Infor LN project management

Project management

• Draft version of the project handbook
• Creating an internal test / demonstration system
• Budget and task planning

Kick Off

• Presentation of the project planning/ scheduling
• Company visit
• Definition of the key processes

Establishment of goals

• Project handbook
• Task list
• Budget

• Making available the IT infrastructure for the actual system
• Establishment of the firm according to customer-specific features (parameterization, composition of master data / basic equipment in packages)
• Analysis of necessary adaptations (basic concepts, budget considerations)
• Analysis of documents, reports and statistics
• Concept design of the legacy data transfer
• If necessary releases of project deviations/ variations (steering committee)
• Integration test consultant (simulation I)
• Result: Design of the firm, as well as coordinated technical concept/ strategy

• Implementation of the program adaptations, as well as customization of forms (create detailed concepts, implementation by means of programming and testing by consultants, final testing and acceptance by key user)
• Detailing legacy data transfer (create flow chart for adoption and conversion, carry out test acceptance)
• Key user trainings on the system by consultants
• Build up integration diagram Finance
• Key user integration test (simulation II)
• Resulting design firm, trained key users and defined processes

• Completion of configuration (inspection of system parameters, setting up and testing of the authorization concept)
• End user (perform organizational changes, training of end users by key users)
• Fixing legacy data transfers (adapt transfer diagrams, retransfer legacy data again)
• End user integration test (simulation III)
• Cut Over planning and decision-making about Go Live (steering committee)
• Result: Deploy firm, end user trained

Preparation to Go Live

• Final activities in the legacy system / order entry in the new system
• Execution of tasks in the cut over plan

Final execution of legacy data transfers

• Transfer data from legacy system and check it
• If necessary, manually enter or correct data

Go Live

• Completion of all activities for the system change from the cut over plan
• Go Live support by consultant on site

Project completion

• Acceptance by the customer of the introductory project according to the technical specifications
• Postprocessing of the project (OP lists)
• Internal project review