{"id":307,"date":"2017-09-21T18:50:26","date_gmt":"2017-09-21T18:50:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.qsc.com\/systems\/?p=307"},"modified":"2017-09-27T19:49:56","modified_gmt":"2017-09-27T19:49:56","slug":"best-practices-when-creating-av-standards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.qsc.com\/systems\/fr\/2017\/09\/21\/best-practices-when-creating-av-standards\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Practices When Creating AV Standards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Most companies and universities have surprisingly small AV teams yet support hundreds and often thousands of meeting, collaboration, and classrooms across campuses and even across time zones. On top of that, the team includes many disciplines &#8211; operations, event management, infrastructure and engineering.\u00a0 Forward thinking AV teams have worked to create a common language and reference defined as AV Standards.<\/p>\n<h3>Here are some best practices when creating AV Standards:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Create a proof of concept (POC)<\/strong> &#8211; POC is often your best tool to interact with the technology while evaluating how to best deploy. Learning this before mass deployment is critical.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Have a clear vision<\/strong> &#8211; Be actively involved in the system design with a clear vision of your needs and use of technology.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Build relationships with manufacturers<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Pull manufacturers into the process as early as possible. Allow them to review your design, as they know how their products should be integrated. This will ensure the design fits best practices and the products are current models. In the process, you will build new contacts that you can lean on should you ever need them.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Garner executive management buy-in<\/strong> \u2013 Leverage strong global AV leadership with buy-in from executive management on budget and globally aligned resources.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Automation is key<\/strong> &#8211; Work to reduce the need for customers to interact with technology and automate as much as possible.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Create a small list of trusted integration partners<\/strong> \u2013 Going out to \u201cbid\u201d for every project with a long list of integrators typically does not save you money. Work with a small list of partners that know your standards and your objectives. Consider asking your manufactures for qualified partners.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Standardize by room type<\/strong> \u2013 Each room is different and it is important to first define the type of room, such as huddle rooms, presentation rooms, video conference rooms, event spaces, etc.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Require rooms be remotely supported<\/strong> \u2013 This is critical when the team is supporting multiple geographical regions.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Create a common user interface<\/strong> \u2013 This creates familiarity for your user and help desk.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Look at total cost of ownership<\/strong> &#8211; Look beyond the cost of a component and at total cost of ownership. Consider cost of integration, ability and ease to upgrade, warranties and what will be required to support your system.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Keep spares on critical system components<\/strong> \u2013 Spares need to be included in the budgeting of standards. Having spares will save in-rush shipments, overtime and loss of productivity.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Keep it simple<\/strong> \u2013 \u2018Less is more\u2019 mentality will minimize divergent system elements, integration points and variables in the AV system.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most companies and universities have surprisingly small AV teams yet support hundreds and often thousands of meeting, collaboration, and classrooms across campuses and even across time zones. 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