Twice in the past year we've undertaken change management for the same client with auditing requirements; once for an upgrade of Microsoft Dynamics GP version 10.0 to 2010 and, the second time, for a migration of their entire network infrastructure from one hosting center to another.  If you have participated in an audited change management project for a Dynamics GP system, you know that there is no room for error when it comes to project execution and meeting audit requirements.  These projects are rigorous, detailed, tense, and, at times, tedious. 

In this first post of a 6-part Risk Management series, you'll see the 26 steps involved with our audited change management. In the next post you'll see goals, developing prototype criteria, testing criteria and the fall-back position. Then I'll follow with the groundwork, phases 1 and 2, what can go wrong.... and finally, the outcomes.

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