Advantages, Disadvantages and Risks of Phased Adoption
The Phased adoption method has certain pros, cons and risks (Koop, R., Rooimans, R. & Theye, M. de (2003), Eason (1988))
Pros:
- The conversion will be done in parts. Time is available for adjustments
- Negative influences that arise at the start are less critical
- No ‘catch-up’ period is needed.
- Time for the users to adapt is longer
- Technical staff can concentrate on part of the system or some of the users.
Cons:
- Several adjustments are needed
- Training sessions are confusing for users as they are asked to work with the new and the old system
- Several changes in documentation
- The duration of the project
- System delivery milestone is unclear
- Correctness and completeness of the dataset has to be checked several times
- A ‘fall back’ to the old system is becoming more difficult every new phase.
- The implementation may appear unclear to the employees and other users.
Risks:
- Complexity of the implementation
- Prone to make mistakes
- Fall back impossible in later phases
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