While you may not see it day-to-day, there's intensive work happening right now to ensure our April 1 transition to D365 F&O is smooth and successful.
Data Cleanup Think of this as "spring cleaning" for our system. Finance and Platform IT teams are working through January and February to clean up old transactions, correct outdated information, and close items that have been lingering in our current system. This includes things like old invoices with small balances, address updates, and production orders that need to be finalized or written off. Clean data means the new system starts with accurate, reliable information from day one.
Some of you may receive requests from your manager or functional lead to help verify or clean up specific items—these requests are time-sensitive and directly impact our go-live readiness, so please respond promptly if contacted.
Cutover Planning "Cutover" is the technical term for the transition weekend when we move from our old system (Infor XA) to the new system (D365 F&O). Late January and February, the project team is mapping out every detail of that transition—who needs to be available, what gets done when, and how we coordinate across all our locations. This planning ensures minimal disruption to our operations.
If you're planning time off in late March or April, please flag it with your manager now. We need to confirm resource availability as we get closer to go-live.
The Bottom Line: Even if you're not directly involved in these activities, this behind-the-scenes work is what makes a successful system launch possible. Clean data and detailed planning mean you'll experience a smoother transition when April 1 arrives.
