Konstantin “Stan” Ponomarev · ponomarevkk@gmail.com · +1 281 905 8225
01 / THE CHALLENGE
The problem to solve.
The working plan and the resource estimate did not fully agree. Operational counts, system loading, EDI decisions and the non-stock workflow also sat on different paths to readiness.
THE DELIVERY LOGIC ILLUSTRATIVE MODEL
02 / KEY DECISIONS
Where I focused.
The central trade-off
Keeping the date in the plan was not enough. The operational sequence, support hours and external vendor decisions needed separate owners and an honest view of what remained open.
- 01
Reconcile the sequence.
Connected operational preparation, inventory counts, system loading and the planned May 4 go-live. Each step needed a clear handoff and an accountable owner.
- 02
Expose the effort gap.
Raised the difference between 80–90 hours of expected support and the 60 hours in the plan. The next action was to reconcile allocation and budget rather than absorb the gap silently.
- 03
Keep unresolved dependencies visible.
Separated EDI vendor selection from the immediate cutover path and retained the non-stock workflow as an open issue. The review produced eight follow-up actions.
03 / THE OUTCOME
What changed.
- The PMO review consolidated four open items into an actionable readiness discussion.
- A 20–30-hour planning gap was made explicit for allocation and budget reconciliation.
- External vendor decisions and unresolved workflow work remained visible with follow-up ownership.
04 / MY ACCOUNTABILITY
A clear line of ownership.
My role was program oversight, plan reconciliation and coordination. The case records the readiness review and its actions; it does not claim that every issue was resolved in that meeting or that the planned go-live occurred on time.
WORKING PRINCIPLE
A credible cutover plan makes the unresolved work as visible as the completed work.
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