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Execution (Development, Testing, Final Preparation)

Purpose: 

The Execution stage is where strategies and plans become tangible results. Here, multidisciplinary teams are coordinated to develop, implement, and deliver the agreed-upon products, services, or solutions. Allocated resources are managed, compliance with quality standards is monitored, and effective communication among all stakeholders is promoted.

This is the most resource-intensive phase, requiring active leadership from the Project Manager and constant oversight from the Sponsor. Critical activities include solution development, testing (unit, modular, end-to-end, regression, UAT, performance, and code quality), infrastructure implementation, ensuring regulatory compliance (such as SOX), and training key users and the help desk.

As well as a Hypercare stage to ensure integrity and timely attention to incidents that may arise post-release.

The ultimate goal is to deliver a functional, tested and validated product or service, ready for production operation.


Important Milestones:

  • Development of the solution.
  • Comprehensive Tests.
  • Regression testing (where applicable).
  • Performance tests (when applicable).
  • UAT (user acceptance testing).
  • Infrastructure implementation.
  • Implementation of SOX controls.
  • Training and communications.
  • Non-impact (release) tests.
  • Go Live (put into production).
  • Hypercare (intensive post-implementation support).

Associated processes:

DEVELOPMENT

5. Develop IT Solutions


TESTING

6. Manage Test Strategy

7. Manage Execution (Comprehensive Testing)

8. Manage Execution (User Testing) 


FINAL PREPARATION

9. Final Preparation

10. Manage Project Release

11. Hypercare