Smoothly Transitioning Projects to Operations （顺利过渡项目操作）.pdfVIP

Whitepaper Smoothly Transitioning Projects to Operations Dean Baker, PMP®, Principal, Fulcrum Edge, Inc. Transition Instead of Hand-off Projects are defined to be an activity with a specified beginning and end, while production and manufacturing are recognized as ongoing activities. Both the business community and academia treat them separate from an organizational and educational perspective. Projects, whether internal or turnkey from an outside source, reach a point where they are closed out and handed over to the customer. When dealing with projects involving the purchase or modification of software or manufacturing equipment, this handoff should not be viewed as a point in time, but as a transition from installation to full production. Improving Synergy in Operations Linking the software or equipment manufacturer installation team with the operations site team can create great synergy. [From here on out, we will use the term manufacturer interchangeably for software developers and machine equipment manufacturers to avoid complex sentence structure. By the same token, we will use the terms production or production site leaders, or operations and operations site leaders to indicate relevance to a production site, whether it manufactures goods using machinery or utilizes software to provide services.] The manufacturer and production site leaders must be aware of the benefits each can derive from such a linkage. The supplier gains valuable info rmation and assistance related to site issues and resources from production team representatives involved in installation. The operations personnel know local procedures about issues such as site access, and health and safety requirements which can be invaluable in reducing lost time for the in