My predeterminations were far from reality and taught me to never discount the full scope of technology conversions.
My task seemed straightforward: Lead my team in replacing an outdated learning request system using new technology. On the surface, it appeared transitioning systems would be easy, and that's how I approached it.
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But the reality was that it wasn't a short conversion from one database to a new platform. Instead, it was a major development project that included adding functi