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
  84% (48)
• C
  5% (3)

Explanation

Executing manual data conversions is a Transition activity because it bridges the gap between the old and new versions at a technical level - existing data must be transformed into formats compatible with the new application before the system can go live. This is a one-time, version-specific technical task that is intrinsic to the handover process itself.

Option A (installing on end users' PCs) belongs to Deployment/Implementation - it is the physical rollout of the software, not the preparation of the system state for transition. Option C (training end users) is an Organizational Change Management or Release Preparation activity, focused on people readiness rather than technical system readiness.

Memory tip: Think of Transition as everything needed to make the data and system state ready for the new version. If it touches the data or technical environment in a one-time preparatory way, it's Transition. People-related activities (training) and distribution activities (installing) happen before or alongside, but they belong to different processes.

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