M1
M2
M3
M4
M5
M6
M7
M8
M9
Discovery
Assess
Foundation
Architecture & Setup
Migration
Agile Ingestion - Kanban
Validation
Value Delivery & Future-proofing
Discovery M1-M2
  • Data Inventory and separation logic
  • Stakeholder Interviews
  • Risk Assessment
  • Executive Readout
Foundation M2-M3
  • Playbooks ready
  • Tool Procurement and Setup
  • Vendor Engagement
  • Stakeholders Alignment
  • Data governance
Migration M4-M7
  • Domain ingestion
  • Model building
  • Performance tests
  • Parallel reporting and monitoring
  • Reconciliation windows
Validation M6-M9
  • Business Level Visibility reporting
  • Legacy Systems Cutover
  • Separation signed off
  • Compliance Readiness
  • Future-proof foundations
Hybrid Delivery Rationale

Waterfall for predictable infrastructure & governance foundations (Months 1-3+). Agile for iterative data ingestion & business level value delivery (Months 4-9).

Optimized for Risk & Speed