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5.3.5 Enhancement Shakedown
e enhancement shakedown was discussed in detail earlier (subsection 5.1.6). It is important
to note that the rst place to try out a new software release, feature/x, is the CRP, not the live
production database.
5.3.6 Training prior to Cutover
e availability of scheduled personnel for training prior to cutover will be a major determinant
as to the smoothness of the conversion eort. If people are not properly trained on the new system
before cutover, they must be trained afterward. Resources may seem strained as you’re heading
toward the GOLD (go-live date). You may not have experienced a cutover ever before. In the
“best” circumstances, your project team resource will be strained ...