How to Cheat at Designing a Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure

Design an OU structure.
Identify the Group Policy requirements for the OU structure.
Design an OU structure for the purpose of delegating authority.
Design a security group strategy.
Define the scope of a security group to meet requirements
Define resource access requirements
Define administrative access requirements
Define user roles.
Design a user and computer authentication strategy.
Identify common authentication requirements.
Select authentication mechanisms.
Optimize authentication by using shortcut trust relationships.
Design an Active Directory naming strategy.
Identify Internet domain name registration requirements
Specify the use of hierarchical namespace within Active Directory
Identity NetBIOS naming requirements.
Design migration paths to Active Directory
Define whether the migration will include an in-place upgrade, domain restructuring, or migration to new Active Directory environment.
Design a strategy for Group Policy implementation
Design the administration of Group Policy objects (GPOs).
Design the deployment strategy of GPOs.
Create a strategy for configuring the computer environment with Group Policy.
Design an Active Directory directory service site topology.
Design sites.
Identify site links.