Transition Planning and Support Originally Published on February 28, 2012 I am often asked on how to manage transition. Most organizations find that there are a lot of moving parts. What happens here effects all stake holders and if expectations aren’t set correctly the reputation of the IT organization can often be at risk and that it can be difficult to meet the changing needs of the business in a cost effective and timely manner. In order for us to be able to effectively meet these challenges we should start with the big picture process of Transition Planning and Support: The purpose and objective of the transition planning and support process is to provide overall planning for service transitions and to coordinate the resources that are required. It does that with the following activities: Plan and coordinate resources to deliver the requirements of service strategy that have been translated in service design and insure they are effectively delivered in service oper