Converting to a new core system is a credit union's biggest technology decision and one of the most stressful tasks it can take on. But one credit union discovered a carefully laid out roadmap helped ensure a smooth transition.

The $492 million, East Moline, Ill.-based Vibrant Credit Union, formerly DHCU of Moline, Ill., completed its conversion to the Brookfield, Wis.-based Fiserv's DNA account processing platform in early March. It offered insight into its pre-implementation strategic initiatives and how they led to a successful conversion.

The credit union began its core conversion process in 2011.

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Roy Urrico

Roy W. Urrico specializes in articles about financial technology and services for Credit Union Times, as well as ghostwriting, copywriting, and case studies. Also: writer/editor of a semi-annual newsletter for Association for Financial Technology since 1997 and history projects funded by the U.S Interior Department, National Park Service and Warren County (N.Y.).