Given a too high proportion of projects do not achieve what was set out to be delivered, it’s important that senior management – and the wider team – go in with eyes wide open to risks and how to mitigate them, as well as the many opportunities offered by an IT migration.
To manage any risk-related anxiety, there should also be a communications management plan that ensures key stakeholders and the project team are aware of the project status. The communication plan should also include an issue escalation plan, which would assist in the management of project issues discovered during the migration process.
To make the project a success, all teams should buy into the process and it must be socialised across the business. You might think this collaboration is easy to facilitate. It’s not.
Create a clear forum to encourage discussion. You could even co-locate people or teams together to increase integration. Because of the many hands required to see a migration project through, and its long timeframe and far-off ROI, you need champions from every part of the business.
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