Migrating / Implementing a New Handicapping System

[mikejohnchapman]

We are in the process of migrating our old system to the Club2000 V1 system. The advice we have been given is it will take 2 days (having taken a back-up before starting). Generally we have been told it should be transparent and we won't need to do anything post-implementation to verify the migration - just get going. I have been involved in enough IT projects to be concerned this is overly optimistic.

I wondered if anyone had done this and made a plan for the migration they would be willing to share?

 

[rulefan]

We are in the process of migrating our old system to the Club2000 V1 system. The advice we have been given is it will take 2 days (having taken a back-up before starting). Generally we have been told it should be transparent and we won't need to do anything post-implementation to verify the migration - just get going. I have been involved in enough IT projects to be concerned this is overly optimistic.

I wondered if anyone had done this and made a plan for the migration they would be willing to share?

Are you migrating to a different ISV (eg HanicapMaster to ClubV1) or upgrading the package with the same ISV (Club Systems local server (2000) to hosted (V1))?

 

[mikejohnchapman]

The latter - (Club Systems local server (2000) to hosted (V1)

 

[Old Skier]

We are in the process of migrating our old system to the Club2000 V1 system. The advice we have been given is it will take 2 days (having taken a back-up before starting). Generally we have been told it should be transparent and we won't need to do anything post-implementation to verify the migration - just get going. I have been involved in enough IT projects to be concerned this is overly optimistic.

I wondered if anyone had done this and made a plan for the migration they would be willing to share?

Me again, like you I have been involved in IT projects and I appreciate your concerns, however I think you'll find that apart from the normal issues like getting your head around the odd issue I think you’ll be fine.

 

[rulefan]

The latter - (Club Systems local server (2000) to hosted (V1)

In that case I don't see any issues. The process is pretty well automated. As suggested above, the time for it to bed down is more about user experience (ie differences) than technology.

 

[SammmeBee]

The process is automated and I suspect any issues will present themselves as you suspect with you experience. It’s always a minefield and I’m sure any issues can be sorted out if they arise. I find that most companies can sort any issues out eventually and that it will be a hopefully smooth process. After all you are paying them for a service so hopefully they can deliver on something that they have done many times before. Obviously if your end is slightly out of kilter then you may well have problems but hopefully not.

 

[jim8flog]

One of the things we made sure of when switching from Cobra to IG was to take copies of players handicap records one we kept as a PDF another as an Excel spreadsheet.

Lucky we did because when IG started it just said Handicap Bought forward as a single figure.

 

[rulefan]

One of the things we made sure of when switching from Cobra to IG was to take copies of players handicap records one we kept as a PDF another as an Excel spreadsheet.

Lucky we did because when IG started it just said Handicap Bought forward as a single figure.

But wan't everything already in the CDH?

 

[jim8flog]

But wan't everything already in the CDH?

Yes, but the CDH was/is not as quick and easy access for me compared to looking at at PDF on my home computer, particularly when doing the Continuous review where I might be looking at 30 players.

 

[Old Skier]

Yes, but the CDH was/is not as quick and easy access for me compared to looking at at PDF on my home computer, particularly when doing the Continuous review where I might be looking at 30 players.

You can get the CDH list downloaded as a spreadsheet

 

[jim8flog]

You can get the CDH list downloaded as a spreadsheet

At the time we did this (Mar 1018) I found using the PDF a lot quicker and easier than the Excel spread sheet.

 

[rulefan]

At the time we did this (Mar 1018) I found using the PDF a lot quicker and easier than the Excel spread sheet.

I didn't think that Excel and pdfs were around then

 

[jim8flog]

I didn't think that Excel and pdfs were around then

I can be assured that they were as I still have the copies on my computer.

Ps you are not thinking as PDF or spreadsheet from the CDH are you?
I have both as copies exported from COBRA.

 

[rulefan]

I can be assured that they were as I still have the copies on my computer.

Ps you are not thinking as PDF or spreadsheet from the CDH are you?
I have both as copies exported from COBRA.

March 1018 ????

 

[jim8flog]

March 1018 ????

sorry I meant I put all the figures on my abacus.

 

[rulefan]

sorry I meant I put all the figures on my abacus.

My local car hand-wash uses an abacus to keep a tally of the cash being handed over.