In Conversation - Katie Tamblin Top Five Tips For Replacing Old Software

"You have to have a very disciplined approach to stakeholder management to actually to successfully sunset old features and deprecate them as part of a replatforming exercise.”

Katie Tamblin Top Five Tips For Replacing Old Software

1.  Define the vision up front and align the stakeholders around that vision

2. Get the data right

3. Design, execute, check what you are building every step of the way

4. Get close to your colleagues and customers, fostering cross functional collaboration. 

5. Sunset any out of date or unused features

 

TIME STAMP SUMMARY

03:20 Clarify expectations across stakeholders

07:35 Importance of aligning multiple databases

14:15 Engage stakeholders throughout the process

16:09 Discipline in removing unnecessary legacy features

 

Where to find Tamblin?

Website                  https://www.katietamblin.com/ 

LinkedIn                 https://www.linkedin.com/in/katietamblin/ 

 

Katie Tamblin Bio 

Katie Tamblin is author of The Lean-Agile Dilemma: Product Management Inside a Chunky Corporate. She has deep experience managing data and software development, particularly in value chain ESG reporting and supply chain compliance. Katie is Chief Product Officer and Board Member at Alcumus, a market-leading business providing software-led risk management solutions for small and large businesses world-wide. Katie is also the founder of Ecodove, a knowledge sharing community focused on sustainable living.  

Katie was previously Chief Product Officer at Achilles Group Limited, where her team was instrumental in developing Achilles’ approach to measuring sustainability in supply chains and delivering Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) rating systems for B2B supplier assurance.  

Katie has previous experience in data analytics and economic forecasting, working for leading economic forecasting teams at IHS Markit (now part of S&P Global) and providing data services to Management Systems, Inc, on contract with USAID.  

Katie holds a Master’s of Public Policy (MPP) in International Development Policy and Environmental Policy from Georgetown University and a Bachelor of Science degree (BS) in Mathematical Economics from Wake Forest University.