The Transition Out Plan is used to describe how project deliverables will be brought to full operational status, and integrated into ongoing operations and subsequently maintained. Its purpose is to ensure that these deliverables will be used effectively to produce the requisite Business Value after project completion.

The transition process is a sum of the work to be done to create an effective support apparatus.

The Transition Out Plan contains the following topics:

  Transition Approach
  Transition Plan Objectives
  Transition Team Organization
  Transition Process Tasks
  Knowledge Transfer Process
  Product Delivery
        Rollout Plan
        Data Migration
  Communication Plan
  Transition Schedule
  Handover and Acceptance.

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