If you are thinking of large scale systems migration due to influence of digital disruption on your operating model, Then PMQA could be the catalyst for increasing your project success rate.

1. PROJECT MONITORING AND QUALITY ASSURANCE
Service offering for Systems Migration

2. PURPOSE OF THIS DOCUMENT
Logical Heuristics seeks consensus and understanding from Client X on
Project Monitoring and Quality Assurance (PMQA) in relation to Systems
Migration – its definition, values, tenets and principles.
It is our goal that with this document, Client X would have all the information
it needs to make an informed decision to pursue PMQA services.
BACKGROUND
This document was developed based on discussions with Client X and the
need to understand the impact of PMQA on its initiatives to migrate existing
functionalities of Sys1, Sys2 and Sys3 to Client X specific stand alone
systems , in light of LH’s’ value add and expertise.
ASSUMPTIONS
This document is the first step for Client X in exploring the value of PMQA
with the goal of successful deployment of systems on time, on budget and
with quality.
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ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT

3. SYSTEMS
MIGRATION IS A
REALITY
We can all agree any
business transformation in a
digital business era requires
to consider migration of
existing systems, be it
because of Digital
Disruption(e.g. Cloud).
Divestiture or Mergers and
Acquisition.
Yet, rate of migration is now
in hyper mode.
Let’s talk Driving Forces.
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M&A
DIVESTITURE
CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE
TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENTS
AGILITY
PERFORMANCE
QUALITY
SPEED
BUSINESS MODEL CHANGES
INNOVATION
GROWTH
TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP
SUSTAINABILITYRISK MANAGEMENT
COMPLIANCE
DIGITAL DISRUPTION

4. DIGITAL DISRUPTION
Digital Disruption is forcing businesses to re-think their
fundamental business strategies and organizational structures.

5. MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS
M&A IS A REALITY FOR COMPANIES, NOT JUST TO
GROW BUT TO TRANSFORM THEMSELVES

6. DIVESTITURE
DIVESTITURE IS ENABLING SPIN OFF’S THAT ARE
CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE WITH SINGULAR FOCUS ON
VALUE CREATION

7. ”SYSTEM MIGRATION LIFE CYCLE
System migration life cycle exists as a generic and adaptable
framework that is leveraged fully or partially for an application
to be migrated to new paradigm that offers agility, cost
reduction and operational efficiency. It centers around three
stages of planning and execution. Pre-Migration, Migration
and Post Migration.
MADHU GAGANAM
”

8. ”MIGRATION VS TRANSFORMATION
Every migration project is related to transformation for an
organization while not every transformational project is
related to migration during digital business transformation
MADHU GAGANAM
”

9. PROJECT MONITORING / QUALITY ASSURANCE
PMQA is an independent and objective based function of an
organization to ensure quality measures are activated and
monitored across whole migration and / or transformation
process, characterized by the optimal alignment of business
value realization, budget, risk management, fault tolerance,
performance and time.
MADHU GAGANAM
”

10. Risk Management System and PMQA
PMQA conducts independent review of the RMS from design
through operation to ensure alignment with the organizational
strategy and effective mitigation by the third party. The level
of assurance desired will determine the scope and frequency
of reviews. PMQA performs assessment to enable
preparation for Leadership review.
MADHU GAGANAM
”

11. KEY CONCEPTS AND PRINCIPLES OF PMQA

12. 4 TRAITS OF PMQA
01
Risks
Identification and control of risk
exposure along people, process
and technology lines
Empirical
Help make informed decisions.
Qualifies, Quantifies and Impact to
project success and quality
Monitoring
Provides improved and Objective
Visibility into Progress and
Quality of Effort.
02
03 04
Governance
Provides guidance on best practices,
guidelines and proactiveness in risk
exposure and mitigation

13. Definition
Assessment
Planning
Redesign
Development
Deployment
Evaluation
Release /
Roll Out
PRE-MIGRATION
MIGRATION
POSTMIGRATION
The three stages allows an PMQA SME to assess the migration and given paradigms in order to enable
organizations benefiting from the new environment, while ensuring the quality of the whole migration process
THREE STAGES: SYSTEM MIGRATION LIFE CYCLE
SMLC STAGES
PRE-MIGRATION STAGE: This is the core stage; aims to
understand, analyze, and investigate the system functions and
components using different techniques and different quality
metrics. This stage has several phases (Definition,
Assessment, and Planning). E.g. Project Management, Solution
Management.,
MIGRATION STAGE: The second stage aims to accomplish the
migration itself and the modernization / transformation of legacy
systems. It uses several quality assurances techniques,
including RAID/FMEA/SWOT. This stage has three phases
(Redesign, Development, Deployment). E.g. Vendor
Management, Performance Management
POST-MIGRATION STAGE: The third and final stage is the
post-transformation stage. This stage aims to check the new
system operations, provides all the required checks and
system’s functionality to ensure program correctness and
reducing risks. This stage has two phases (Evaluation and
Release / Roll-out). E.g. Change Management, Customer
Management
SMLC

14. PMQA & TRANSFORMATION STRATEGIES
Transformation of systems requires manifold perspectives
depending on the application functions, time, risks, budgets
and business needs. In some situations, it may be better to
migrate the whole application. Other cases may require
migrating parts of it. Therefore, there are variation of
approaches requiring different PMQA strategies tailored to
the need.
MADHU GAGANAM
”

15. COMPARISON OF APPROACHES
INCREMENTAL
MIGRATION
COMPLETE
MIGRATION
PARTIAL
MIGRATION
WRAPPING
LOW HIGH
HIGH
CUSTOM
BUSINESSVALUE
QUALITY
MIGRATION TYPES
INCREMENTAL: The legacy system is redeveloped into a new
paradigm gradually. This strategy is leveraged if the business
value is out of line and does not support current business
needs, PMQA approach developed based on risks, time,
budget, talent and requirements
COMPLETE: This refers to converting the entire old system
into a new infrastructure. This strategy is leveraged if the
existing system is meeting the business needs but is of low
quality. PMQA approach is based on requirements, time, risks
and talent.
PARTIAL: This refers to migrating part of the system
components—for example, using commercial off-the-shelf
(COTS) software. This strategy is leveraged when the business
value is wide, PMQA approach developed based on suitability,
requirements, software customization and reliability.
WRAPPING: This refers to encapsulating the existing code into
a modern interface. This strategy is leveraged if the business
value is meeting the current business needs but the
organization needs to integrate parts of the legacy system and
make only a few changes. PMQA based on impact to
maintainability.

16. PMQA FRAMEWORK – REVIEW OF PEOPLE –PROCESS - DELIVERABLES
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QUALITY ASSURANCE
CAPABILITIES
PROJECT MONITORING
PROJECTINITIATION
BUSINESSPROCESS
REENGINEERING
PROJECTPLANNING
PROJECT
ESTIMATION
PROJECTSCHEDULE
PROJECT
PERSONNEL
PROJECT
ORGANIZATION
CONTRACTOR/SI
COMMITMENT
CONTRACTOR/SI
OVERSIGHT
VENDOR/SI
PERSONNEL
ACCEPTANCEAND
TURNOVER
PROJECT WIDE PROCESSES
§ MIGRATION LIFE CYCLE
§ APPLICATION LIFE CYCLE
§ TRAINING & DOCUMENTATION
§ QUALITY CONTROL
§ STANDARDS AND COMPLIANCE
§ ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE MANAGEMENT
§ CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT
§ REQUIREMENTS MANAGEMENT
§ RISK MANAGEMENT
§ SECURITY
§ CAPACITY PLANNING
§ SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
ENVIRONMENTS
§ OPERATING ENVIRONMENT
§ INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE
§ DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT
§ SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE
§ TEST ENVIRONMENT
PROJECT
MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL
MANAGEMENT
PERFORMANCE
MANAGEMENT
ORGANIZATION
MANAGEMENT
SOLUTION
MANAGEMENT
STAKEHOLDER
MANAGEMENT
CHANGE
MANAGEMENT
CONTRACT
MANAGEMENT
VENDOR
MANAGEMENT
PORTFOLIO
MANAGEMENT
TECHNOLOGY
MANAGEMENT
GOVERNANCE

17. WE THRIVE IN CO-CREATION AND PARTNERSHIP

18. All business transformation initiatives are change events.
For any change event, the following building blocks are considered for successful
transition: leadership, solution, technology, process, data and quality. Yet the most
impact and radical change will manifest itself in the organizational space. We believe that
successful transformation is driven by culture. The human factor, the employees will have
to undergo their own transformation. This is the only way to design and sustain a
company’s value creation.
We call this “culture-led” transformation.
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19. WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT?
OUR CORE VALUES AND BELIEFS IN ACTION
PMQA #1
We believe an objective project monitoring and
quality assurance function is critical for any large
scale business transformation initiative and
identifying early indicators regarding risk and
progress will increase the probability of success.
Project Management Is A Success
Enabler
Project Management is a means to an end. And
that end is successful deployment of a system- an
ideal outcome where business objective is met.
Methodology
We have developed leading best practice
frameworks and approaches based on different
paradigms.. Frameworks enable us to view your
company as a holistic business ecosystem and
approaches tailored based on transformational
initiatives and scope.
Value Realization
As trusted PMQA advisor, we are passionate and
have a strong commitment to value realization.
This is why we consistently monitor, measure and
inform at pivotal milestones during engagements.
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20. WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT? (cont’d)
OUR CORE VALUES AND BELIEFS IN ACTION
People Centric Transformation
The Human Factor. We believe that people are
the critical success factors when it comes to
driving a sustained transformation initiative,
especially when addressing organization change
management. Culture matters.
Co-Creation
Let’s start with this: We consider you the expert in
your tasks and business knowledge. We present
ourselves as humble advisors. Our approach is to
generate action to address potential risks. We
generate actionable insights to facilitate
meaningful conversations.
Hybrid Leadership
Any business transformation or spin off initiative is
highly nuanced. Change events are complex.
Our PMQA SME’s possess multi-disciplinary
capabilities in business, technology and
architecture design.
Deep Domain Expertise
As seasoned advisors and SME’s, our
Practitioners had exposure to industry best
practices and frameworks, and acquired
knowledge of vertical/industry, technology
products and services.
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21. TOP 6 CHALLENGES IN SYSTEMS MIGRATION
Incumbent businesses are
committed to the idea behind
Modernization and Migration
of existing systems.
However, barriers exist
towards adoption.
Lack of Pragmatic Strategy
Budget limitations
Lack of Talent
Quality Management and Assurance
Organizational Change Management
Leadership Commitment

22. RE-INVENTING BUSINESSES IS NOT A MATTER OF CHOICE
Transforming businesses has
become a mandate in order to
stay relevant. Companies must
leverage disruptive technologies
and new business models in
order to gain hearts and minds of
the Digital Customer.
“At least 40% of all businesses will die in the next 10 years… if
they don’t figure out how to change their entire company to
accommodate new technologies.”
- John Chambers | Executive Chairman, Cisco System
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