Programme/IMP
One real process live in the first fortnight.
One genuine process in production first, then widened wave by wave, with a rollback at every step.
Wave-based go-live·No big-bang cutover·Rollback at every wave
Live early, widened wave by waveRollback each wave
W1
W2
W3
W4
ILLUSTRATIVE · WAVES, NOT ONE BIG CUTOVER
Does this sound like you/01
Does this sound familiar?
No big bang/02
Go live early. Widen in waves.
WAVE 1
Ledger + one process
WAVE 2
Supply chain
WAVE 3
Operations
WAVE 4
People + front end
1 of 4 live. The rest wait their turn.
ILLUSTRATIVE · NOT A REAL PROGRAMME
How the programme runs/03
Four phases. Pick one.
WHEN IT CLOSES YOU HOLD
- Chart of accounts and cost centre structure agreed
- Item, customer, and supplier masters profiled for quality
- Approval limits and segregation-of-duties rules written down
- Wave plan with the first process named and dated
What goes live, and when/04
A staircase, not a big bang.
Wave 1The ledger, and one real process
Wave 2The supply chain
Wave 3Operations
What you are left with/05
Each one is something you can show.
Straight answers/06
The terms, in one line each.
First go-live
One real process in production inside the first month
Cutover
At a period boundary, with the old system still readable
Scope
Fixed per wave, re-decided before the next one starts
Rollback
Tested during parallel running, available at each wave
Deployment
Your infrastructure, your region, your choice
Exit
Full data and configuration export, at any time
Where it shows up/07
The use cases it runs.
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