Implementing Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations Apps - Second Edition

Scoping the data migration

Rightsizing the scope is among the first steps toward a successful initiative. The scope must be well-documented and agreed upon by all the relevant stakeholders to ensure smooth and accurate data migration.

Often, implementation teams either do not consider data migration at all or have unreasonable expectations regarding the data migration requirements.

Even if the original sales proposal has explicit data migration requirements that have been identified, many of the project team members and stakeholders may not be aware of what was specified or may not agree with the scope.

We recommend that you always have a dedicated data scoping activity planned, which should give both sides the opportunity to be on the same ...