Editing Data migration (section)

===Business process migration===
[[Business processes]] operate through a combination of human and application systems actions, often orchestrated by [[business process management]] tools. When these change they can require the movement of data from one store, database or application to another to reflect the changes to the organization and information about customers, products and operations. Examples of such migration drivers are mergers and acquisitions, business optimization, and reorganization to attack new markets or respond to competitive threat.<ref name="AllenMulti15">{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=y-ScBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA61 |title=Multi-Domain Master Data Management: Advanced MDM and Data Governance in Practice |author1=Allen, M. |author2=Cervo, D.  |publisher=Morgan Kaufmann |pages=61–2 |year=2015 |isbn=9780128011478}}</ref>

The first two categories of migration are usually routine operational activities that the IT department takes care of without the involvement of the rest of the business. The last two categories directly affect the operational users of processes and applications, are necessarily complex, and delivering them without significant business downtime can be challenging. A highly adaptive approach, concurrent synchronization, a business-oriented audit capability, and clear visibility of the migration for stakeholders—through a project management office or data governance team—are likely to be key requirements in such migrations.<ref name="AllenMulti15" />