When should go-live communication planning start?

Weeks before cutover, as soon as readiness work begins. Audience definition, manager enablement, template drafting, and the cutover-weekend rhythm all take lead time, and none can be built credibly in the final days.

Who should send go-live messages?

The sender each audience trusts for that content: sponsors for the decision and its business meaning, the project for status and instructions, and managers for what changes mean for their teams. One named sender owns cutover-weekend updates so rhythm and format stay consistent.

How often should the project communicate during cutover weekend?

On a pre-agreed schedule, published in advance, with an update at every promised time even when the message is simply that work is proceeding to plan. Incident communication runs on its own path, with the next update time stated in every notice.

How do you know whether go-live communication worked?

By listening, not by counting sends. Manager feedback, support-desk themes, completion of pre-go-live employee actions, and short pulse checks during hypercare show what landed and what needs a specific follow-up.

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Karim Chaouki — AML and ADP Workforce Now Implementation Consultant

Senior Implementation Consultant. AML compliance, ADP Workforce Now HCM, payroll systems. PMP Certified. Bilingual EN/FR. Toronto, Canada.

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