Numerous factors must be accounted for when deciding to purchase and implement a new budgeting, planning, and forecasting system. While the capabilities of the system are important, don’t forget the significance that timing plays in the success of rolling out a new process and solution. Many organizations wait too long to research, decide upon, and implement a new system, putting significant pressure on their team(s) to rush through an implementation of the new application in order to meet the typical budget cycle deadlines. When thinking about the purchase of a budgeting, planning, and forecasting tool, we strongly suggest working backwards from your targeted “Go-live” date.