本文讨论了在开发一个水工厂的计算机系统的迁移工厂需要考虑的问题。这个迁移计划可以用几个不同的名字来命名。一些人选择称之为总体规划，一些人将其命名为战略规划，其他人可能会用另一个不太容易辨认的名字来称呼它。不管用什么名字，迁移工厂都描述了一种策略，利用最新、最合适的设备和计算机技术，将公用事业从今天的情况带到他们想要和需要的地方。本文假设自来水公司已经接受计算机技术在其运营中的重要性，并决定购买基于计算机的系统以及其他资本支出。 获取这些系统需要经过深思熟虑的计划，以便最终生成的设备、网络和软件系统达到预期的效果。水务公司需要一种通过计算机系统进化成功迁移的方法。

This paper addresses the issues to consider in developing a migration plant for all of a water utility's computer systems. This migration plan may be called by several different names. Some choose to call it a Master Plan, some will name it a Strategic Plan, and others may refer to it by another name not as recognizable. By whatever name, the migration plant describes a strategy to take the utility from today's situation to where they want and need to be, using the latest and most suitable devices and computer technology to get there. This paper assumes that the water utility already accepts the importance of computer technology in their operation, and has decided to procure computer based systems along with their other capital expenditures. It takes a well thought out plan to acquire these systems, so that eventual resulting equipment, networks, and software systems achieve the results desired. Water utilities need a way to successfully migrate through the evolution of their computer systems.