Retirement Process

Retirement Decision Template

Process Models

 Retirement Process At-A-Glance

• business owner and service owner gather data to make decision to retire
  • criteria to consider:
    • product end of life
    • lack of owner ship (orphan)
    • lack of adoption
    • support burden
    • reasonable alternatives exist
  • identify stakeholders
  • consult with stakeholders and service coordinators
  • conduct impact and risk assessment
• business owner makes decision to retire (Y/N)
  • if NO, business owner communicates back to service owner, stakeholders and advocate
  • if YES, business owner brings to IT Leadership for approval
    • business owner drafts communication plan with service owner and advocates
    • business owner updates documentation
    • business owner sends communication to all impacted parties - retirement announcement
      • stakeholders
      • vendor
      • end users
    • service owner executes technical plan for retirement
      • includes transitioning users to alternatives (if applicable)
    • service owner updates IS&T Service Portfolio
    • financial owner ends payments (if applicable)
    • business owner archives documentation