Cutover Framework

The Cutover Framework is a Cutover Management mindset and guide to help companies and cutover managers to structure Cutover teams for an effective collaboration, minimizing the Business Impact during the Go-Live

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Cutover Framework The Success Factor For IT and Business Transformation Go Live
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Bringing Business and IT Technical Teams Together! Communication is Key!

In the beginning, We often hear “This is a complex program”, “This is really high-profile”, “There is huge Business Impact”, “It is critical for the Company, we cannot go wrong”, etc…

Then, we often hear : “Why was I not aware of this change”, “Why I wasn’t in the loop”, “What is the roadmap”, “I don’t know what is the Business Impact”, “I don’t know if it’s technically feasible” and so on.

We see new tools on the market to de-risk the technical issues, improve the execution via task automation including messages notification etc …

Cutover Communication Key Success Factor for Business Transformation Rollout

📢 “The success is the detail”  

HOW

We want to make Cutovers fun & secure. We believe that successful Go Live can be achievable by everyone with the right methodology

WHY

Communication is key. We embed the right Cutover mindset and empower the teams to think Cutover & focus on the details

WHAT

We deliver Cutover Approach, Cutover Detailed Plan and other artefacts to provide the required visibility & understanding to align everyone, from top to bottom

Cutover Framework On a Page

The Cutover Framework On A Page, A Comprehensive Guide for Any Cutover, by Cutover Manager Services

Cutover Initialization

Cutover Stakeholder Map, Step 1 of the Cutover Framework by Cutover Manager Services Ltd

Stakeholders Map

1-1 Meetings, Stakeholders Introduction, First introduction, Understand who is who & who is doing what, What is Cutover, What are the key principles

Cutover Scope Identification Step 2 of the Cutover Framework by Cutover Manager Services Ltd

Scope Identification

Meetings with 7-10 Persons, List down all areas involved, start building the wider picture

Cutover Kick-Off Meeting, Step 3 of the Cutover Framework, A Comprehensive Guide to Any Cutover by Cutover Manager Services Ltd

Kick-Off Meeting

Get everyone aligned. The golden rule at anytime till the Go Live. Make sure all stakeholders are aligned including you

Cutover Preparation

Cutover Team Collaboartion - Empower and Unify the Teams toward the IT Transformation Programme Go Live

Cutover Workshops

Detailed Plan Definition, Weekly meetings per key groups, Tailor the Technical Detailed steps and impacts, Tailor the Business Detailed steps and impacts, Address crossed- functional concerns, Keep all senior stakeholders updated about the progress and risks

Cutover Dress Rehearsal, Step 5 of the Cutover Framework by Cutover Manager Services Ltd

Cutover Dress Rehearsal

Test and validate the sequence of tasks in the detailed plan, Evaluate the timings per task and the overall time of the Cutover, Identify the gaps if any, Lesson learned aka Retrospective, list all issues faced (Technically, Functionally, Communication etc .. Find ways of improvement.

Cutover Retrospective, or Dress Rehearsal Lesson Learned, Step 6 of the Cutover Framework by Cutover Manager Services Ltd

Cutover Retrospective

Find ways of improvement for either the 2nd Dry Run or the Production Cutover: What went good? What went wrong? What can we improve?

Cutover Execution

Cutover Advisory, Make Sure Your IT Transformation Programme is on the right path

Cutover Production

Time to Go Live! Task Orchestration with all Cutover Actors, Prerequisite: Cutover Artefact Approvals, Resource Planning, Go No Go Meetings

Cutover Early LIfe Support Step 8 of the Cutover Framework by Cutover Manager Services Ltd

Early Life Support

Also called Hypercare

Warranty Period, Daily Triage call, Follow up on Post Go Live activities, Dependency review between Production issues &Post Go Live tasks

Cutover Training, Cutover Mindset, IT Deployment and Rollout Best Practise to secure Business Transformation Programme Go live in Production

Lesson Learned

What went well, What went wrong and What can be improved for the next programme Go Live

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