We all know that SCCM to Intune migrations are complex. In fact, we opened with that very point in the first blog in this series. That blog focused on the importance of clarity, i.e., being able to see your full SCCM app estate in one place. But what happens next? You can see your SCCM app estate, but what do you do with it? For that, you need control.
The Ready or Not Problem in SCCM to Intune Migrations
Imagine your team has full visibility and clarity of your entire SCCM app estate. Using the traditional manual approach to SCCM to Intune migrations, this is the point where the real headaches start.
The process is grindingly painful at best and near impossible at worst.
Progressing one at a time is the only option to determine if each individual app has everything it needs to become an Intune object. With hundreds or possibly thousands of apps on the list, that prospect is daunting.
And even with good processes, gaps are often discovered when it is too late. For example, you find missing fields, incomplete SCCM data, and/or dependencies that you didn’t account for.
This adds extra work to make apps ready. Some are even moved to Intune when they are not ready, creating further problems.
The main outcome of a lack of control, however, is to stall the process entirely. This can happen because apps are not ready, but it can also happen because you don’t know whether apps are ready or not.
This is the ready or not problem. It makes SCCM to Intune projects – and wider modernisation initiatives – more costly. It causes rework, distracts from other priorities, and erodes confidence.
What SCCM to Intune Migration Control Looks Like
Access Capture Shift gives you control in SCCM to Intune migrations (it gives you clarity, too – more on that in our previous blog).
Here’s how Shift gives you control:
- You get a visual planning board displaying your full SCCM estate that you can sort and filter.
- Dependency visibility is surfaced automatically and displays directly on the Shift interface. This means you will know exactly which apps have dependencies before you go anywhere near them.
- Shift tells you which apps are ready right now with the required information to create an Intune object.
- Shift also tells you which apps are not ready and gives you tools to fill in the gaps. This keeps everything in one place without having to go back to SCCM.
- You can create migration jobs in Shift one app at a time or multiple apps in one go. Migration jobs can be linked to a Production Change Record (such as a ServiceNow Change Number).
- You can schedule when the job should execute, giving you control over the date and time of the migration.
The Power of Control in SCCM to Intune Migrations
Getting control in SCCM to Intune migrations is all about knowing which apps are ready for migration and which are not. Here’s what happens when you have this level of control:
- You can fix gaps with specific apps directly within Shift, keeping the whole migration project in one place.
- The migration moves forward in a controlled, predictable, and deliberate way rather than continuously stopping and starting.
- You prevent apps from being pushed to Intune when they are not ready.
- The team working on the migration project can do so proactively and efficiently, rather than solving problems and firefighting.
- Rework is eliminated.
Get Shift. Get Control.
In SCCM to Intune migration projects, moving the right apps at the right time (without any surprises along the way) requires control. In fact, control is a foundational requirement for effective, efficient, and successful SCCM to Intune migrations.
Knowing what you have is important, but it’s only the beginning. Control (i.e., knowing what is ready and what isn’t) is what keeps the migration on track.
This is what you get with Capture Shift – Control. Register now for early access.
