Cut Over Lead

2 weeks ago

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa NTT Ltd. Full time

NTT is a leading global IT solutions and services organisation that brings together people, data and things to create a better and more sustainable future.

In today's 'iNTTerconnected' world, connections matter more now than ever.

By bringing together talented people, world-class technology partners and emerging innovators, we help our clients solve some of the world's most significant technological, business and societal challenges.


With people at the heart of our success, NTT is committed to attracting and growing the best talent and providing an environment where everyone feels they can belong and their contribution matters.


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The Cutover Lead working closely with the Deployment Project Manager and Project Horizon Leadership team will execute and drive the pre-cutover, cutover, and post cutover Go-Live activity.

The Cutover Lead will provide the strategy, approach, checklists, and work plans to drive to a successful activation of the new ERP system - including 3rd Party systems.

They will develop the detailed cutover checklist.

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Project Horizon Deployment needs a strong, experienced, diligent, and focussed Cutover Lead to ensure the success of this important initiative and drive completion of all cutover related activities as per the approved project plan.


We need to ensure that the cutover deliverables are driven hard in alignment with the overall project plan with clarity of what needs to be done by when and to what standard.


Key Roles and Responsibilities:

The above includes, but is not limited to, duties to be performed, and can be reviewed as necessary to provide a wider Project Management service

  • Develops detailed
    cutover checklist, integrated and consolidated project plan incorporating all Cut-Over activities across Project Scope, including technical, data and operations or business tasks with inputs on Business Activity and project teams, including potential Go-Live scenarios.
  • Ensures proper
    integration between different streams to form
    one integrated set of activities for a one integrated cutover plan
  • Responsible for
    detailed project management of the cutover and conversion deliverables to the new system/s, resolving discrepancies or process issues related to cutover
  • Responsible for ensuring
    successful planning and execution of
    integrated release cutover activities and associated system outages
  • Plans the
    resources, human and physical required for cutover activities and coordinates requirements for Go Live staffing and overall logistics
  • Develops the
    cutover command centre logistics, communication and escalation plan and command centre documentation (policies, procedures, downtime processes)
  • Provides Cutover
    status reporting to project leadership and key stakeholders
  • Ensures
    entry and exit criteria for each cutover is well articulated, documented and agreed with all stakeholders
  • Ensures entry into and exit out of cutover
    stage gates and audit requirements are met including the final Go/No-Go meetings for each rollout
  • Acts as the
    final point of escalation for all Cutover issues, proactively bringing about appropriate interventions when the Cutover/s may be jeopardized
  • Leads
    integrated cutover activities for Pre-GoLive, Go-Live and Post Go-Live for 6 Cut-Over cycles:
  • Leads integrated cutover activities for
    multiple countries simultaneously, remotely, post SA deployment
  • Develops integrated
    Roll-Back Plan and Strategy and back out / contingency plans for Cutover/s
  • Raise
    Risks and Issues and perform mitigating actions to minimize risk on Business Operations and Technical Cut-Over
  • Ensure
    communication of the relevant components of the cutover plans including related dependencies with sub streams, with all relevant stakeholders
  • Develop, own, and lead a detailed
    operational/business preparation plan/s for buildup to cutover and cutover for each business function, taking into consideration customers, vendors, employees, business peak times, downtime the business can handle, how catchup will work etc.

Required Experience:

  • Proven Track Record of similar type role on large scale ERP programmes
  • Strong and experienced cutover lead required to ensure thorough planning, execution, and completion of all relevant cutovers during Project Horizon rollouts.
  • Previous MS D365 cutover experience will be an advantage
  • Vendor interaction and vendor activity tracking experience
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to work remote and drive active participation and task completion in an online environment
  • Ability to work with diverse project teams
  • Flexibility on working hours rollout and cutover phases necessitate some shift type patterns at times
  • Possible travel when restrictions are lifted
  • Tenacity and resilience to push through and remain positively focussed when extreme challenges are experienced
  • Ability to be fi

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