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Method BLUE, along with the skills of your people and our people, addresses the questions that must be answered in the six key focus areas. Method BLUE Focus Areas15The Value of Our Solution ApproachMethod BLUE provides a roadmap of the work that must be done.Method BLUE Phases Rel 416It is very important for the client and the IBM team to fully understand the current business strategy, the major areas of concern with the current business, the critical processes, readiness for the change and current ITinfrastructure and application portfolio. In the Business Assess Phase we look at all of these and build a 39。Case for Change39。 to select or validate the package solution that best suits the business requirements defined in the Business Assess Phase.167。 to define the strategies for implementation, testing, training, etc., in order to start the implementation project.The Value of Our Solution ApproachPlan PhaseRunPrepareBusiness AssessPackage AssessPlan Design Implement Manage/Run19During the Design Phase, the final solution, based on the selected or validated package, is designed.Special attention is given to designing all interfaces, package extensions, and data conversion routines. Our solution approach, with its focus on the reuse of assets, can be particularly effective in this and following phases.Design PhaseThe Value of Our Solution ApproachDesign RunPrepareBusiness AssessPackage AssessPlan Design Implement Manage/Run20It is in the Implement Phase where the package is configured to meet the requirements of the business.Required system interfaces are built, end users trained, IT infrastructure put in place and plans for final deployment of the system are developed during this phase.This phase also ensures cutover to the new system. Final data conversion is pleted in this phase along with other activities necessary to bring the new system to life within the business.Support procedures are established at this time to ensure the ongoing success of the business transformation. Implement PhaseThe Value of Our Solution ApproachDesign RunPrepareBusiness AssessPackage AssessPlan Design Implement Manage/Run21Run PhaseThe Value of Our Solution ApproachThe purpose of the Run Phase is to operate and support the new system in the production environment. As with other business operations, the Run Phase is an ongoing activity for the duration of the operational life of the system.Design RunPrepareBusiness AssessPackage AssessPlan Design Implement Manage/Run22Summary of Method BLUE Phases Phase Primary PurposeBusiness ? Assess critical processes, read