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Implementation - Changeover Methods

The document discusses different methods for transitioning from an old system to a new system: 1. Direct changeover immediately replaces the old system with no overlap, requiring minimal effort but making it difficult to revert if issues arise. 2. Parallel changeover runs the new and old systems simultaneously to identify any problems by comparing outputs before fully transitioning. 3. Phased changeover trials the new system on a small scale first before broader rollout to isolate any early issues. 4. Pilot changeover processes a subset of data on the new system while keeping the old system as a backup, using less resources than a full parallel transition.

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Implementation - Changeover Methods

The document discusses different methods for transitioning from an old system to a new system: 1. Direct changeover immediately replaces the old system with no overlap, requiring minimal effort but making it difficult to revert if issues arise. 2. Parallel changeover runs the new and old systems simultaneously to identify any problems by comparing outputs before fully transitioning. 3. Phased changeover trials the new system on a small scale first before broader rollout to isolate any early issues. 4. Pilot changeover processes a subset of data on the new system while keeping the old system as a backup, using less resources than a full parallel transition.

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3/12/2021 Implementation : Changeover Methods

Implementation : Changeover Methods


If your were implementing a system for a real company then once you had created it you would need to install it at the
company's premises. If your new system was replacing an older existing system you would need to decide how to carry
out the changeover from the old to the new system. Data that was stored in the old system may need to be transferred
onto the new system (possibly using a standard file format).

If the system you created carried out an essential task for a company then they may be reluctant to simply give up using
their old system and replace it with a new one until they were convinced that the new system worked properly. One of
four different changeover methods might be followed :

Method Description
The old system is scrapped immediately and completely replaced by the new system. This
requires minimum effort, but if there are any problems with the new system the data in the old
Direct system will not be up-to-date so it will be hard to return to it. Return to the old system would be
harder still if the hardware it used was removed. This changeover method is most frequently used
on systems that are not essential to the running of a business.
Until it is decided that the new system works correctly the new and old system are used together.
Every time a transaction occurs (e.g. a sale) it is entered into both systems. This is very time
Parallel consuming but if there are any problems with the new system they can be easily identified by
comparing the output of the two systems. It is also easy to revert back to using the old system if
the new system does not work as all the data in it will be up-to-date.
The new system is tried out on a small scale to see if it works. For example a supermarket might
introduce a new stock control system at just its Bury branch. At the other branches the old system
Phased remains in use. When the supermarket is happy the new system works the old system will be
gradually replaced at its other stores with the new system. Any problems that occur would only
affect the store(s) that the new system was being tried at.
The new system is run alongside the old system, but only processes some of the data. For
example a supermarket might try out a new stock control system on one till in a store, with all
sales at this till being recorded by both the old and new systems. Sales at this till may take longer,
Pilot but the amount of effort required is less than that for a parallel changeover. The results produced
by the two systems can be compared to see if the new system appears to work. As the new
system is only being used with a small amount of data, problems that might result from processing
a realistically large volume of data might not be noticed.

GCSE ICT Companion 04 - (C) P Meakin 2004

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