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Start your ERP
Project in Summer And get through the Final Spurt without Excessive Hustle

Vacation time, short to-do lists and an almost empty Outlook calendar… the summer ☀️ brings something that is usually lacking in everyday working life: air to breathe. This provides the optimal opportunity to tackle things that otherwise come up short. For example, the long overdue ERP project that keeps getting put off. 😉 Why is summer the perfect time for this?

“Another Six Months have passed…” ⌛

If this sentence sounds familiar to you in connection with your ERP project, then now is the right time to take action. Be honest: how long have you been putting off your project because other projects keep taking priority? And how much longer do you want to carry on like this?

The warm season often tempts us to be lazy. But these months offer great opportunities: it’s vacation time, there are fewer appointments and often the day-to-day business is somewhat reduced. These are the ideal conditions for your project launch!

Summer as an Opportunity instead of an Excuse: Good Reasons why your ERP Project should start Now

What concrete advantages do you have by starting your ERP project in the summer? Quite simply, the operational hectic of everyday life subsides in many companies. At the same time, the people who play a key role in the project are more likely to be available during this time. Planning can be approached with less disruption than in other phases and with a lot of foresight and a cool head.

Go-live before the End of the Year

  • If you start your ERP project in the summer, this means that a productive go-live before the end of the year may be possible.
  • You can link the budget planning for the coming year to the project at an early stage - so you have more planning certainty.

Better Project Management

  • During the summer, it is very likely that fewer projects will be implemented in your company’s specialist departments at the same time. This means that the focus can be more on ERP.
  • There are fewer scheduling conflicts and the key users are more available during testing and coordination phases.

Less Time Pressure and more Quality

  • An early start reduces the pressure at the end of the year, allowing you to avoid energy-sapping rush jobs.
  • You have sufficient time for structured data migrations, thorough training and systematic change management.

Better Communication and Acceptance of Change

  • A more relaxed mood during the summer months ensures that your employees are more willing to embrace change.
  • Training measures or change communication can take place in smaller groups and be more individualized. This also promotes the acceptance of the project in the long term.

Easier to plan Collaboration with External Partners

  • During the summer, appointments with implementation partners can often be planned earlier and more reliably, as many project calendars are not as full as usual.
  • The somewhat quieter phase enables structured coordination and more intensive collaboration, without competing with other large parallel projects of the vendor.

Get started with your ERP Project in the Summer - and benefit at the Beginning of the Year!

If you get started with your ERP project in the summer, you could be able to work productively with the new system at the beginning of the coming year. There’s no better way to start the new year! Don’t wait any longer for the “perfect moment”, because it rarely comes by itself.

Use the quieter months to tackle your project. We are happy to support you with our expertise and experience - just get in touch.

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Make the most of the summer to get your ERP project off to a successful start!

Workation ✈️: Work and Vacation in One

Speaking of summer: if you don’t have a “hot” project phase coming up, the sunny months are also perfect for combining work and relaxation. During a workation, you don’t sit in the office or home office, but can take your laptop to the sea, the mountains or a new city and work from there. You combine everyday working life with relaxing vacation moments without neglecting your tasks. Have you ever tried a workation like this?