When migrating data, the backing of senior business leaders will improve the chances of a project going smoothly and ensure that you have the resources you need.\u00a0 The key is to remember that the purpose of the migration is to make the overall business more effective and efficient, and to ensure that this is communicated properly.<\/p>\n
Here are five ways to encourage the endorsement of senior staff.<\/p>\n
The project results should reflect the areas on which business leaders tend to focus.\u00a0 These are predominantly revenue and cost.\u00a0 Senior managers don\u2019t always want to spend the budget (and staff resources) required for an effective migration, so they need to be convinced that real, monetary gain lies in project success.<\/p>\n
Be honest about how long the project is going to take and what will be asked of management along the way.\u00a0 Make it easy for senior managers to delegate by ensuring regular communication and sign-off stages along the way.\u00a0 In this way, business leaders feel in control without resorting to micro-management.<\/p>\n
Show how current challenges within the business will be helped by the data migration project.\u00a0 Illustrate how you are following a methodology that will not only satisfy the data requirements of the new system, but also the business requirements for the new data within the system.\u00a0 And talk in terminology that management can understand!<\/p>\n
Great processes can reflect positively on a company\u2019s senior management.\u00a0 Show in the scoping and strategy documents at the outset how the migration process uses best practice and even, where applicable, accreditations.\u00a0 Best practice can tend to fade during a project as time constraints loom, so make sure that the right processes are followed all the way through.\u00a0 Take a look at our methodology<\/a> to get ideas on best practice implementation.<\/p>\n Senior business leaders are likely to want to see short-term value added to their bottom line after making an investment in data migration.\u00a0 Often, data migration projects reveal their value over time, so make sure you build in some quick wins to satisfy business objectives.<\/p>\n <\/p> 5. Build in short and long-term gains<\/h3>\n
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