System Selection - Platt & Hill Limited
Platt & Hill Limited, an independent company, specialising in the manufacture of products primarily for the furniture trade, commissioned us to select a replacement for their existing ERP system.More Info

IT Strategy & Systems Selection - Ferranti Technologies Limited
Ferranti Technologies Limited, a world-class supplier of electronic, electrical and electro-mechanical equipment, commissioned us to undertake an IT Strategy Study, followed by a Systems Selection.More Info

IT Strategy - a Stately Home
This 18th Century stately home is now run by a Trust. We were commissioned to produce an IT Strategy to enable evolution from a series of separate systems to an integrated suite of systems.More Info

Selection of Software Developer - Dyson Insulations Limited
Dyson Insulations Limited, which specialises in cavity wall and roof insulation, and home heating systems, commissioned us to select a software developer to develop new applications systems.More Info

Parallel Run

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This is an important concept designed as a last test to ensure that the system works. It is only undertaken once all testing, training, and data set-up are complete. It consists of:

  • ensuring that all files in the new system exactly reflect all files in the existing system;
  • running the same data through both systems for a length of time, which is usually no less than a month and commonly is significantly longer. As an example, for accounting systems, it is common to run through two, or three, end of period runs;
  • comparing the state of files, printed reports, etc., throughout the parallel-running period and, at the end, identifying any differences and explaining them or, if necessary, correcting them. In the latter case, it may be necessary to rerun some, if not all, of the runs.