Steps in Implementation - An overview

Implementing PeopleSoft (implementing not upgrading) generally includes the following types of technical tasks:
> Convertions
> Extensions (customizations)
> Interfaces
> Reports and
> Migration

Convertions:
Broadly, this includes the transfer of entire legacy data (or data from third party) of client to PeopleSoft database. This data will basically be application data. In layman's term, it is dumping of existing client's data into PeopleSoft system. This is usually a one time activity as a part of implementation.

Extensions:
This deals with customizing all the gaps in PeopleSoft. These gaps may demand either bolt-on (new feature/enhancement) solution or customizing the delivered feature.

Interfaces:
Interfaces may be needed for communicating ( data tranfer) from PeopleSoft aplication to third party or vice versa. These may be maintainable objects and may also have to be monitored.

Reports:
Reports are hot favorities mainly for client's managers. These reports can be for audit purpose, for planning purpose. Take care about their layouts and consolidation (if any) of data.

Migration:
Migration involves moving of projects from one environment to the other viz dev to config, config to test/UAT, test /UAT to SIT/production.