Maintenance activities in project management

Hi All,
We are currently migrating the documents from lotus notes to solution manager into a template project.
my doubt is how will the maintenance activities will be done for the project.
Since it is a huge landscape..so many changes in the business process structure will happen simultaneously.
I have tried to use the check in checkout functionality of solútion.
Apart from that is there any other best way how will the project maintenance activities are carried out.
Kindly advice in this regard.
Regards,
Subhashini.

Hi Naveen,
Thanks for your reply.
once the project is rolled out. they will be using this project for uploading the documents....
there might change in the business process structure....
When i searched the Service market place. I found that check in check out functionality in a solution will be the best solution. since so many people will be working on it. the checkout takes some time....it might cause a problem.
so wanted to know is there any way we can perform operations in the process structure.
Kindly advice the best possible solution available for this.
Regards,
Subhashini.

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