Phased moves and business continuity

Plan each phase around work the business can complete and accept. These guides connect the overall programme to daily decisions about people, orders and support. They also cover what happens when the intended route is unavailable.

Define and accept each phase

• Which activities must continue during a phased move?
• Define move phases by complete work capability
• Choose a first move phase that teaches you something useful
• When the same people are needed at both sites
• Keep one programme for the move and the continuing business
• Agree what ready means before transferring work
• Run a useful go-or-pause meeting before each move phase
• Plan the fallback before a move phase becomes hard to reverse

Keep the continuing business working

• How much temporary stock cover does the move need?
• Route live orders clearly while two sites are operating
• Keep the right job version at both sites during a move
• Put IT cutover on the operating plan for the move
• Keep enquiries reaching the right people during the move
• Decide which site can authorise dispatch during the move
• Protect inspection capacity while production moves
• Arrange maintenance cover for the overlap between two sites
• If a key project person is unavailable during the move
• A weekend move still needs a workable Monday plan
• Stop deliveries following the wrong phase of the move
• Who controls each site at every stage of the move?

Manage changes and finish the transition

• Reassess customer commitments when a move phase slips
• Do not confuse restart output with accepted capacity
• Keep the daily move meeting short and useful
• Track cost changes while the relocation is still happening
• Rehearse one relocation disruption before the move starts
• When is the business relocation actually finished?

If the revised operation leaves equipment surplus, UK Auction Group can discuss the circumstances. Explain what the business still requires and which dates or dependencies remain unresolved.

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