Migration & Transformation
What is Go-Live?
The moment a new system or release becomes the production system of record for business operations.
Go-live follows successful cutover and go or no-go approval. Hypercare support starts immediately. Post-go-live defects are tracked separately from project defects.
Related terms
Cutover
The transition period and set of activities moving a business from the legacy system to the new system at go-live.
Hypercare
An intensified support period after go-live in which the project team resolves issues and stabilizes operations.
Go/No-Go Decision
A formal checkpoint where leadership decides whether readiness criteria are met to proceed with cutover or go-live.
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