Execution Phase
The Project Execution Phase is the delivery part of the project. Once all of the planning activities have been completed and approved, the Execution phase gets in to the design and delivery activities required to implement the project.
The Project Execution phase commences with the gathering of business requirements and ends with the actual implementation of the deliverable (e.g. new IT system goes live).
The Execution Phase includes the following documents:
• Business Process Improvement
• Business Requirements Specification
• Business Requirements Register
• Go / No-Go Implementation Checklist
• Implementation Plan
• MI Requirements Register
• Options Analysis
• Project Business Continuity Plan
• Test Plan
• Training Strategy
Note - The Execution Phase documents will not include any reporting templates – these can be found in the Monitoring & Controlling a Project section.
This specification is used to document changes to a business process, including: an outline of the current process; requirements to change the process; current problems and features to retain; proposed changes; and how these changes will be implemented.
Business Requirements Register
The Business Requirements Register is the central repository for all business requirements (functional and non-functional).
Business Requirements Specification
The Business Requirements Specification is used to document all of the business’ requirements for the project.
This makes up one of the key components of the Implementation Plan. It provides a list of suggested criteria that the Project must consider before deciding to “go live”.
The Implementation Plan defines the Project’s strategy for moving from the old environment to the new, or the As-Is to the To-Be.
It is useful for any project that needs to understand the Management Information (MI) that is required from a new system.
The Options Analysis can be used at any time in a project where it is not clear which direction the project should take, as there are a series of options to consider. The document provides details of the analysis undertaken to assess all of the various options available at that time, followed by a recommendation for a course of action.
Project Business Continuity Plan
This makes up one of the key components of the Implementation Plan. It provides alternative strategies should any of the elements of the implementation fail.
The Test Plan details all the testing to be performed by the Testing team, including the overall test requirements and an integrated view of the project test activities.
The Training Strategy provides an overview of the approach the project will take with training.
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