Manual, book, or documentation for moving to office 365

Hi all.
A client would like to move to Office 365 from basic email hosting with clients connected via imap using Outlook 2010. I have read a series of articles posted by Microsoft on how to accomplish the specific steps but since this would be my first migration
to Office 365 there are items that are not clear to me though presumably they are clear to others. I know that the clients would like to setup only two or three accounts as a pilot project then if all goes well move them all and use Azure AD synchronization
with passwords to their local domain controller. However, I'm unclear on which order the steps should be performed. For example, can I just start a trial account with three users where Office 365 pulls the email from their current email servers
using IMAP then later configure AD synchronization? Will I be able to specify that the existing accounts are accounts on Active Directory? Or, do I need to setup the synchronization first?
Really, I want to know if there is a deployment manual that answers those questions or if there is a book I can get or someone I can call at Microsoft to get help with planning the migration at least a good overview from A to B where I can fill in the details.
The stuff I've read online seems to have a disconnect from Office 365 setup and the various sync scenarios.
Any help?
Thanks
Joe
Please note that this question was mistakenly posted to a Microsoft Excel forum but I did not find a way to move it so please disregard the other post.

Hi Joe,
Are you using IMAP provided by third-party ISP or IMAP against Exchange?
Since this is the forum to discuss questions and feedback more related to client side, and your qustion is more related to Office 365 and Azure, better to post your question in Office 365 forum:
http://community.office365.com/en-us/forums/default.aspx
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partners who read the forums regularly can either share their knowledge or learn from your interaction with us.
Thank you for your understanding.
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