Practical Data Migration

WHY A SEPARATE PROJECT?

Often it is the instinct of the programme manager to assume that data migration activities should be a part of the development effort. Multiple projects are just that much harder to manage, so why add complexity?

Hint Nomenclature can be different in different working cultures. Often what would be a ‘project‘ in one enterprise is classed as a ‘work stream‘ in another. Whatever term is used to describe it in your environment, you need a distinct identity for the work you are carrying out in the data migration task for the reasons outlined below. For the sake of clarity the rest of this book will use the term ‘project‘, ...