Course Platform Migration Without Losing Students

Create a migration plan from [SOURCE PLATFORM] to [DESTINATION PLATFORM] for [NUMBER] courses and [NUMBER] active students.\\\\\\\\n\\\\\\\\n**Phase 1 — Inventory and audit (Weeks 1-2):**\\\\\\\\n\\\\\\\\n- **Content to migrate:**\\\\\\\\n  - Complete list of courses, modules, and lessons ([NUMBER] videos, [NUMBER] PDFs)\\\\\\\\n  - Total file size\\\\\\\\n  - Module structure and ordering\\\\\\\\n  - Supplementary materials per lesson\\\\\\\\n\\\\\\\\n- **Student data:**\\\\\\\\n  - Student database with emails (export from [SOURCE PLATFORM])\\\\\\\\n  - Each student's progress per course\\\\\\\\n  - Purchase and access history\\\\\\\\n  - Active subscription data (if membership)\\\\\\\\n\\\\\\\\n- **Affected integrations:**\\\\\\\\n  - Email marketing: [TOOL] — which automations to reconfigure\\\\\\\\n  - Payment: current checkout → new checkout\\\\\\\\n  - Affiliates: current program → how to migrate\\\\\\\\n  - Pixel/analytics: reconfigure tracking\\\\\\\\n\\\\\\\\n**Phase 2 — Destination setup (Weeks 3-4):**\\\\\\\\n- New platform configuration\\\\\\\\n- Content upload (priority order)\\\\\\\\n- Access and student experience testing\\\\\\\\n- Checkout and payment setup\\\\\\\\n- Email automation reconfiguration\\\\\\\\n- DNS and domain: point to new platform\\\\\\\\n\\\\\\\\n**Phase 3 — Student migration (Weeks 5-6):**\\\\\\\\n- Advance communication (7 days before): email explaining the change and benefits\\\\\\\\n- Account creation on new platform (automatic or manual)\\\\\\\\n- Access credentials delivery (personalized email)\\\\\\\\n- Progress import (if possible — or reset with compensation)\\\\\\\\n- Dedicated support: exclusive channel for migration questions\\\\\\\\n- Migration FAQ: 10 most common questions\\\\\\\\n\\\\\\\\n**Phase 4 — Transition period (Weeks 7-10):**\\\\\\\\n- Maintain access on old platform for [NUMBER] days\\\\\\\\n- Monitor access: who has not migrated yet\\\\\\\\n- Email sequence for students who have not accessed the new platform\\\\\\\\n- Intensive support: response in under 2 hours\\\\\\\\n\\\\\\\\n**Phase 5 — Old platform shutdown (Weeks 11-12):**\\\\\\\\n- Final notice (72 hours before)\\\\\\\\n- Deactivate access on old platform\\\\\\\\n- Final backup of all data\\\\\\\\n- Contract/plan cancellation with previous platform\\\\\\\\n\\\\\\\\n**Risks and mitigations:**\\\\\\\\n| Risk | Probability | Impact | Mitigation |\\\\\\\\n|---|---|---|---|\\\\\\\\n| Student does not receive migration email | High | High | WhatsApp + SMS backup |\\\\\\\\n| Progress loss | Medium | High | Compensate with bonus |\\\\\\\\n| [OTHER RISKS] | | | |\\\\\\\\n\\\\\\\\n**Communication (templates):**\\\\\\\\n- Advance notice email (7 days before)\\\\\\\\n- Migration day email (day D)\\\\\\\\n- Reminder email (3 days after)\\\\\\\\n- Final email (1 day before old platform shutdown)\\\\\\\\n\\\\\\\\nTotal timeline: [NUMBER] weeks. Estimated migration cost: $[AMOUNT].