A new version of an application is to be implemented. Which activity belongs to the Transition process?

Question

Options

• Ainstalling the application on the end users' PCs
• Bexecuting manual data conversions
• Ctraining end users

• A
  11% (6)
• B
  83% (44)
• C
  6% (3)

Explanation

Executing manual data conversions (B) is a Transition activity because it specifically bridges the old system and the new one - transforming existing data into formats compatible with the new application before or during go-live. Transition is concerned with moving from the current state to the new state, and data conversion is a core part of that handover.

Option A (installing the application) belongs to the Deployment or Implementation phase, where the technical rollout occurs - it is an operational action, not a bridging one. Option C (training end users) is part of Change Management or Organizational Readiness, focused on preparing people rather than transforming the system or its data.

Memory tip: Think of Transition as everything needed to safely switch over from old to new. Data conversion is the one task that literally cannot happen until both systems exist simultaneously - that dependency makes it distinctly a Transition activity, whereas installing and training can be planned and executed independently.

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