How to make data migration processes more efficient by using TOGAF: Best practice data migration approach applied to SAP Financial Services-Policy Management

The failure of complex MIS (Management Information Systems) data migration projects is often a result of using inflexible migration approaches. This paper sets out a best-practice standardized methodology for the management of complex data migration activities embedded in The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF). In this document we first provide a segregation of our approach into migration dimensions taking a deeper look into the organizational aspects involved in the implementation of data migration projects. Secondly we provide a detailed conceptualization of the data migration process in order to provide a general approach for successfully realizing data migration projects. More specifically, we developed a process blueprint to support efficient data migration activities (taking SAP Financial Services-Policy Management as an example). An organization-wide migration process must be established as an ongoing, flexible process to meet the stakeholders´ needs.