Nails, Bricks and a Timer: How to Start and Finish a Migration Project on Time
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40 min
Imagine you need to transfer business-critical banking data from old systems to new ones. The project spans multiple systems and services, the number of tasks is impossible to count, only 6 months remain until the production release, and the deadline is set in stone — no moving, no cancelling. No second chance.
The team is new, the domain is new, and on top of it all — legacy. And yet, no overtime, no self-inflicted mistakes, the project goes live calmly and without stress.
- How is this possible?
- How to stay composed when everything is “on fire”, but no one wants to burn out?
- How to turn chaos into a clear roadmap, and a roadmap into success?
- And why does the analyst in this case become simultaneously a manager, psychologist, and architect?
In this talk, we will cover:
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data migration;
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happy path vs edge cases;
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data mapping;
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planning (and a bit of “magic” that is always needed).
Above all, we will focus on how to deliver such a project without overtime — and keep the team energised.