2.4 Data Validation and Preparation

The data in production systems can be of varying quality and consistency and therefore might introduce inconsistencies when synchronizing systems. This phase presents an obvious point of separation between the resources implementation team and the business units or groups who “own” or manage the data in the systems to be integrated. At times, the associated risk and cost factors might not belong in a provisioning project.

You need to have the data model that you completed in the analysis and design phases. You should also have a proposed record matching and data format strategy defined in order to prepare the data correctly. With the data model and format strategy defined, you can:

After the data is prepared, proceed to Section 2.5, Production Pilot.