Migrations are too often relegated to the end of a transformation project; they are considered an expectation and just another necessary step, rather than being seen as core to the program itself. For too many organizations, the deployment of the shiny new platform is cause for celebration, but without a completed and thorough migration, it’s hollow victory. Making sure a transformation has the migration at its heart drives success; when a migration requires – at a minimum – deep systems, process, people, legal, regulatory and data skills, it is usually harder than it looks.

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