Putting together a detailed plan that can be used for multiple simulations prior to Live is important. It gives you an opportunity to get the Live plan validated and address any bugs/issues due to missed steps in the release plan. It also allows you to make changes to the plan, allows more time to review with multiple groups and identify the missing elements, and helps educate the team about the dependencies and the big picture.
As part of the release, you may be performing hundreds of tasks, so it is to track their progress, dependencies, and corrective actions. Go Live planning involves the following:
- Putting together all the steps in the plan
- Defining the sequence and dependencies between the steps
- Determining the time needed for each step
- Defining the owners and ensuring that all the concerned parties have a clear understanding of what is required
Multiple reviews with the IT and business teams can ensure that you have identified every task that needs...