As systems integration projects progress, it is common for organizations to identify changes they would like to make - either to the system itself or to their business policies and processes - which simply cannot be achieved during the project. This may be because the item is not part of what the project was initially intended to address (i.e., it is "out of scope"), or the cost of the change is too great for the organization to bear at the current time, or the change itself is too complex or far-reaching to be incorporated at the current time.
Capturing information about these desired changes is the first step in the evolution planning of your system or business function. Additional work is then required to analyze the changes, prepare initial estimates of the work effort involved, and evaluate impacts and benefits. If multiple changes are involved, it may also be necessary to determine how these will be packaged together, and to schedule a series of planned releases or upgrades.
JCS has helped several organizations in evolution planning and executing the work required to evolve and maintain their systems and related business processes. Whether your "to do" list is long or short, simple or highly complex, we can help.
To learn more about how we can help, contact us.
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