The Challenge with Knowledge Transfers

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Software Ownership Transfer: Evolving Knowledge Transfer for the Agile World

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Software Ownership Transfer: Evolving Knowledge Transfer for the Agile World

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Things to Know and Do

• Program schedules can be unrealistically short given the operational challenges to execute such programs.

• The true cost of transfer includes the opportunity cost of missed projects and revenue loss due to increased service disruptions.

• The focus on transitions is often on efficiency and not effectiveness. There is a greater focus on activity over outcomes.

• Scope may be focused only on maintenance and not enhancements. This gives no opportunity to prioritize what needs to be transitioned and what doesn’t.

• Politics may creep in between the three groups: IT management, the incumbent team, and the new team.

• The program may evolve differently from what was envisioned. Watertight contracts do not provide wiggle room to course-correct the transition.