Leading Go/No-Go and Cutover Sign-Off

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Go/no-go card

• Five dimensions: process, data, people, technology, support; 1–3 measurable criteria each.
• Get criteria approved by the steering committee weeks before cutover.
• Challenge green: execution, coverage, open defects, retests after late fixes; pick your own evidence sample.
• People readiness: training by role and site; production roles assigned and tested.
• Data acceptance: reconcile counts, totals and samples for master data, open items, G/L balances, stock and open orders.
• Financial balances tie to the cent or every difference is explained.
• Cutover: decision points with criteria and a decision maker; rollback triggers agreed in advance.
• Continuity: every blackout and workaround step has a named owner and was rehearsed.
• Meeting: scorecard 24 hours ahead; discuss exceptions only; go, conditional go or no-go.
• Record decision, conditions with owners and deadlines, accepted risks, dissent; communicate within the hour.