Start Early

While there are plenty of reasons to start your project early, also keep in mind that there may be things that will inevitably arise as you move through your project. For example, you may need to spend more time than expected on data migration or conversion. Or you may realize that it takes longer than anticipated to create and implement custom code for new business processes. Regardless of why projects slip, one thing’s for certain – with S/4HANA – it’s much harder (and more expensive) to re-plan later in the game if your initial timeline gets thrown off course.