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An integral part of project management of information systems is planning for the maintenance of the system at the conclusion of implementation. The first step is to determine when the project is officially over and transition the system to the personnel who will maintain it.
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Hunt, E.C., Sproat, S.B., Kitzmiller, R.R. (2004). System Maintenance. In: The Nursing Informatics Implementation Guide. Health Informatics Series. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-4343-2_12
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