How not to do a data migration
I’m currently managing a subcontractor’s work and a client’s expectations for a Raiser’s Edge to Salesforce migration. It’s not going well, and I wanted to share some lessons learned with you.
This was mentioned before, but it’s recommended to do at least 3 rounds of data migration, which includes
- One in a Dev sandbox
- One in a Test sandbox (which includes user acceptance testing)
- One in Production
With smaller clients or projects, sometimes you can merge the Dev and Test into one instance.… Read the rest