This guide assumes that your contract has been carefully examined and fully executed by all parties involved, including your consultants and vendor. If applicable, the performance bonds have been posted. The down payment has been made. Your internal...Read more
A post-contract system design review (SDR) is necessary because it is seldom, if ever, possible to finalize all details of the design and related project documents in the contract, let alone in the proposal documents. You need to invest significant...Read more
The SDR requires a formal sign-off process. Your signature on the summary document will, in most cases, override any earlier agreements (for example, specifications included in contract, quantities of equipment, software features). Be aware of the...Read more
Factory Acceptance Tests are conducted to: • test the system in a lab environment before it gets shipped and installed at your site, • allow you to become familiar with your new system, • clarify any differences between your expectations and...Read more
Typically, your role in implementation is limited to monitoring the progress facilitating access to the sites where work needs to be done preparing for the next steps via, detailed migration planning, subscriber fleet planning and training It is...Read more
Your basic migration plan should be agreed and finalized at the time of System Design Review. While the vendor is installing the system it is up to you to prepare your organization – radio users, dispatchers, system administrators – for the...Read more
Once the vendor has fully installed and optimized your system, they will perform three types of tests: Functional tests Coverage tests Burn-in test (sometimes skipped) Functional tests These tests are expanded versions of the previously-conducted...Read more
Details of system cutover will depend on your migration plan. Most commonly, the process of retiring the old system and bringing the new one on line is gradual, with the two systems, or at least their parts, coexisting for a while to enable an...Read more
Project close out has several different aspects. Not all of them will necessarily apply to your situation. Project documentation Make sure you have complete project documentation in one convenient and secure location – everything from the...Read more
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