Migration & Transformation

What is Cutover Plan?

A detailed, sequenced runbook of all cutover tasks with owners, durations, dependencies, and checkpoints.

Plans cover technical, data, business, and communication tasks, typically managed in spreadsheets or specialized tools. They are refined during mock loads and dress rehearsals. Rollback decision points must be included.

Related terms

Cutover
The transition period and set of activities moving a business from the legacy system to the new system at go-live.
Dress Rehearsal
The final end-to-end rehearsal of the cutover, executed exactly as planned for production including timings and sign-offs.
Rollback Plan
A predefined procedure and decision criteria for reverting to the legacy system if cutover fails.
Load Sequence
The ordered dependency chain in which migration objects must be loaded, for example GL accounts before open items.

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