IDG Contributor Network: Ready or not, here they come

Do you remember playing hide and seek and hearing the seeker call out, “Ready or not, here I come!”Despite the loud warning from the seeker, if the participants weren’t ready, it just wasn’t a fair game.Participant readiness is just as important when it comes to major information technology (IT) implementations or upgrades. Just like the unready participants in a game of hide and seek, a lack of operational readiness when IT go-lives begin can throw participants into conf