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4. Pilot
conversion.
The
new
sy st em
is
fully
imp lement ed
on
a
pilot
basis
in one segment
of t he organiz at on.
ion.
It is said t hat
determining t he most
app rop riat e
imp lement ation method
is dep endent
on how
much
t
ime and cost is
avail able,
and how
much risk t he company
is willin g to t ake.
Addit ionally,
stat ed by
G
ary B.
Shel ly
(2010),
t
his
sy stem
conversion met hodolo gy
is
also
know n as sy st em changeover.
Sy st em
changeover is
the
process
of
put ting t he new
informat ion
syst em online and r et iring the old
sy st em. Changeov er c an be r apid
or
slow depending
, depending
on t he m ethod.
Below
t
he
syst em
changeover
exp lanat on
ion
is e xp ressed in a dia gram :
Fi gu re 2–2 S yste m Ch ange ove r Meth ods
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