The Seamless Transition of Migrating 166 SVN Applications to GIT

Overview

IQZ successfully migrated 166 SVN applications to GIT for a leading insurance provider. Despite encountering numerous challenges, the team's responsiveness, proactive risk management, and commitment to excellence ensured the project's success.

Business Challenges

The initial challenge was for IQZ to determine how to migrate 166 SVN applications to Git within a strict timeline of only 6 months, while managing the additional scope items that were introduced along the way.

IQZ's Solution

The main objective was to achieve the deliverables seamlessly, all the while ensuring we remained within our given time frame. Therefore, implementing a well-structured delivery process ensured the project remained on track and that everyone was kept in the loop at all times.

everyone was kept in the loop at all times. The team approached the challenges with a proactive mindset, consistently highlighting risks, issues, and dependencies to the client. By maintaining open communication and addressing issues promptly, the team preempted potential setbacks.

The Results

Despite the project's complexity, the team was able to deliver exceptional results 2 months before the expected deadline thanks to proactive risk management and our detailed delivery process flow.

Key Learnings and Takeaways:

• The project provided invaluable lessons in proactive risk management, adaptability, and continuous improvement.

• It is important to have a RACI matrix implemented for each phase. This approach enabled the team to understand who is responsible for which deliverable.

• RAID log enabled the team to look for any potential risks and issues throughout the project and highlight them to the client. In addition, due to the changing requirements, to reduce the chances of scope creep, the team documented the change log throughout the project to ensure transparency between all the stakeholders.

• Daily updates, weekly updates, and monthly update reports are extremely important for successful project delivery.

• Transparent communication is essential among all the stakeholders. Expectations from both sides should be made clear to ignore the chances of miscommunication in the future.

Conclusion

The SVN to Git migration project stands as a testament to the IQZ team's unwavering dedication and problem-solving abilities. By overcoming challenges with resilience and innovation, they delivered exceptional results that exceeded client expectations.

Building on this success, the team proposes further collaboration with the client to explore application modernization opportunities and enhance productivity. With their proven track record of success, the IQZ team is poised to drive ongoing innovation and excellence in future projects.