Hello every one.

Hi after 4 months struggle atlast I got placed as a Business Analyst.  This is my 2nd week of my Job. 1st week I was looking at the Business process(As-is model)  and I   read documents based on the new project that they are going to launch.

Now at present I was given the task of preparing transition plan document . My programmm manager has explained me what exsactly he is looking for . But instead I want to know how a transition plan consistsof. Any articles or information related to it please can any one post to me.

\thank you,

regards,

Srikanth

First of all Congratulations on your new job!

On the transition plan, you need clarify if the transition plan is for just BA scope for includes the entire project (aka transition from one system to another).  If it is for the overall project then it looks like you might also be acting as project manager.

As Tony was saying, you need to understand the AS-IS state and the TO-BE state and then you need to consider what you need to do (the strategy) to get from point A to point B including:

• The requirements,
• The functional specs (if any),
• The actual system development,
• QA,
• New hardware/network infrastructure,
• User manual/training materials,
• Transition of users from old to new system
• etc.

- Adrian

Hi:

If you need to understand the business more than what you current as-is tells you, you are not done with your as-is. 

Rule of thumb from what I was taught and have experienced:  Ninty-eight percent (98%) of the required work is coming up with an adequate as-is model.  The other 2% includes developing a scope document, creating a to-be model, identifying assumptions, etc.

Tony