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Story Map — CRM Migration Cutover

Three cutovers moving accounts, pipeline and forecasting onto a new CRM without losing a selling day; the read-only shadow cutover carries no forecasting at all, which the map names as the gap sales leadership will feel first.

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CRM migration — cutover story mapPersona: Field account manager who lives in the mobile app · Goal: Move every account and open deal without losing a day of sellingCutover 1 — Read-only shadow39 pts · 4 cardscovers 3/4 · cum 39Cutover 2 — Live selling60 pts · 6 cardscovers 4/4 · cum 99Cutover 3 — Decommission48 pts · 6 cardscovers 3/4 · cum 147Later13 pts · 1 cardcovers 1/4 · cum 160BACKBONEactivities, left to rightTASKSthe walking stepsMigrate the data47 pts · 4 cards · 2 tasksSell50 pts · 5 cards · 2 tasksForecast42 pts · 4 cards · 2 tasksgapSupport the change21 pts · 4 cards · 2 tasksAccounts and contactsOpen pipelineWork an accountProgress a dealRoll up the numbersInspectTrain the fieldRetire the old systemBulk load with a duplicatedetection report13Opportunities with stage,value and close date13Account timeline of the lasttwelve months8In-app tour of the new recordlayout5Delta sync of records changedduring cutover13Quotes and contracts attachedto the deal8Log a call from the mobileapp offline13Stage gates with requiredfields per stage8Territory roll-up with commitand best case13Side-by-side view during theshadow period5Relationship map of thebuying group8Guided next step fromwin/loss history13Weighted forecast against thequota plan8Deal inspection view ofslipped close dates8Read-only archive with asearch front end8Licence termination checklist3Risk flag on deals with noactivity for a fortnight13no card in Cutover 1 — Read-only shadowNot a walking skeleton — 1 of 4 activities have no card in Cutover 1 — Read-only shadow: ForecastStory cards17Estimate160 ptsBackbone4 activitiesReleases4First release spans3/4 · 75%Walking skeleton1 gapFirst release load39 ptsSmallest full slice · 60 ptsCutover 2 — Live selli…Heaviest releaseCutover 2 — Live sell…

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title "CRM migration — cutover story map"
persona "Field account manager who lives in the mobile app"
goal "Move every account and open deal without losing a day of selling"

release "Cutover 1 — Read-only shadow"
release "Cutover 2 — Live selling"
release "Cutover 3 — Decommission"

activity "Migrate the data"
  task "Accounts and contacts"
    Cutover 1: "Bulk load with a duplicate detection report" (13)
    Cutover 2: "Delta sync of records changed during cutover" (13)
  task "Open pipeline"
    Cutover 1: "Opportunities with stage, value and close date" (13)
    Cutover 2: "Quotes and contracts attached to the deal" (8)
activity "Sell"
  task "Work an account"
    Cutover 1: "Account timeline of the last twelve months" (8)
    Cutover 2: "Log a call from the mobile app offline" (13)
    Cutover 3: "Relationship map of the buying group" (8)
  task "Progress a deal"
    Cutover 2: "Stage gates with required fields per stage" (8)
    Cutover 3: "Guided next step from win/loss history" (13)
activity "Forecast"
  task "Roll up the numbers"
    Cutover 2: "Territory roll-up with commit and best case" (13)
    Cutover 3: "Weighted forecast against the quota plan" (8)
  task "Inspect"
    story Cutover 3: "Deal inspection view of slipped close dates" (8)
    story later: "Risk flag on deals with no activity for a fortnight" (13)
activity "Support the change"
  task "Train the field"
    Cutover 1: "In-app tour of the new record layout" (5)
    Cutover 2: "Side-by-side view during the shadow period" (5)
  task "Retire the old system"
    Cutover 3: "Read-only archive with a search front end" (8)
    Cutover 3: "Licence termination checklist" (3)