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Sample – Project Managed Services “Transition Phase”

February 10, 2013

Sample Managed Services “Transition Phase”

Transition is an important part of the KT process where the teams overlap transition and support making the process smooth. Following section explains the stages.

Activity

Description

  Documentation Documentation is one of the important stages, where the complete understanding on the functionality shall be depicted. Documentation shall be done for the following:

  • Databases
  • Job flows
  • Interfaces
  • Business Rules
Presentations Once the documentation is complete and the team understands the complete functionality, presentation is given for the following teams:

  • Customer core team
  • Key users
Establish Maintenance Procedures  Maintenance procedures are established to ensure that the work goes as per the plan. Following are the activities done at this stage:

  • Maintenance Plan
  • Refined Configuration
  • Management Plan
Planning The team structures are formed at this stage. As part of this stage, following shall be done:

  • Setup Support environment
  • Work Breakdown procedures
  • Final team size
  • Refine schedule
Actual Production Once the teams are finalized, then the teams get into action. Following activities are performed at this stage:

  • Actual service of Requests
  • Closely monitored by Client Analysts
  • Day Time Production support
Review and Handover Collection of metrics and documentation are performed at this stage. Following activities takes place:

  • Maintenance Back log
  • System Documentation
  • Maintenance Metrics collection
Train Onsite / Offshore team  The typical methods that are followed to impart training to the onsite/ offshore teams are geared towards getting them up and running, and geared to meet existing client SLAs, in as short a time as possible. It is important here to phase out these activities in an optimum amount of time, so as to set the right kind of expectations that can be well managed in the long run. These methods include:

  • Class Room Training
  • Review of available documents on specific application, software and hardware, and on recorded history of activity around the same
  • Question & Answer Sessions
  • Preparation of System Appreciation Document and review of the same by customer
  • Gradual takeover of the support
  • “Managed Service Provider”’ team shadowing existing team
  • Existing team shadowing “Managed Service Provider”’ team
  • Independent handling of tasks (starting with tasks with lower turnarounds, and subsequently taking up tasks with increasing complexity)
  • Operational Ready
  • Strategies for resource transition
  • Process improvements
  • In some cases, “Managed Service Provider” uses customer provided tools like Remedy, Vantive and Clearquest as aids in the KT process.