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

Big Program, Big Responsibilities, Big Risk! 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 …

“The success is the detail”  

HOW

We want to make Cutovers fun & secureWe believe that successful Go Live can be accessible to everyone with the proper organization

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

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Cutover Framework

Cutover Initialization

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 Meeting Picture

Scope Identification

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

Cutover Kick-Off Meeting Picture

Kick-Off Meetings

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

Cutover Preparation

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 Scope Meeting Picture

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 Kick-Off Meeting Picture

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 Production

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

Early Life Support

Early Life Support (ELS aka Hypercare)

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

Cutover Framework

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