your users.
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Rollout Planning Guide
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Complete the planning guide to establish a S.M.A.R.T. (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound) goal for each phase of your Venn rollout.
Resources for Each Rollout Phase
Use the resources below to support each phase of your rollout.
Phase 1: Introduction
Tell your users about Venn. Focus on why you will use Venn and the benefits to your organization.
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Send users an email to tell them about Venn and share your rollout timeline.
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Present these slides to introduce end users to Venn.
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Have users sign off on requirements to participate in your BYOD program.
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Deliver a live training session to ensure that user are prepared to set up and begin using Venn on their personal computers.
Slide deck template
Training guide
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Have users determine if their computer meets Venn's System and Software Requirements.
Is Your PC Venn-Ready?
Is Your Mac Venn-Ready?
- Share additional resources as needed when introducing Venn.
Phase 2: Onboarding
Support users as they install and start using Venn. Provide clear instructions and prepare for questions.
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Send users an email to share onboarding instructions and expectations.
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Share a quick-start guide that includes instructions for how to install and use Venn that are specific to your company.
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If you prefer, share resources from the Venn Help Center to guide users through installing and getting started with Venn rather than using the customizable Quick-Start Guide.
Computer Installation Instructions:
Installation Overview Videos:
Getting Started Tips & Best Practices:
Visit the Using Venn category of the Help Center for other end-user resources.
Phase 3: Adoption
Make sure that users are working in Blue Border. Monitor usage, enforce your company's policies, and onboard new users as they join the company.
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Send users an email to notify them that business application access is restricted outside of Blue Border.
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Clearly communicate your BYOD policy—and the privacy benefits of Venn’s Blue Border™–to candidates during the hiring process.
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Share an onboarding guide that includes instructions for how to install and set up your IT systems (including Venn) and how to work in Blue Border with new employees or contractors that join your company.
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Share additional resources as needed when users are getting used to working in Venn.
Topics
- How to set up and use your cloud file storage:
- How to share or capture your screen if blocked (for Windows users): article, video
- How to use apps inside and outside of Blue Border with the "single instance" limitation (for Mac users): article, video
- How to install apps to use in Blue Border: article
- How to troubleshooting issues working in Blue Border: article