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Implementation Models

Reference has been made to decisions to be taken and plans to be made regarding a phased implementation (i.e. the deferral of a sub-set of the system's functionality, a level of integration with other systems, and/or the involvement of additional departments in the implementation, to a later date). These matters affect the scope of implementation and therefore initial planning for the implementation project. This phased approach is not however always appropriate and a number of different models are used, the four main alternative approaches being:

  • sudden or 'big bang' approach;

  • parallel approach;

  • phased approach;

  • pilot approach.

Click on each image for a fuller examination of each model.
Big Bang Implementation approach
Parallel Implementation approach
Phased Implementation approach
Pilot Implementation approach

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