Johny Morris has over thirty years' experience in IT working as a programmer, analyst, project manager and data architect, and has devoted over twenty years to data migration as a consultant and project manager. He has worked for some of the biggest names in IT consultancy including CSC, Logica CMG and Price Waterhouse Coopers (PwC) as well as having been involved in large-scale migrations at Barclays Bank, National Grid Transco and the BBC.

• INTRODUCTION SECTION 1: EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW1 Data migration: what's all the fuss2 Golden rules and super smart tasks3 PDMv3 overview 4 Creating a data migration strategy SECTION 2: TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES5 Project initiation6 Key data stakeholder management and demilitarised zone7 Landscape analysis8 Business transformation plan9 Data quality rules10 Gap analysis and mapping11 Migration design and execution12 Legacy decommissioning13 Waterfall versus Agile SECTION 3: FAILING DATA MIGRATION PROJECTS 14 Rescuing failing data migration projects APPENDICES A1 Data migration strategy checklistA2 Fields on a DQR document/formA3 Mapping exampleA4 PDMv3 process flow

For any practitioner faced with the challenge of delivering a successful data migration, this book is an absolute necessity.