Plan deployment
Deploying new
software/solutions in an organisation requires a plan in order to avoid any
issues or pitfalls; this could include raising awareness/allaying concerns
amongst effected staff (Clark, 2012). A
deployment could also be carried out in a number of ways;-
Parallel adoption
The new system is run
alongside existing systems, this does however mean that in some cases the
effort is duplicated, although conversely if any issues are encountered or even
if the new system completely fails then the old system is still in place
(Weaver, 2004 p.232).
Phased adoption
This is where
functionality of the new system is slowly phased in and teething problems
emerge gradually rather than in one massive raft of changes (Weaver, 2004
p.232).
Pilot adoption
The pilot approach
involves selecting a number of staff or a specific area of the business and
introducing the system there, with the aim of gaining feedback and experience
with the new systems to apply it when rolling out the new system to the rest of
the organisation (Weaver, 2004 p.232).
Big bang adoption
The big bang approach
is where a new system is introduced and replaces an existing system immediately
with no crossover or where a new system (where an existing system is not in
place) is introduced to the entire organisation in one phase. Where existing systems are replaced using the
big bang approach there can be issues encountered where the new system fails
and there is no system in place to support the business activity (Weaver, 2004
p.232).
Plan monitoring and maintenance
The next sub-step
involves putting controls in place so that any changes likely to affect the
model are considered and documented (The Modelling Agency, 2000 p.33), an
example of this would be changing the ways in which data is recorded.
Produce final report
A report is produced
that documents the outcomes and products of the project (The Modelling Agency,
2000 p.33).
Review project
As with any
development project a final review allows for lessons learnt during the project
to be discussed and documented (OGC, 2005 p.333), this can mean that future
projects take these into account and avoid making the same mistakes twice (The
Modelling Agency, 2000 p.33).
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