The sheer number of issues raised will help you communicate the required sense of urgency in tackling this project before your competitors do. Planning the changeover of information systems to the euro is not just a matter of dealing with the technical code or data conversion. For many enterprises there will be strategic decisions that will fundamentally affect the way an enterprise conducts its affairs. These can change the functionality that is expected from information systems. For this reason, my main contention is that the introduction of the euro is a problem of managing requirements .
Every business process is affected by the euro changeover.
While the central theme of this book is the systems conversion, it must be emphasised that that must be guided by a business focus. Sufficient background on the business issues is provided to assist the IT manager to understand the kind of requirements that may arise as other business areas get to grips with the euro. This provides a quick guide on how to people with specific responsibilities and agendas can get the best out of this book. Business Managers and Directors Skim chapter 1, read chapters 2 and 3. Then convene the euro team and delegate the study of the rest of the book to them.