4.16 Assess Readiness for Go-Live
Objective
Monitor program performance and measure against Go-Live criteria to assess the program’s readiness for Go-Live.
View Best PracticesTask Activities
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Finalize Go/No-Go Criteria, which may include program readiness, system readiness, workforce readiness, and operational readiness
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Identify deliverables/milestones required to demonstrate successful migration
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Develop Contingency Plan to prepare in case a No-Go decision is made or solution needs to be rolled back to existing environment
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Perform Go/No-Go Assessment using criteria and develop Go/No-Go Assessment Report and preliminary decision 30 – 60 days prior to Go-Live
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Present Go/No-Go Assessment to customer and provider leadership, along with key stakeholders, to review decision and finalize
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Document results of Go/No-Go decision, including mitigation steps for risks for deploying the solution or executing the Contingency Plan
4.16 Best Practices
- Define Go/No-Go Assessment Criteria upfront and define measurable criteria to make decisions
- Use the Contingency Plan to account for all decision scenarios resulting from the Go/No-Go assessment (e.g., No-Go Decision, Roll-Back Decision). For each scenario, this includes completed plans for required communications and activities, detailed analysis of impacted systems and interfaces, and defined roles and responsibilities for re-planning activities and managing legacy systems
Stakeholders
Customer
- Executive Sponsor
- Business Owner
- Business Standards Lead
- Program Manager
- PMO Lead
- PMO Team
- Functional Lead
- Technical Lead / Solution Architect
Provider
- Executive Sponsor
- Business Owner
- Business Standards Lead
- Program Manager
- PMO Lead
- PMO Team
- Functional Lead
- Technical Lead / Solution Architect
Inputs
- Go/No-Go Assessment Criteria
- Status Reports/Dashboards
- Integrated Master Schedule (IMS)
- Program Management Plan
- Risks, Actions, Issues, and Decisions (RAID) Log
Outputs
- Contingency Plan
- Go/No-Go Readiness Criteria
- Go/No-Go Assessment Report
