1.6 Setup Pilot project plan
Below, please see a rough outline of a pilot project plan. Each step brings specific effort for the pilot owner to prepare, execute and follow up. Additionally to that, each step will also require calendar time that might be much more than the pure effort and influenced by availability of stakeholders, systems and duration of process steps in your organization. Feel free to adjust them according to the experience in your company.
Step | Actions | Effort estimate | Calendar time |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Determine Stakeholder | 2 days | 1 week |
2 | Prioritized needs assessment / pain points from stakeholders | 3 days | 2 weeks |
3 | Formulate decision criteria, method and timeline | 3 days | 2 weeks |
5 | Set up working group for milestone check-ins | 3 days | 2 weeks |
6 | Start technical implementation | 3 days (Cloud), 5 days (Data Center) | 1 week |
9 | Provide training to pilot group | 1 day | 1 day |
10 | Launch pilot project | 1 day | 1 day |
Iterative | Carry out regular check-ins | 0.25 day | 1 hour |
Iterative | Adjust pilot system based on pilot group feedback | 1 day | 1 day |
12 | Invite external stakeholders and welcome new ideas | 1 day | 1 week |
13 | Plan production deployment | 5 days | 2 weeks |
14 | Pilot demonstration and make decision to go to production | 1 day | 1 week |