Proper Ramp Up Planning Most projects then to run to a specific deadline where the end point is the project deployment date and stabilization. Stabilization is generally a 2 week period on the whole but can vary from project to project. Naturally this can also vary from industry to industry but the main concepts are ideally the same. In IT projects the stabilization period allows the project team to ensure any defects or errors that may have slip passed the initial IT and business user acceptance testing (UAT), are addressed. In the construction industry they would also have a similar period for home owners etc to lodge defect reports where the builders or construction company will be liable to fix. After this period, the support for the final project is handed over to the ongoing support team who would be a separate organization. This period should be set dependent on the type of project and the issues that arise. Although a there may be a standard guide like 2 weeks, this shoul...