Proactive preparation – what's coming

The following sections explain some areas that you need to think about as you begin the transition into system stabilization and optimization.

Preparing for the first month-end

The first month-end closing is a key milestone for the system. This is a good litmus test for measuring the success of the implementation.

Reporting requests

There will always be a need for reports that are critical for the executives and may have been missed during the previous phases. Watch out for such reports; some requests may be due to other system issues, such as a list of the invoices that had tax missing. Have a resource to respond to such requests. The guidelines given in Chapter 6, Reporting and BI will help in minimizing the need for these demands and will help you in responding to them.

Security and roles assignments

As mentioned in Chapter 12, Go-live Planning, you will need resources to respond to the security-related issues, and then lock down access to...