Chapter 17. Migration 549
17.3 Migration plan
You must create a migration plan to perform a migration from your existing environment to the
new version of WebSphere Application Server. This plan covers the following core steps.
Keep in mind that each migration is unique and might need to be adjusted.
1. Project assessment
Create a migration team and review all aspects of the migration, such as education,
hardware, application, testing, and risk factors.
2. Project planning
Define a complete migration plan, from day one to the actual production migration, based
on the assessments of step 1.
3. Skill development
Plan for an education period to address new product features, tools, and the development
standards in WebSphere Application Server V8.5. ...