Planning For Success

Phase one involves the development of the project definition document. This is done in conjunction with the CLIENT and will establish the lines of responsibility. It will select the team that will deliver the CLIENT the business benefits that have been identified in the business use cases through their internal process. ATLAS will present the SIM approach to the team and 

•  Identify hardware requirements.
•  Develop the training plan.
•  Identify any business risk as a result of a Situation Audit
•  Identify the project team - see diagram below.

The implementation team should consist of staff members that reflect the business functional areas as well as a senior client staff member as project manager.

The cross-functional team approach used allows promotion of ownership to all applicable areas of the business.  The piloting methods allow focus on business process solutions to overcome resistance to change.
The implementation structure has the steering group at the highest level.  Issues that cannot be resolved by the implementation team are referred to the steering group consisting of:

•  Client - Manager Forests
•  Client Project Manager
•  ATLAS Project Manager
•  ATLAS Account Manager